The Most Wonderful Songs of the Year, Ranked
Christmas music has a magic all its own — and the iTunes Top 100 Christmas Songs Chart captures the best of it every week. From timeless classics that return every December to new festive singles from today’s biggest pop stars, this chart ranks the 100 most popular holiday tracks on iTunes right now.
The range of Christmas music is extraordinary. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has become the most successful holiday song in history. Wham!’s “Last Christmas,” The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York,” and Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” are perennial favourites. Meanwhile, artists like Ariana Grande, Kelly Clarkson, and Michael Bublé add new classics each year.
Get into the holiday spirit with the full iTunes Top 100 Christmas Songs Chart, updated fresh this week and full of festive treats old and new.
Chart updated this week on: 2026-04-22
1.
Be My Baby
The Ronettes
August 17, 1963
2.
Hallelujah
Jeff Buckley
August 23, 1994
3.
Angels Among Us
Alabama
January 1, 1982
4.
Hallelujah
Pentatonix
October 21, 2016
5.
Celebrate Me Home
Kenny Loggins
April 1, 1977
6.
Love Potion 666
DJTEXX
October 6, 2025
7.
Last Christmas (Single Version)
Wham!
December 1, 1984
8.
Hallelujah
The Osmonds & Jimmy Osmond
November 13, 2015
9.
Linus and Lucy
Vince Guaraldi Trio
December 9, 1965
10.
Ave Maria
Céline Dion
October 30, 1998
11.
Carol Of The Bells (10th Anniversary Edition)
Tommee Profitt
November 1, 2024
12.
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Mariah Carey
October 28, 1994
13.
The Lords Prayer (feat. Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
Andrea Bocelli
November 3, 2009
14.
Somewhere Only We Know
Lily Allen
November 10, 2013
15.
Monster Mash
Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
September 1, 1962
16.
Snowman
Sia
November 9, 2017
17.
Ode to Joy (Beethoven 4th Symphony)
Munich Symphony Orchestra
December 1, 2009
18.
Blue Christmas
Elvis Presley
October 15, 1957
19.
(There's No Place Like) Home For the Holidays
Carpenters
October 13, 1978
20.
One More Christmas
Girl Named Tom
November 11, 2022
21.
DJ Play A Christmas Song
Cher
October 6, 2023
22.
![Baba Yaga (feat. Luna Theia) [Radio Edit] song art](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/55/17/ef/5517ef37-bc22-b1ce-1790-c935eb03c50b/artwork.jpg/170x170bb.png)
Baba Yaga (feat. Luna Theia) [Radio Edit]
Jason Mclelland
February 14, 2026
23.
Hard Candy Christmas
Dolly Parton
October 29, 1984
24.
Merry Christmas Darling (Single Version)
Carpenters
January 1, 1991
25.
Seasons Of Love
Pentatonix
November 13, 2020
26.
Age of Illusion
Die Antwoord
August 27, 2022
27.
This Christmas
Donny Hathaway
April 2, 1971
28.
The Perfect Christmas (feat. Milk In The Microwave & AXIE)
BlushCrunch Studio
December 24, 2025
29.
Winter Song
Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson
December 1, 2008
30.
Let There Be Peace On Earth (feat. Jenny Gill)
Vince Gill
January 1, 1993
31.
Jingle Bell Rock
Bobby Helms
December 2, 1957
32.
Pomp and Circumstance
Derp Bros & Sir Edward Elgar
September 6, 2011
33.
Feliz Navidad
José Feliciano
November 1, 1970
34.
Underneath the Tree
Kelly Clarkson
October 25, 2013
35.
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Darlene Love
November 22, 1963
36.
Hallelujah
Carrie Underwood & John Legend
September 25, 2020
37.
Hallelujah
Lindsey Stirling
November 18, 2015
38.
Little Saint Nick
The Beach Boys
November 9, 1964
39.
Oíche Chiúin
Enya
November 7, 2008
40.
Fur Elise
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
April 11, 2000
41.
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Single)
Brenda Lee
January 1, 1958
42.
You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch
Thurl Ravenscroft
January 1, 1966
43.
Christmas In Hollis
Run-DMC
November 25, 1987
44.
Mistletoe
Justin Bieber
October 17, 2011
45.
Carol of the Bells
Lindsey Stirling
October 20, 2017
46.
Snow Day
Tabitha Meeks & Ryan Corn
October 17, 2025
47.
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Andy Williams
October 14, 1963
48.
Miss You Most (At Christmas Time)
Mariah Carey
October 28, 1994
49.
Christmas In the Sand
Colbie Caillat
October 15, 2012
50.
santa doesn’t know you like i do
Sabrina Carpenter
November 17, 2023
51.
These Are the Special Times
Céline Dion
October 30, 1998
52.
Solitaire
Josh Groban
February 26, 2021
53.
Chillin' Like a Snowman
Sofia Carson
October 25, 1990
54.
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
The Beach Boys
November 9, 1964
55.
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero)
Gayla Peevey
January 1, 1953
56.
![Noel (He Is Born) [Live] song art](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music116/v4/6c/0e/ac/6c0eac86-a2bd-c946-3b81-8d8294b92686/23SYMIM07598.rgb.jpg/170x170bb.png)
Noel (He Is Born) [Live]
Tommee Profitt & Stanaj
November 10, 2023
57.
The Greatest Gift
Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli & Virginia Bocelli
September 8, 2022
58.
Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin)
Mountain
January 1, 1970
59.
Gethsemane
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
January 1, 2019
60.
The Christmas Song
Olivia Dean
November 3, 2021
61.
Ave Maria
Josh Groban
October 9, 2007
62.
Little Drummer Boy
for KING & COUNTRY
October 30, 2020
63.
How Great Thou Art (feat. Jennifer Hudson)
Pentatonix
November 20, 2019
64.
Wizards in Winter (Instrumental)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
September 15, 1998
65.
Pretty Paper
Roy Orbison
January 1, 1963
66.
![Força Seleção (feat. Orlando C) [World Cup Anthem] song art](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/38/5a/dd/385adde8-70fe-51d5-7ffa-e2912fc25dad/artwork.jpg/170x170bb.png)
Força Seleção (feat. Orlando C) [World Cup Anthem]
Disqario
April 10, 2026
67.
Like It's Christmas
Jonas Brothers
November 8, 2019
68.
Hail To the Chief
American Inauguration Band
January 19, 2013
69.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Frank Sinatra
January 1, 1948
70.
My Daughter, My Greatest Gift
Marcy Mobley
January 8, 2026
71.
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Josh Groban
October 9, 2007
72.
![Joy To the World (Unspeakable Joy) [Live] song art](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music116/v4/7f/55/1d/7f551d9f-0f8e-12b0-cc38-18417fc8a0c2/13UAAIM82878.rgb.jpg/170x170bb.png)
Joy To the World (Unspeakable Joy) [Live]
Chris Tomlin
October 6, 2009
73.
Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child
Mariah Carey
October 28, 1994
74.
Let There Be Peace On Earth
Reba McEntire
December 1, 2025
75.
Gobble Gobble
Matthew West
November 13, 2020
76.
Sweet December (feat. Kelly Clarkson)
Brett Eldredge
September 12, 2024
77.
Ave Maria
Beyoncé
November 12, 2008
78.
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Harry Connick, Jr.
August 19, 2010
79.
O Holy Night
Céline Dion
October 30, 1998
80.
The Gift (feat. Collin Raye & Susan Ashton)
Jim Brickman
September 15, 1997
81.
Frosty The Snowman
Jimmy Durante
January 1, 1950
82.
Baby, It's Cold Outside (feat. Darren Criss)
Glee Cast
November 9, 2010
83.
Baby, I Love You
The Ronettes
December 14, 1963
84.
Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)
Amy Grant
January 1, 1992
85.
![Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) [1947 Version] song art](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music115/v4/9a/20/2a/9a202ab8-bbdd-7df5-dfd7-7157c489bfb7/mzi.jjfufjvk.jpg/170x170bb.png)
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) [1947 Version]
Gene Autry
January 1, 1947
86.
Little Drummer Boy (feat. Isaiah Fisher)
Carrie Underwood
September 25, 2020
87.
Step Into Christmas (Remastered)
Elton John
October 5, 1973
88.
In the Bleak Midwinter (feat. Sissel)
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square & Orchestra at Temple Square
November 6, 2007
89.
Somewhere in My Memory
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Crouch End Festival Chorus
October 30, 2015
90.
The 12 Days of Christmas
Straight No Chaser
November 2, 2009
91.
Blue Christmas
Elvis Presley & Martina McBride
October 1, 1959
92.
Christmas Is the Time to Say "I Love You"
Billy Squier
December 1, 1983
93.
Wintersong (The Voice Performance)
Jake Hoot & Kelly Clarkson
December 16, 2019
94.
Christmas Tree
Lady Gaga
December 16, 2008
95.
O Holy Night
Glee Cast
November 9, 2010
96.
Over The Rainbow
Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli & Virginia Bocelli
September 30, 2022
97.
Like an Angel Passing Through My Room (feat. Sissel)
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square & Orchestra at Temple Square
November 6, 2007
98.
Your Christmas Eve
Emily Ann Roberts
November 23, 2018
99.
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Tennessee Ernie Ford
October 20, 1958
100.
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Single Version)
Brenda Lee
January 1, 1991