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: 2026-08-03
1.
Be My Baby
The Ronettes
August 17, 1963
2.
Monster Mash
Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
September 1, 1962
3.
I Believe in Father Christmas
Greg Lake
January 1, 1975
4.
Lost Without You (Xmas)
Magnus Ferrell
October 31, 2025
5.
Angels Among Us
Alabama
January 1, 1982
6.
Hallelujah
Jeff Buckley
August 23, 1994
7.
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Andy Williams
October 14, 1963
8.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Frank Sinatra
September 21, 1957
9.
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Darlene Love
November 22, 1963
10.
Little Drummer Boy
for KING & COUNTRY
October 30, 2020
11.
Jingle Bell Rock
Bobby Helms
December 2, 1957
12.
Linus and Lucy
Vince Guaraldi Trio
December 9, 1965
13.
Mary, Did You Know? (Duet With Wynonna Judd)
Kenny Rogers with Wynonna Judd
January 1, 1996
14.
Love Potion 666
DJTEXX
October 6, 2025
15.
Mele Kalikimaka
Jimmy Buffett
October 8, 1996
16.
The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
Nat "King" Cole
November 15, 1955
17.
Last Christmas (Single Version)
Wham!
December 1, 1984
18.
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Mariah Carey
October 28, 1994
19.
Celebrate Me Home
Kenny Loggins
April 1, 1977
20.
Baby, I Love You
The Ronettes
December 14, 1963
21.
Hey Santa!
Straight No Chaser
November 2, 2009
22.
A Holly Jolly Christmas (Single Version)
Burl Ives
November 1, 1964
23.
Hallelujah
Pentatonix
October 21, 2016
24.
Reveille
United States Coast Guard Band
May 1, 2003
25.
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Ella Fitzgerald
November 1, 1960
26.
Like It's Christmas
Jonas Brothers
November 8, 2019
27.
Sleigh Ride
The Ronettes
November 22, 1963
28.
Somewhere Only We Know
Lily Allen
November 10, 2013
29.
O Holy Night
Céline Dion
October 30, 1998
30.
Baby, It's Cold Outside
Dean Martin
November 16, 1959
31.
Frosty The Snowman
Jimmy Durante
January 1, 1950
32.
Silver Bells
Dean Martin
October 1, 1966
33.
I Believe I Can Fly (Radio Edit)
R. Kelly
May 23, 1997
34.
White Christmas
Michael Bublé
October 14, 2011
35.
Single On The 25th
Lauren Spencer Smith
November 18, 2022
36.
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Single)
Brenda Lee
January 1, 1958
37.
O Holy Night
Josh Groban
November 20, 2001
38.
Ave Maria
Céline Dion
October 30, 1998
39.
Snowman
Sia
November 9, 2017
40.
Do They Know It's Christmas? (Original 1984 Version)
Band Aid
December 3, 1984
41.
Carol of the Bells
Mannheim Steamroller
December 20, 1993
42.
Angels Among Us
Alabama
October 12, 1993
43.
Stille Nacht (Silent Night)
Mannheim Steamroller
September 15, 1984
44.
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Casting Crowns
October 7, 2008
45.
Cold December Night
Michael Bublé
October 14, 2011
46.
Now Behold the Lamb
Kirk Franklin & The Family
November 7, 1995
47.
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra)
Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters
November 2, 2004
48.
You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch
Thurl Ravenscroft
January 1, 1966
49.
The Lords Prayer (feat. Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
Andrea Bocelli
November 3, 2009
50.
Oh Holy Night
Erik Grönwall
October 29, 2025
51.
He's A Rebel
The Crystals
January 1, 1963
52.
Underneath the Tree
Kelly Clarkson
October 25, 2013
53.
Walking In the Rain
The Ronettes
November 1, 1964
54.
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Dean Martin
November 16, 1959
55.
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero)
Gayla Peevey
January 1, 1953
56.
Step Into Christmas (Remastered 2017)
Elton John
October 5, 1973
57.
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
Thurl Ravenscroft & Boris Karloff
December 18, 1966
58.
O Holy Night
Nat "King" Cole
January 1, 1960
59.
2000 Miles
Pretenders
January 21, 1984
60.
(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays (1959 Version)
Perry Como
January 1, 1954
61.
Blue Christmas
Elvis Presley
October 15, 1957
62.
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (Live at C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY - December 1975)
Bruce Springsteen
January 1, 1985
63.
Christmas at Ground Zero
"Weird Al" Yankovic
October 21, 1986
64.
Jingle Bells
Frank Sinatra
September 21, 1957
65.
Feliz Navidad
José Feliciano
November 1, 1970
66.
Hard Candy Christmas
Dolly Parton
October 29, 1984
67.
Deck the Halls
Mannheim Steamroller
September 15, 1984
68.
Hail To the Chief
American Inauguration Band
January 19, 2013
69.
Hallelujah (Instrumental Version)
Van Vogel Ensemble
October 28, 2022
70.
River
Sarah McLachlan
September 1, 2006
71.
Emmanuel
Norman Hutchins
September 18, 2001
72.
Merry Christmas Darling (Single Version)
Carpenters
January 1, 1991
73.
Find The Love
Jennifer Hudson
October 18, 2024
74.
DJ Play A Christmas Song
Cher
October 6, 2023
75.
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / We Three Kings (feat. Sarah McLachlan)
Barenaked Ladies
November 18, 2003
76.
Let It Be Christmas
Alan Jackson
October 22, 2002
77.
Christmas in Dixie
Alabama
December 6, 1982
78.
Christmas In the Caribbean
Jimmy Buffett
January 1, 1985
79.
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)
Alvin & The Chipmunks
January 1, 1961
80.
Snow Angels (From "ZOMBIES 4: Dawn of the Vampires")
Freya Skye & Malachi Barton
November 14, 2025
81.
Little Saint Nick (Single Version)
The Beach Boys
November 9, 1964
82.
We Need a Little Christmas
Percy Faith
November 1, 1966
83.
The First Noël
Andy Williams
October 14, 1963
84.
Christmas Dream
Perry Como
September 12, 1982
85.
Driving Home for Christmas
Dasha
October 15, 2024
86.
Wellerman (Christmas Version)
The Wellermen
November 18, 2022
87.
It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas
Michael Bublé
October 14, 2011
88.
Officially Christmas
Dan + Shay
July 16, 2021
89.
Winter Song
Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson
December 1, 2008
90.
White Christmas
Bing Crosby, Pentatonix & London Symphony Orchestra
November 22, 2019
91.
Christmas Time Is Here (Vocal Version)
Vince Guaraldi Trio
December 9, 1965
92.
Christmas / Sarajevo 12/24 (Instrumental)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
October 15, 1996
93.
Dominick the Donkey (The Italian Christmas Donkey)
Lou Monte
January 1, 1960
94.
O Holy Night
Carrie Underwood
September 25, 2020
95.
Silent Night
Pentatonix
October 21, 2014
96.
How Great Thou Art (feat. Jennifer Hudson)
Pentatonix
November 20, 2019
97.
Little Drummer Boy
Pentatonix
November 19, 2013
98.
Santa Baby
Madonna
January 1, 1987
99.
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
Elmo & Patsy
December 1, 1979
100.
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Burl Ives
December 1, 1964