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: 2026-05-13
1.
Be My Baby
The Ronettes
August 17, 1963
2.
Pomp and Circumstance
Derp Bros & Sir Edward Elgar
September 6, 2011
3.
Hallelujah
Jeff Buckley
August 23, 1994
4.
Snowman
Sia
November 9, 2017
5.
2000 Miles
Pretenders
January 21, 1984
6.
Hallelujah
Pentatonix
October 21, 2016
7.
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Mariah Carey
October 28, 1994
8.
O Holy Night
Josh Groban
November 20, 2001
9.
Somewhere Only We Know
Lily Allen
November 10, 2013
10.
Love Potion 666
DJTEXX
October 6, 2025
11.
Baby, I Love You
The Ronettes
December 14, 1963
12.
Celebrate Me Home
Kenny Loggins
April 1, 1977
13.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Frank Sinatra
September 21, 1957
14.
Ave Maria
Céline Dion
October 30, 1998
15.
Angels Among Us
Alabama
January 1, 1982
16.
River
Sarah McLachlan
September 1, 2006
17.
Santa Claus and His Old Lady
Cheech & Chong
December 1, 1971
18.
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I’ll Stand by You (Duet with Helene Fischer) [feat. Helene Fischer]
Josh Groban
February 26, 2021
19.
The Lords Prayer (feat. Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
Andrea Bocelli
November 3, 2009
20.
You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch
Tyler, The Creator
October 24, 2018
21.
Mistletoe
Justin Bieber
October 17, 2011
22.
Hallelujah
Marie-Celestine, Michael, Ellen & Lära
November 26, 2025
23.
Hard Candy Christmas
Dolly Parton
October 29, 1984
24.
Monster Mash
Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
September 1, 1962
25.
Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
Elmo & Patsy
December 1, 1979
26.
Hallelujah
Carrie Underwood & John Legend
September 25, 2020
27.
Baby, It's Cold Outside (feat. Dolly Parton)
Rod Stewart
October 18, 2004
28.
Warm & Fuzzy
Billy Gilman
January 1, 2000
29.
Please Come Home for Christmas
Eagles
November 27, 1978
30.
Do They Know It's Christmas? (1984 Version)
Band Aid
December 3, 1984
31.
Silent Night
Frank Sinatra
September 21, 1957
32.
Santa Tell Me
Ariana Grande
December 13, 2013
33.
Turkey Gobble
Thanksgiving FX Sounds
November 25, 2015
34.
The Greatest Gift
Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli & Virginia Bocelli
September 8, 2022
35.
This Christmas
Donny Hathaway
April 2, 1971
36.
Last Christmas (Single Version)
Wham!
December 1, 1984
37.
Little Saint Nick
The Beach Boys
November 9, 1964
38.
Just a Closer Walk With Thee
Ella Fitzgerald
August 5, 1967
39.
O Holy Night
Life in 3D
November 1, 2024
40.
Oh Come All Ye Faithful
Twisted Sister
January 1, 2006
41.
Frosty the Snowman
Kidsongs
January 1, 1993
42.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Josh Groban
October 28, 2016
43.
Have Yourself A Merry LIttle Christmas
Clay Aiken
January 1, 2004
44.
That's What Christmas Means to Me
Michael McDonald
September 29, 2009
45.
God Will Take Care of You
Ella Fitzgerald
August 5, 1967
46.
Sleigh Ride
Ella Fitzgerald
November 1, 1960
47.
Linus and Lucy
Vince Guaraldi Trio
December 9, 1965
48.
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
The Piano Guys
January 1, 2012
49.
The First Noël
Whitney Houston
November 18, 2003
50.
this is what a new year feels like
JVKE & Forrest Frank
December 5, 2025
51.
What Child Is This?
Life in 3D
November 1, 2024
52.
Mistletoe
Soulidified
December 19, 2025
53.
Joy to the World (with Georgia Mass Choir)
Whitney Houston
November 18, 2003
54.
These Are the Special Times
Christina Aguilera
October 24, 2000
55.
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Burl Ives
January 1, 1964
56.
Give Love On Christmas Day
The Temptations
August 1, 1980
57.
Music to Watch Girls By
Andy Williams
March 2, 1967
58.
O Magnum Mysterium
Robert Shaw & Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
January 1, 1997
59.
O Holy Night
Mahalia Jackson
January 1, 1962
60.
Christmas To Me
Riley Green
November 22, 2024
61.
Little Drummer Boy
Life in 3D
November 1, 2024
62.
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Thomas Keesecker
July 6, 2018
63.
Do You Hear What I Hear?
for KING & COUNTRY
October 29, 2021
64.
Hallelujah Chorus
The Choir & Orchestra of Pro Christe
January 1, 1955
65.
Run Rudolph Run
Dave Edmunds
January 1, 1982
66.
Silent Night
Sara Ramirez
January 1, 2009
67.
In the Garden
Ella Fitzgerald
August 5, 1967
68.
Brahms Lullaby
Kenny G
November 1, 1994
69.
Winter Wonderland
Clay Aiken
January 1, 2004
70.
You Gotta Get Up (Christmas Song)
Rich Mullins
January 1, 1993
71.
Merry Christmas Baby
Four Tops
November 12, 1995
72.
What Child Is This / Child of the Poor
The Hound + The Fox
November 30, 2017
73.
Sweet Baby Jesus
Carrie Underwood
September 25, 2020
74.
A Cradle in Bethlehem
Nat "King" Cole
January 1, 1960
75.
Ave Maria
Frank Sinatra
November 8, 1994
76.
Sleigh Ride
Clay Aiken
January 1, 2004
77.
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Johnny Mathis
October 13, 1969
78.
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Ella Fitzgerald
November 1, 1967
79.
The Father of Girls
Perry Como
November 1, 1968
80.
Christmas Story (with Paul Weston and His Orchestra & The Norman Luboff Choir)
Doris Day
January 1, 1950
81.
White Christmas
Angelina Jordan
November 20, 2015
82.
Joy to the World
Ella Fitzgerald
November 1, 1967
83.
Silver Bells
Mahalia Jackson
January 1, 1968
84.
Sussex Carol
Jeff Johnson & Brian Dunning
September 25, 2001
85.
We Three Kings (feat. The Saints Unified Voices)
Gladys Knight
October 17, 2006
86.
Mary, Did You Know?
Restless Road
November 1, 2023
87.
I Need Thee Every Hour
Ella Fitzgerald
August 5, 1967
88.
Snow Angel
Elli Moore
November 19, 2021
89.
Santa's Gonna Come in a Stagecoach
Buck Owens and His Buckaroos
January 1, 1970
90.
Oh Come All Ye Faithful
Zebulon Ellis & Myron Williams
November 23, 2010
91.
Christmas Time's a Comin'
Buck Owens and His Buckaroos
January 1, 1970
92.
No Room At the Inn
Mahalia Jackson
January 1, 1968
93.
Remember When
Jonas Brothers & Disney
November 14, 2025
94.
Without You
Jac Ross
November 24, 2023
95.
Pachelbel Canon in D
Carols Christmas Music Academy
October 29, 2015
96.
Monster in Love
The Von Vons
October 31, 1965
97.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Geoffrey Gascoyne
August 21, 2017
98.
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Carols Christmas Music Academy
October 29, 2015
99.
Haunted Organ
Cybermonsters
October 17, 2011
100.
Reveille Variation: Drum Call / Slow Scotch / Quick Scotch / Yankee Doodle / Montezuma's Revenge
The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
September 3, 2010