| (It Must've Been Ol') Santa Claus | Harry Connick, Jr. | 1993 | Harry Connick, Jr. turns the traditional template of the Christmas song on its head for his 1993 album 'When My Heart Finds Christmas'. |
| 2000 Miles | Chrissie Hynde | 1983 | ‘2000 Miles’ is the Pretenders Christmas song which they released in 1983, prior to their third album 'Learning to Crawl'. |
| `Twas Love | Patti LaBelle | 1990 | ''Twas Love' is an original composition written by singer Patti LaBelle in 1990. |
| A Baby Just Like You | John Denver, Joe Henry | 1975 | This 1975 song was written by John Denver for Frank Sinatra. Both went on to record versions with Denver memorably teaming up with the Muppets in 1979 to sing 'A Baby Just Like You'. |
| A Christmas Letter | John Greenebaum, Paul Nelson, Gene Nelson | 1987 | A country Christmas song made famous by Reba McEntire. |
| A Christmas Love Song | Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mandel | 1991 | An song from the early 90's that has racked up an impressive list of artists that have recorded it over the years. |
| A Christmas To Remember | 1) Dolly Parton 2) Amy Grant, Beverly Darnall, Chris Eaton | 1984 | There are 2 very different compositions called 'A Christmas To Remember'. One comes from the 80's by Dolly Parton and one a decade later from Amy Grant. |
| A Christmas Toast | Ken Lane, Irving Taylor | 1959 | A Bing Crosby song that was released in 1971 for his 'A Time To Be Jolly' collection. |
| A Highland Carol | Michael W. Smith | 2007 | An instrumental piece from contemporary Christian music artist Michael W. Smith. |
| A Holly Jolly Christmas | Johnny Marks | 1964 | There is really only one definitive version of this song and it comes from a 1965 recording by burly Burl Ives. |
| A Joyous Song | Shawn Stockman | 1993 | A R&B Christmas song by one of the genres most successful acts Boyz II Men. |
| A Kiss For Christmas | Luther Vandross, Ivan Hampden | 1995 | While the rest of us contend with the booze at Christmas, Luther Vandross was more concerned about the schmooze. |
| A Simple Christmas Song | Randy VanWarmer | 2002 | The Oak Ridge Boys turn their hand to a Randy VanWarmer song and it emerges as a cosy fireside ditty. |
| A Soldier's King | John Barlow Jarvis, Kenny Horton | 1996 | This religious song from Kenny Rogers displays all the qualities you'd expect from a man who obviously has a passion for the season of goodwill. |
| A Song And A Christmas Tree (The Twelve Days Of Christmas) | Unknown | 1780 | There are many recorded versions of this old carol but Burl Ives' and Natalie Cole's ones are probably the pick of the bunch. |
| A Spaceman Came Travelling | Chris De Burgh | 1976 | Chris de Burgh released his Christmas song ‘A Spaceman Came Travelling’ in 1976 and it has been with us ever since.
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| A Star Stood Still (Song Of The Nativity) | Johnny Broderick, Barbara Ruth | 1962 | A classic 60's recording from gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. |
| A Time For Peace | Erik Robertson, Greg Adams | 1978 | The ubiquitous Roger Whittaker makes another entry in the role-call of Christmas songs, this time with his 1978 song 'A Time For Peace'. |
| A Time To Be Jolly | Les Brown, Sonny Hale, Lee Hale | 1971 | A little known, but thoroughly delightful seasonal offering from Bing Crosby. |
| A Winter Romance | Ken Lane, Sammy Cahn | 1959 | Dean Martin's song about romance on the ski slopes is awash with orchestral grandeur. |
| All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) | Donald Yetter Gardner | 1944 | 'All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth' is a novelty Christmas song from the 1940's that has shown incredible staying power. It is as popular today as it was all those years ago.
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| All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan | Paul Overstreet | 2003 | A song from country singer Kenny Chesney extolling the virtues of Christmas at the beach. |
| All I Want For Christmas Is You | Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff | 1994 | 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' was a huge Christmas hit by Mariah Carey in 1994 and remains a perennial favourite to this day. The song was jointly written by Carey and Walter Afanasieff for her 1994 album 'Merry Christmas'.
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| All I Want Is You This Christmas | Martin Briley, Dana Calitri | 1998 | A track from N'Sync's Christmas album 'Home For Christmas'. |
| All Night, All Day | Ray Charles | 2004 | Ray Charles recorded this song with the Voices of Jubilation Gospel Choir for his 2004 live Christmas album. |
| All Through The Night | Traditional | 1784 | A traditional Welsh song that has morphed into a Christmas carol. |
| All Year Long | Michael W. Smith | 2007 | 'All Year Long' is a lush orchestral Christmas song from Michael W. Smith. |
| Amid The Falling Snow | Enya | 2005 | Enya's 'Amid The Falling Snow' is as gentle as its subject matter. |
| An Old Christmas Card | Vaughn Horton | 1963 | Jim Reeves recalls a precious, but forgotten, yuletide activity on his half sung/half spoken 'An Old Christmas Card'. |
| An Old Fashioned Christmas | Sammy Cahn, Jimmy VanHeusen/Richard Carpenter, John Bettis | 1978 | 'An Old Fashioned Christmas' has been recorded by Frank Sinatra (1964) and the Carpenters (1978) but they are two completely different compositions. Both are magical however, not that often making it on to playlists but definitely deserving to be. |
| Last Christmas | George Michael | 1984 | The hit track, ‘Last Christmas’ was produced by popular pop duo, Wham!. The song was written by George Michael, who is one half of Wham! with the other member of the duo being Andrew Ridgeley. The song was released in time for the Christmas of 1984, being released in December.
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| And The Bells Rang | Joel Herron, Leroy Hale | 1970 | A delightful festive number from Bing Crosby, recorded for his classic 'A Time To Be Jolly' LP in 1971.
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| And Winter Came | Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin, Roma Ryan | 2001 | An uplifting instrumental piece from Enya's 2008 album of the same name. |
| Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | 1945 | The song is about a couple that gets snowed in during a snow storm. They decide that getting snowed in isn’t such a bad thing, and spend the evening popping popcorn, sitting by the fire, and snuggling.
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| Angels From The Realms Of Glory | James Montgomery | 1816 | This carol has been with us for almost 2 centuries and it continues to be embraced by popular culture. |
| Lonely This Christmas | Mike Chapman, Nicky Chinn | 1974 | Mud released ‘Lonely This Christmas’ in 1974. The song was met with a lot of success and the success of this song was topped off by not only getting the song to reach UK number one, but also by getting the song to win the 1974 title of Christmas number one. |
| Another Year Has Gone By | Bryan Adams, Eliot Kennedy | 1998 | Bryan Adam's wrote 'Another Year Has Gone By' for Celine Dion's first English language Christmas album in 1998. |
| Anthem For Christmas | Michael W. Smith, Gloria Gaither | 1989 | A decent exercise in creating the perfect Christmas sound from Michael W. Smith who undoubtedly loves the season. |
| Merry Christmas Everyone | Bob Heatlie | 1980 | The 1980’s Christmas festive classic, ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’ was an extremely successful and much loved song by platinum selling rock and roll sensation Shakin’ Stevens (real name is Michael Barratt). This Christmas hit was Shakin’ Stevens most recent UK number one to date. ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’ was produced by Dave Edmunds and written by Bob Heatlie.
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| Merry Xmas Everybody | Noddy Holder, Jimmy Lea | 1973 | The 1973 hit Christmas song ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’ was released in 1973 by Slade. The lead vocalist of this rock band was Noddy Holder. This track was written by Noddy Holder and Jimmy Lea (Bassist for Slade). |
| As Baile | Enya | 1994 | 'As Baile' appeared on Enya's 'Christmas' EP but fans of the season might feel it is a little short of sounding festive. |
| Mistletoe And Wine | Keith Strachan, Jeremy Paul, Leslie Stewart | 1988 | The Christmas track ‘Mistletoe and Wine’ which was originally written for the musical 'Scraps' was made popular by much loved pop star Cliff Richard when it was released in December 1988. The song was written by a trio, each having their own input. These three people were Keith Strachan, Jeremy Paul and Leslie Stewart.
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| Mull Of Kintyre | Paul McCartney, Denny Laine | 1977 | ‘Mull of Kintyre’ was written by Paul McCartney and Denny Laine. After being written, it was performed by Wings. To date, it is Wings’ biggest hit in the UK, holding the Christmas number one position. |
| Aspenglow | John Denver | 1975 | A pretty winter tune from John Denver. |
| At Christmas Time | Luther Vandross | 1996 | A rare Christmas track from Luther Vandross. |
| Audrey's Gift | Michael W. Smith | 2007 | A simple instrumental from Michael W. Smith's third Christmas album. |
| Auld Lang Syne | Robert Burns | 1788 | This New Year's Eve anthem has had many cover versions down through the years and most don't stray too far from the traditional template. |
| Auld Lang Syne / You'll Never Walk Alone | Slade | 1985 | Slade bring two classics together in one song for a raucous end of year anthem. |
| Oiche Chiun (Silent Night) | Father Joseph Mohr | 1816 | Enya memorably reworked 'Silent Night' in her native Irish tongue in 1988. |
| Baby It's Cold Outside | Frank Loesser, Lynn Loesser | 1944 | 'Baby It's Cold Outside' has been with us since 1944 when it appeared at a housewarming party given by Frank Loesser and his wife Lynn. It proved so popular it wasn't long before the movie studios got wind of it and in 1949 the song made it onto the soundtrack for MGM's 'Neptune's Daughter'. |
| Baby Jesus Is Born | Randy Handley, Cam King | 1999 | Garth Brooks goes gospel and it all sounds energetic, if a little hollow. |
| Please Come Home For Christmas | Charles Brown | 1960 | Released in 1960, ‘Please Come Home for Christmas’ was a worldwide successful Christmas song which was by Charles Brown. Charles Brown is an extremely popular and much loved American musician. |
| Back Door Santa | Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel | 1968 | A Christmas song for adults from Clarence Carter which has taken on lots of different guises over the years. |
| Back To Tennessee | Shelton Feazell, Carl Jackson | 2005 | An album track from the perennial yuletide country music stars the Oak Ridge Boys. |
| Bad Little Boy | Ray Stevens | 1997 | Ray Stevens imagines himself as a young boy bent on destruction and destined to get no Christmas presents as a result. |
| Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree | Johnny Marks | 1958 | Johnny Marks wrote ‘Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree’. This Christmas song was recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958. It was recorded on Decca 9-30776. Brenda Lee gives an outstanding vocal performance, yet astoundingly, Brenda Lee recorded this song when she was just thirteen years old. When released, ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ was released as an A Side, with its B Side being ‘Papa Noël’. |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | Johnny Marks | 1939 | From the Christmas carol to the much-loved Television show, everyone loves Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer. It has long been a popular favorite with adults and children alike. |
| Santa Baby | Joan Ellen Javits, Philip Springer, Tony Springer, and Fred Ebb | 1953 | In 1953, Joan Javits and Philip Springer wrote ‘Santa Baby’. Despite both of these two people being the writers, Tony Springer is also listed as a co-writer, and this is interesting as Tony Springer was just a legal fiction which was created for the purposes of membership in regards to the performing rights organization BMI. Joan Javits happens to be the niece of Senator Jacob K. Javits. |
| Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie | 1934 | Santa Claus is coming to town has long been a favorite with adults and children alike. It fills children with hope every season. They know that Santa has out his list and is checking it twice to see who is naughty and nice. All good little boys and girls will find presents under their trees on Christmas morning. |
| Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem | R. Fisher Boyce, Adger M. Pace, A.L. Phipps | 1940 | A little known song that has some beautiful imaginings from the likes of Emmylou Harris and the Judds. |
| Because Of His Love | Brian McKnight, B. Barnes | 1996 | A religious piece of soul from the smooth operator himself Brian McKnight. |
| Silver Bells | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | 1950 | Silver Bells has long gladdened people’s hearts who hear it during the Christmas season. The idea of children laughing, people dancing, and bells ringing is enough to give even the meanest Scrooge the Christmas spirit. Especially since the song is set in the city where nine times out of ten people are just not that friendly normally. The singing of Silver Bells combined with the Christmas season seems to work wonders in just about everyone children and adults alike. |
| Sleigh Ride | Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish | 1946 | Over time, Sleigh Ride became known as The Boston Pops “signature” song, it was originally a musical piece composed by Leroy Anderson during a heat wave in the summer of 1946. |
| Believe | Glen Ballard, Alan Silvestri | 2004 | Josh Groban's 'Believe' is taken from the 2004 Christmas movie the Polar Express. |
| Bells Of Christmas | Ron Altbach, Al Jardine, Mike Love | 1974 | A song from the Beach Boys that comes from their unreleased second Christmas album 'Merry Christmas from the Beach Boys'. |
| Beneath The Christmas Tree | Sarah Higgins, Jeffrey Pearson, Billy Thomas | 2002 | A country Christmas tune from the long running Oak Ridge Boys. |
| Stay Another Day | Tony Mortimer | 1994 | East 17 released this Christmas track in 1994 and it was met with immediate a huge success. The song was a hit around the world, securing the number one spot in many countries. |
| Step Into Christmas | Bernie Taupin | 1973 | Released in 1973, ‘Step into Christmas’ was a successful Christmas song by Elton John. Although ‘Step into Christmas’ is Elton John’s song, the lyrics actually came from Bernie Taupin, but the music did come from Elton John. |
| Stop The Cavalry | Jona Lewie | 1980 | Jona Lewie wrote the song ‘Stop the Cavalry’ in 1980. Initially not written as a Christmas song, Jona Lewie said that instead of the song being designed as a Christmas track, it was actually designed as a protest song, however the use of the brass band to give the song a Christmas feeling and the line in the song, ‘Wish I was at home for Christmas’ helped change the song in to a Christmas release.
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| Bethlehem Tonight | Brian McKnight | 1998 | A silky soulful Christmas number from R&B's Mr. Christmas Brian McKnight. |
| Bethlehem Town | Jars of Clay | 2000 | An acoustic song from Nashville's Jars of Clay. |
| The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) | Ross Bagtasarian Sr | 1958 | The Chipmunk Song (Christmas don’t be late) was written in 1958 by Ross Bagtasarian Sr. aka David Seville. David Seville played the “father” and manager of the Chipmunks on the shows and the blockbuster movies. |
| The Christmas Song | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | 1944 | "The Christmas Song", also commonly known as "Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire", was written by the songwriting team of Mel Tormi and Bob Wells in 1944.The pair originally entitled their song, “Merry Christmas To You!” |
| Bless This House | Helen Taylor | 1927 | 'Bless This House' may not strictly be a Christmas song but its sentiments are definitely deserving of a Christmas setting. |
| The Little Drummer Boy | Katherine K. Davis, Henry V. Onorati, Harry Simeone | 1941 | The Christmas song, originally called Carol of the Drum, was written musician Katherine Davis in 1941 and based upon a 12th century French legend. |
| Blue Christmas | Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson | 1948 | 'Blue Christmas' has been around since 1948 and it's popularity remains as high as it has ever been. Proving yet again that Christmas is not all about the jollity.
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| Boogie Woogie Santa | Leon René | 1948 | A Christmas song from the 1940's that has prized versions coming from the blues, jazz and rockabilly music scenes. |
| Born In A Manger | Eugene Curry, L. Armstead Edwards, Bunny Sigler, Jimmy Sigler | 1990 | A vocal led tune from Patti LaBelle's 1990 Christmas album. |
| Born That We May Have Life | Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, Matt Maher | 2009 | An original tune from Christian artist Chris Tomlin which can be found on his 2009 Christmas album 'Glory in the Highest: Christmas Songs'. |
| Up On The Housetop | Benjamin Hanby | 1864 | Written by Benjamin Hanby, this Christmas song, ‘Up on the House Top’ was written in the town of New Paris, Ohio in 1864. When recorded, the track featured a multiple number of singers, most known was Gene Autry who is also known for her version of another Christmas classic; ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’. |
| Walking In The Air | Howard Blake | 1985 | The song ‘Walking in the Air’ was released in 1985 with young Welsh chorister Aled Jones, providing the vocals for the track. This Christmas song was written by Howard Blake. The creation of this song was to actually be provided for the Christmas cult classic film; ‘The Snowman’ |
| We All Stand Together | Paul McCartney | 1984 | ‘We All Stand Together’ is an intriguing Christmas song and different from the usual festive hit, in that it has derived from an animated film. |
| Boxing Day | Matt Thiessen | 2007 | A quiet acoustic number from Reliant K's second Christmas album 'Let It Snow, Baby... Let It Reindeer'. |
| Breath Of Heaven (Mary's Song) | Amy Grant, Chris Eaton | 1992 | A 1992 religious song from popular singer songwriter Amy Grant that portrays the fears of a young Mary about to give birth to Jesus. |
| Bring A Torch | Unknown | 1553 | A French carol from the 16th century that has received plenty of attention from contemporary artists, some of whom were more successful that others. |
| White Christmas | Irving Berlin | 1940 | “Grab your pen and take down this song,” Irving Berlin told his secretary one night in 1940. “I just wrote the best song I’ve ever written- heck I just wrote the best song that anybody’s ever written!” And so, legend has it, this is how Berlin’s holiday classic White Christmas came about. |
| Winter Wonderland | Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith | 1934 | The song, which has been recorded by over 150 different artists, was first recorded in 1934 by Richard Himber and the Hotel Ritz-Carlton Orchestra. In 2007, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) named Winter Wonderland as the number one most played Christmas song. |
| Wonderful Christmastime | Paul McCartney | 1979 | Released in 1979, ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ was a Christmas song by Paul McCartney. When released, the song was received very well around the world and still has much popularity around the world during the Christmas festive period |
| C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S | Jenny Lou Carson, Eddy Arnold | 1961 | A religious tune from the 60's that proves that simple can be very effective. |
| You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch | Theodor Geisel | 1966 | You’re a mean one Mr. Grinch was written and composed for the 1966 TV special How the Grinch stole Christmas. It was written by the much-loved Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel, the music was composed by Albert Hague and contained six verses. It was performed by Thurl Ravenscroft, the voice of Tony the tiger in the Kellogg’s commercials for years. |
| Calypso Noel | Gordon Krunnfsz | 1966 | A summery Christmas song (!) by Gordon Krunnfsz, made famous by Johnny Mathis in 1969 for his popular album 'Give Me Your Love for Christmas'. |
| Caro Gesu Bambino | Piero Soffici, Pier Quinto Cariaggi | 2009 | A quiet but emotional song from Andrea Bocelli from his hugely successful 2009 album 'My Christmas'. |
| Carol For A Christmas Tree | Lee Holdridge | 1979 | A song that appears as part of a medley on the 1979 album 'John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together'. |
| Carol Of The Bells | Peter J. Wilhousky, Mykola Leontovich | 1904 | This Christmas carol was composed by the Ukrainian Mykola Leontovych. Leontovych. ‘Carol of the Bells’ is a composition of a choral miniature work. The first composition was in 1904, but it wasn’t until 1916, that it was to premier. In December of 1916, a student choral group performed the song at Kiev University. It premiered in the United States five years later in 1921 at Carnegie Hall. The carol tells of the tale of a swallow that decidedly flies into a household to deliver the message that the family within the household will have a bountiful year. |
| Carol Of The Birds | William G. James, John Wheeler | 1948 | A relatively recent Australian carol that has been covered by some well known artists over the years. |
| Carol Of The Drum | Katherine Davis | 1941 | 'Little Drummer Boy' started life out in 1941 as 'Carol of The Drum' and some artists have used this original name on their recordings. |
| Caroling, Caroling | Alfred Burt | 1954 | 'Caroling, Caroling' is a Christmas carol by Alfred Burt who wrote 14 others as part of a family tradition during the 40's and 50's. |
| Carols Sing | Martha Puckett, Paul Puckett | 1990 | A contemporary carol from 1990 that has been wonderfully realised by Christian singer Michael W. Smith. |
| Child In The Manger | Mary MacDonald | 1888 | A 19th century carol from Scots Gaelic songwriter Mary MacDonald which was most notably recorded by Michael W. Smith. |
| Child Of Winter (Christmas Song) | Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys | 1974 | A rare Christmas track from the Beach Boys that was released on single to promote a full-length holiday record that was never released. |
| Children Of Christmas | Plácido Domingo | 1997 | 'Children of Christmas' can be found on a live recording from 1997 called 'Christmas in Vienna' which features the voices of Placido Domingo and Michael Bolton. Despite what you're thinking it's fantastic! |
| Children's Christmas Song | Isabelle Freeman, Harvey Fuqua | 1965 | This 1965 Christmas song appeared on the Supremes 'Merry Christmas' album and was released as a single that year. |
| Christ Is Born | Domenico Bartolucci, Ray Charles | 1957 | 'Christ Is Born' was written for the Sistine Chapel Choir but Perry Como took it to the masses in 1968 for 'The Perry Como Christmas Album'. |
| Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich | 1963 | Darlene Love recorded this classic in 1963 for Phil Spector's famous Christmas LP. Since then it has been upgraded, refitted and updated but we always return to the faultless original. |
| Christmas Again | Rusty Golden, Jimbeau Hinson | 1986 | The Oak Ridge Boys do what they do best in a Christmas setting. |
| Christmas Angels | Michael W. Smith | 2007 | A lush orchestral number with vocals and a choir from Christmas lover Michael W. Smith. |
| Christmas As I Knew It | Johnny Cash, Jan Howard | 1963 | A spoken word history lesson on the good old Christmases of yore from Johnny Cash. |
| Christmas Bells | Harry Filler, Leonard Schroeder | 1955 | 'Christmas Bells' is the title of 2 very different songs from 2 very different performers, Patti Page and Perry Como. Both are a treat. |
| Christmas Blues | Willie Nelson, Booker T Jones | 1979 | An instrumental from Willie Nelson's 1979 Christmas album 'Pretty Paper'. |
| Christmas Bride | M. Jay | 1959 | We discovered this 1959 tune from Ray Conniff recently and can say without hesitation that it will be on our stereos for every future Christmas. |
| Christmas Can't Be Far Away | Boudleaux Bryant | 1954 | Boudleaux Bryant's song from the 50's boast universal themes of a special Christmas, something that has appealed to Christmas fans such as Eddy Arnold, Burl Ives and Amy Grant. |
| Christmas Carol | Mary Chapin Carpenter | 2008 | Country singer Mary Chapin Carpenter wrote 'Christmas Carol' for her 2008 holiday album 'Come Darkness, Come Light: 12 Songs of Christmas'. |
| Christmas Child | Sid Tepper, Roy Bennett | 1959 | Burl Ives goes all quiet on us for his 1965 song 'Christmas Child'. As usual it is a delight. Rotary Connection's song of the same name is equally absorbing a couple of years later. |
| Christmas Comes To Us All Once A Year | F. Arquill | 1962 | 'Christmas Comes To Us All Once A Year' is a 1962 song from legendary soul singer Mahalia Jackson. You don't often find this intensity in Christmas songs. |
| Christmas Cookies | Aaron Barker | 2005 | A 2005 song from country legends the Oak Ridge Boys. |
| Christmas Dinner | Tennesse Ernie Ford | 1951 | Tennesse Ernie Ford's 'Christmas Dinner' is a lively main course that can be served after a starter of fresh Bing and is best followed up by a desert of sweet Burl. |
| Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year) | Irving Gordon, Lester Lee | 1947 | A little known gem from Frank Sinatra which was updated many years later by Harry Connick Jr. |
| Christmas Dreams | Robert Kinkel, Paul O'Neill | 2004 | Don't let the early piano movements lead you astray as this is an unabashed rawk-out that is hardly festive material despite its title. |
| Christmas Eve With You | Brian McKnight | 1998 | The closing track on Brian McKnight's 'Bethlehem' album. |
| Christmas Everyday | Smokey Robinson | 1963 | 'Christmas Everyday' has taken various shapes and forms over the years but it is Smokey Robinson's 1963 take that stands out. |
| Christmas For Cowboys | Steve Weisberg | 1975 | A hushed little Christmas tune from John Denver's first Christmas album 'Rocky Mountain Christmas'. |
| Christmas Holiday | C. Smith | 1965 | There are 2 sixties songs titled 'Christmas Holiday', the most famous of which comes from Andy Williams. |
| Christmas Hymn | Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith | 1983 | 'Christmas Hymn' is taken from Amy Grant's first Christmas album which was recorded high in the Rocky Mountains. |
| Christmas In America | Dolly Parton | 1989 | Dolly Parton wrote this song for Kenny Rogers and he sang it on 1989's 'Christmas In America'. |
| Christmas In Dixie | Jeff Cook, Theodore Gentry, Mark Herndon, Randy Owen | 1982 | A 1982 country Christmas song courtesy of Alabama. |
| Christmas In Killarney | Frank Weldon, James Cavanaugh, John Redmond | 1950 | It may come from the Darby O'Gill school of Irishness but that doesn't stop 'Christmas In Killarney' from being a joyful Christmas lark. |
| Christmas In My Heart | Douglas Fraser, Julia Fraser, Rosalyn Winters | 1985 | Several artists have their own 'Christmas In My Heart' but the one from Ray Charles is about the best known. |
| Christmas In The Air | Jon Oliva, Paul O'Neill/Kenny Rogers | 1998 | Trans-Siberian Orchestra's recorded 'Christmas In The Air' for their 1998 'The Christmas Attic' album. Kenny Rogers also has a song of the same name that came out in 2004. |
| Christmas Is A Birthday | Dick Manning, Gregory Paul Deutsch | 1965 | 'Christmas Is A Birthday' is taken from folk sing Burl Ives Christmas masterpiece 'Have A Holly Jolly Christmas'. |
| Christmas Is A Feeling In Your Heart | Joe Darion, George Kleinsinger | 1953 | If your song has been recorded by Andy Williams and Johnny Mathis you know it must be something special. |
| Christmas Is A-Comin' | Frank Luther | 1955 | A lively song by Bing Crosby that was adopted from a nursery rhyme called 'Christmas Is Coming'. |
| Christmas Is Coming | Vince Guaraldi/Traditional | 1965 | Given that is comes every year it shouldn't come as much of a surprise that several artists have recorded 'Christmas Is Coming'. |
| Christmas Is For Everyone | Goodwin, Loring, Wayne | 1986 | Both Johnny Mathis and James Brown have recorded songs called 'Christmas Is For Everyone', each decked out in the 2 stars individual style. |
| Christmas Is Here Again | Roger Whittaker | 1978 | Roger Whittaker wrote this roasted chesnut in 1978 and it was covered by Sarah Brightman in Vienna 2 decades later. |
| Christmas Is Here To Stay | Bill Angelos, Buz Kohan | 1970 | A lost from Bing which appeared on his deleted 'A Time To Be Jolly' LP from 1971. |
| Christmas Is My Favorite Time Of The Year | Pete McCann | 1981 | We always knew Kenny Rogers had a soft spot for Christmas and this song just proves the theory. |
| Christmas Is Paintin' The Town | Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen, Richard Sterban, William Lee Golden | 1982 | An oldie but a goodie from 1982 from country legends the Oak Ridge Boys. |
| Christmas Is The Time to Say I Love You | Billy Squier | 1981 | 'Christmas Is A Time To Say I Love You' first appeared as a b-side in the early 80's but its inclusion on various compilations down the years has given the song festive legs. |
| Christmas Island | Lyle Moraine | 1946 | Not many on-traditional Christmas songs have been covered so regularly as Lyle Moraine's 'Christmas Island' but it is easy to see why given its totally tropical flavours. |
| Christmas Jam | Paul O'Neill | 2004 | Patti's soul or Trans-Siberian Orchestra's bluster....you decide. |
| Christmas Like A Lullaby | John Denver | 1990 | The title song from John Denver's 1990 Christmas themed album. |
| Christmas Lullaby (I Will Lead You Home) | Amy Grant, Chris Eaton | 1999 | A typically uplifting number from Amy Grant's 1999 album 'A Christmas To Remember'. |
| Christmas Memories | Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Don Costa | 1975 | Frank Sinatra is all you need to light up your Christmas and on this number he lights up plenty of past ones too. |
| Christmas Needs Love To Be Christmas | Steve McClintock, Tim James | 1990 | Andy Williams' star may have been on the wane by 1990 but it continued to turn out fine Christmas songs like 'Christmas Needs Love To Be Christmas'. |
| Christmas Offering | Paul Baloche | 2005 | A cover of Paul Baloche's 'Offering' by another religious band Casting Crowns. |
| Christmas Present | Larry H. Brown, Keats Tyler | 1974 | Doris Day and Andy Williams both have their own 'Christmas Present' and in this case Doris wins the Day. |
| Christmas Secret | Enya Brennan | 2006 | Enya is no stranger to Christmas recordings and 2006's 'Christmas Secrets' is a note perfect example of her winter charms. |
| Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) | Justin Hawkins | 2003 | Released in December 2003, ‘Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)’ was a single released by The Darkness. The Christmas song was part of the famous UK Christmas Number One Race.
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| Christmas Time All Over The World | Hugh Martin | 1965 | Until the 2002 release of the Rat Pack Christmas this wonderful swinging Christmas tune from Sammy Davis remained as obscure as snow in the Atacama Desert. |
| Christmas Time Is Here | Vince Guaraldi, Lee Mendelson | 1965 | Vince Guaraldi's 'Christmas Time Is Here' was recorded for the animated Charlie Brown Christmas episode and it remains as popular today as it was way back in 1965. |
| Christmas Time Is Here Again | George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr | 1963 | A Christmas song from the Beatles! A rare enough event but its what their fanclub members received in 1967. |
| Christmas Time Is In The Air Again | Mariah Carey, Marc Shaiman | 2010 | An amiable track from Mariah Carey's second Christmas LP 'Merry Christmas II You'. |
| Christmas Wishes | Art Podell, Randy Sparks | 1981 | A little known Christmas song from Anne Murray which is one of a big back catalogue of seasonal tunes she has recorded. |
| Christmas With You | Johnny Cash | 1972 | Johnny Cash wrote this little known ditty in 1972 for the Christmas album he recorded with his family. It is a slight but engaging few minutes. |
| Christmas Without You | Dolly Parton | 1984 | Dolly and Kenny do what they do best, offering us a homely Christmas scene and an 80's inspired soundtrack. |
| Christmas Won't Be The Same This Year | LaVerne Ware, Pam Sawyer | 1970 | Jermaine takes the lead on this song from the Jackson 5's 1970 Christmas album. |
| Old City Bar | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | 2000 | Despite the fact that Trans Siberian Orchestra is a popular band whose songs are heard throughout the season, their less popular songs are perhaps their most influential. "Old City Bar" is a song about Christmas that differs from many Christmas separations songs. |
| Do They Know It's Christmas? (Feed The World) | Midge Ure, Bob Geldof | 1984 | The Christmas song ‘Do They Know It's Christmas?’ was a charity single, written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. Written in 1984, it was produced in order to try and raise money for aid relief to Ethiopia during the famine of 1984-1985 taking place there at that current time. |
| Do You Hear What I Hear | Noel Regney,Gloria Shayne Baker | 1962 | Do you hear what I hear was written by a married couple in Oct. 1962. Noel Regney wrote the lyrics and his then wife Gloria Shayne Baker took care of the music. The song was written as a plea for peace during the Cuban missile crisis. |
| Driving Home For Christmas | Chris Rea | 1988 | ‘Driving Home for Christmas’ was Christmas single released as a non-album single in December 1988 by Chris Rea. Chris Rea claimed in a live interview that he had written the song years before he first recorded it. The song was released on four different formats; CD, cassette, 7” vinyl and a 12” vinyl.
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| Fairytale Of New York | Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer | 1987 | The loveable Christmas classic ‘Fairytale of New York’ was made famous by Irish rock group, The Pogues and featured Kirsty MacColl on the track. The song was released in 1987 in a bid to claim the title of Christmas number one. The song was written by Shane MacGowan and Jem Finer.
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| Feliz Navidad | José Feliciano | 1970 | Originating from Peurto Rico, ‘Feliz Navidad’ was a popular Christmas song which was written back in 1970. This Christmas song was written in 1970 by José Feliciano. |
| Frosty The Snowman | Steve Nelson, Walter E. Rollins | 1950 | The song was written by the duo of Jack Nelson and Steve Rollins in 1950. They wrote it hoping to capitalize on the famous Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer song that had been such a big hit in 1949. |
| Give Love On Christmas Day | Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Christine Perren, Alphonzo Mizell and Deke Richards | 1970 | Motown Records was first where ‘Give Love on Christmas Day’ was recorded. ‘Give Love on Christmas Day’ is a Christmas song which came from probably the most famous musical family in the world, The Jackson 5. |
| Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer | Randy Brooks | 1978 | Along with all of the traditional Christmas carols out there, you have the novelty christmas songs as well. Grandma got run over by a reindeer is one such song. While it is not very Christmas oriented in the traditional sense it gained popularity quickly upon its release. It has since become a big favorite during the holiday season. |
| My Favourite Time of Year | Leigh Haggerwood | 2010 | A Christmas song from Leigh Haggerwood with a video that is as celebrated as the song itself. |
| X-mas Song | Lisle Mitnik | 2007 | A jangling delight from Chicago's one man band Fireflies. |
| Happy Christmas (War Is Over) | John Lennon, Yoko | 1969 | Happy Christmas (War is over) came at a time when America was in great turmoil. The Vietnam War was raging and things were not much better on the home front. Many did not believe in what the government was doing over in Vietnam and were quite vocal while showing it. The world seemed to be an awful place and nothing was going to make it better any time soon.
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| Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin | 1943 | Written in 1943 for the musical "Meet Me In St.Louis", in which Judy Garland sings the song, but "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", didn't have any real popularity until Frank Sinatra sang it in 1957. |
| Here Comes Santa Claus | Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman | 1946 | Here comes Santa Claus was written by Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman. The idea for the song is interesting in itself. Gene Autry was riding his horse Champion in down Hollywood Blvd. in the annual 1946 Christmas parade when he heard the children shouting Here comes Santa Claus. |
| Home For The Holidays (There's No Place Like) | Bob Allen, Al Stillman | 1954 | Lyrically written by Al Stillman ‘Home for the Holidays’ is a much loved and popular song which of all seasons, is most commonly linked with the Christmas season. The music to accompany this Christmas song, was written by the world famous Robert Allen. The song was eventually published in 1954. |
| I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day | Wizzard | 1973 | The song ‘I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday’ was released by the rock band; Wizzard. The band was formed in Birmingham by Roy Wood who was previously in the Electric Light Orchestra. Roy Wood was the author of this Christmas hit.
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| I Won't Be Home For Christmas | | | I wonder as I wander, out under the sky
How Jesus the savior, did come to die
To save lowly people like you and like I
I wonder as I wander, out under the sky
Sweet Mary laid Jesus, within a cow's stall
Came wise men and farmers and shepherds and all
The blessings of Christmas heaven did fall
And God's promise of ages, to them did recall
If Jesus had wanted for any small thing
A cloud in the sky or a bird on the wing
Or all of God's angels in heaven to sing
He surely could have had it, because
He was the King
Because He was King!
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| I'll Be Home For Christmas (If Only In My Dreams) | Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram | 1943 | I’ll be home for Christmas was written by Buck Ram, Kim Gannon, and Walter Kent. Although there is some controversy, as to whom the original writer of the song was. It was written in 1943 and quickly joined White Christmas as one of the most loved songs in America. |
| It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas | Meredith Willson | 1951 | Meredith Willson wrote the amazing Christmas classic, ‘It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas’ in 1951, although interestingly, the title of this song was originally ‘It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas’. |
| It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year | Edward Pola, George Wyle | 1963 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year is a Christmas song written by Eddie Pola and George Wyle. The song, which was written in 1963, was first recorded by Andy Williams on his first Christmas album entitled The Andy Williams Christmas Album.
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| Jingle Bell Rock | Joseph Carleton Beal, James Ross Boothe | 1957 | An all time favorite with the American public, Jingle bell rock was written just a few days before Christmas in 1957 by Bobby Helms. |
| Jingle Bells | James Lord Pierpont | 1850 | Written by James Lord Pierpont in 1850, ‘Jingle Bells’ is one of the most well recognised and loved winter songs in the world. The song was originally release under the title of ‘One Horse Open Sleigh’ but was reprinted in 1859 under a different title,’ Jingle Bells, or the One Horse Open Sleigh’. |
| Just Like Christmas | Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker, John Nichols | 1999 | A modern classic from indie band Low that infused the spirit of Christmas past with the joyous youthfulness of Christmas present and future. |