Here are 50 essential Christmas song representing the biggest hits of all time:
🎄 Top 50 Essential Christmas Songs
| Rank | Song Title | Primary Artist (Most Famous Version) | Era/Style |
| 1 | All I Want for Christmas Is You | Mariah Carey | Modern Pop |
| 2 | White Christmas | Bing Crosby | Classic/Traditional |
| 3 | Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree | Brenda Lee | Classic Pop/Rock |
| 4 | Jingle Bell Rock | Bobby Helms | Classic Pop/Rock |
| 5 | The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) | Nat King Cole | Classic Jazz/Vocal |
| 6 | Last Christmas | Wham! | 80s Pop |
| 7 | It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | Andy Williams | Classic Pop/Vocal |
| 8 | A Holly Jolly Christmas | Burl Ives | Classic Folk/Vocal |
| 9 | Feliz Navidad | José Feliciano | Latin Pop |
| 10 | Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! | Dean Martin | Classic Pop/Vocal |
| 11 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Frank Sinatra / Judy Garland | Classic Vocal |
| 12 | It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas | Michael Bublé / Perry Como | Modern/Classic Pop |
| 13 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | Gene Autry | Classic Children’s |
| 14 | Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town | The Jackson 5 / Bruce Springsteen | Pop/Soul/Rock |
| 15 | Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) | Darlene Love | Soul/Rock |
| 16 | Blue Christmas | Elvis Presley | Rock & Roll/Country |
| 17 | Do They Know It’s Christmas? | Band Aid | 80s Pop/Charity |
| 18 | Wonderful Christmastime | Paul McCartney | 70s Pop |
| 19 | Driving Home for Christmas | Chris Rea | 80s/90s Soft Rock |
| 20 | Carol of the Bells | Trans-Siberian Orchestra / Traditional | Instrumental/Classical |
| 21 | Little Drummer Boy | Harry Simeone Chorale / Bing Crosby & David Bowie | Traditional |
| 22 | O Holy Night | Mariah Carey / Josh Groban / Traditional | Traditional/Vocal |
| 23 | Silent Night | Traditional (Various Artists) | Traditional Carol |
| 24 | The First Noel | Traditional (Various Artists) | Traditional Carol |
| 25 | Happy Xmas (War Is Over) | John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band | Rock/Folk |
| 26 | Sleigh Ride | The Ronettes / The Boston Pops | Pop/Instrumental |
| 27 | Santa Baby | Eartha Kitt | Classic Pop/Vocal |
| 28 | You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch | Thurl Ravenscroft | Soundtrack |
| 29 | Frosty the Snowman | Gene Autry / Jimmy Durante | Classic Children’s |
| 30 | Deck the Halls | Traditional (Various Artists) | Traditional Carol |
| 31 | Jingle Bells | Frank Sinatra / Traditional | Classic/Traditional |
| 32 | Mary, Did You Know? | Pentatonix / Kenny Rogers | Contemporary Christian |
| 33 | Underneath the Tree | Kelly Clarkson | Modern Pop |
| 34 | Step Into Christmas | Elton John | Glam Rock |
| 35 | Winter Wonderland | Darlene Love / Dean Martin | Classic Pop/Vocal |
| 36 | Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) | Gene Autry | Classic Country |
| 37 | The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) | Alvin & The Chipmunks | Novelty |
| 38 | Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas) | Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters | Hawaiian/Classic |
| 39 | Merry Xmas Everybody | Slade | 70s Glam Rock |
| 40 | I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday | Wizzard | 70s Glam Pop |
| 41 | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | Traditional (Various Artists) | Traditional Carol |
| 42 | What Christmas Means to Me | Stevie Wonder | Soul/R&B |
| 43 | Please Come Home for Christmas | Charles Brown / Eagles | R&B/Blues |
| 44 | O Come, All Ye Faithful | Traditional (Various Artists) | Traditional Carol |
| 45 | Run Rudolph Run | Chuck Berry | Rock & Roll |
| 46 | Mistletoe | Justin Bieber | Modern Pop |
| 47 | Santa Tell Me | Ariana Grande | Modern Pop |
| 48 | Merry Christmas Darling | The Carpenters | Easy Listening |
| 49 | (There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays | Perry Como | Classic Vocal |
| 50 | Joy to the World |
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