It’s that time of the year again, when the temperatures drop, the nights grow longer, there’s a chill in the air, and a voice in your head going ‘It’s tiiiiiiime!’ You know exactly what we’re talking about, don’t pretend you don’t. Whether you’re a Christmas fan or not, or a Mariah fan or not, we’re going to bet you know the lyrics to ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ by heart.
As soon as Halloween is over, that Christmas spirit comes barging in, no holds barred. Decorations fill the isles in every store, Christmas shopping fever starts to spread, and everywhere you turn, carols and classic holiday songs are blasting at full volume. And while sometimes it might feel a little overwhelming, no Grinch can resist: you’ll find yourself humming along to the next songs in no time. Without further ado, let’s get right into it. We’ll go over some of the most popular Christmas songs of all time, those tunes you crank out every year for your Christmas playlist. These are timeless classics by now, and they’ll probably never disappear from our charts or our memories.
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1.
Mariah Carey
‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’
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2.
Wham!
‘Last Christmas’
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3.
Bing Crosby
‘White Christmas’
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4.
Bobby Helms
‘Jingle Bell Rock’
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5.
Frank Sinatra
‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’
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6.
Eartha Kitt
‘Santa Baby’
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7.
Bing Crosby
‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas’
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8.
Brenda Lee
‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’
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9.
Nat King Cole
‘The Christmas Song’
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10.
Ella Fitzgerald
‘Jingle Bells’
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11.
Elvis Presley
‘Blue Christmas’
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12.
Dean Martin
‘Winter Wonderland’
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13.
Andy Williams
‘It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year’
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14.
Stevie Wonder
‘What Christmas Means to Me’
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15.
Eddie Cantor
‘Santa Claus Is Coming to Town’
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16.
José Feliciano
‘Feliz Navidad’
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17.
The Temptations
‘Silent Night’
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18.
Paul McCartney
‘Wonderful Christmas Time’
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19.
The Everly Brothers
‘Deck the Halls’
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20.
Harry Connick, Jr.
‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’
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21.
Aretha Franklin
‘Joy to the World’
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22.
Michael Bublé
‘It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas’
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23.
Frank Sinatra
‘Let It Snow’
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24.
Dean Martin
‘Silver Bells’
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25.
John Lennon & Yoko Ono
‘Happy Xmas (War is Over)’
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26.
Harry Belafonte
‘Mary’s Boy Child’
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27.
Alvin & The Chipmunks
‘The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)’
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28.
The Andrews Sisters
‘Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas)’
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29.
Darlene Love
‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’
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30.
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
‘Baby, It's Cold Outside’
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31.
Slade
‘Merry Xmas Everybody’
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32.
Lou Monte
‘Dominick The Donkey’
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33.
Wizzard
‘I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday’
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34.
Chris Rea
‘Driving Home for Christmas’
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35.
Cocteau Twins
‘Frosty the Snowman’
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36.
Band Aid
‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’
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37.
The Waitresses
‘Christmas Wrapping’
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38.
Chuck Berry
‘Run Rudolph Run’
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39.
Vince Guaraldi Trio
‘O Tannenbaum’
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40.
Bing Crosby and David Bowie
‘Peace on Earth/The Little Drummer Boy’
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41.
Louis Armstrong
‘Zat You, Santa Claus?’
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42.
The Kinks
‘Father Christmas’
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43.
Sufjan Stevens
‘O Come, O Come, Emmanuel’
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44.
Beach Boys
‘Little Saint Nick’
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45.
Bob Dylan
‘Must Be Santa’
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46.
Whitney Houston
‘Do You Hear What I Hear?’
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47.
The Jackson 5
‘I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus’
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48.
RUN DMC
‘Christmas in Hollis’
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49.
The Band
‘Christmas Must Be Tonight’
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50.
Julie Andrews
‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’
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