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All I Want for Christmas Is You (1994)
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Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You (Official Video)
Mariah Carey has a whole album filled with Christmas songs, but this upbeat pop song (complete with jingle bells!) is her most enduring. So enduring, in fact, that the song hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts at the end of 2021, 27 years after it was originally recorded.
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White Christmas (1942)
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Bing Crosby, London Symphony Orchestra – White Christmas
Bing Crosby’s classic hit about a picturesque Christmas scene is one of the most popular holiday songs ever — the Guinness World Records even named it the best-selling single of all time.
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Last Christmas (1984)
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Wham! – Last Christmas (Official Video)
Pop duo Wham!, composed of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, released this song in 1984, but it didn’t hit the top of the charts until 2017 (after Michael’s death), despite inspiring many cover versions over the years.
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I’ll Be Home For Christmas (1943)
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Bing Crosby – I’ll Be Home For Christmas (Capitol Records 1943)
We couldn’t stop at one Crosby tune; this heartfelt holiday song is a moving tribute to the soldiers who fought in World War II.
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (1944)
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Meet Me In St. Louis | Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Warner Classics
Judy Garland originally recorded this soft Christmas song for the musical Meet Me in St. Louis, which is about four daughters coming of age while getting ready to move to New York. Time for a re-watch?
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Jingle Bell Rock (1983)
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Dary Hall & John Oates – Jingle Bell Rock HQ
The best-known version of this holiday classic was recorded by Bobby Helms in 1957, but Hall & Oates released it as a single in the early ’80s complete with a can’t-miss music video.
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Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (1971)
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Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (Ultimate Mix)
John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded this with the Harlem Community Choir as a protest song against the Vietnam War, and it eventually became a classic Christmas hit.
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The Christmas Song (1946)
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1946 HITS ARCHIVE: The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole (his original hit)
Everyone knows this holiday song, so it barely needs a name — it’s the one where Nat King Cole sings, “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.” It’s so popular that it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1974.
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Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (1958)
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ROCKIN AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE ( Brenda Lee ) 1958 Subtitulos en Español
Brenda Lee was only 13 years old (!) when she recorded this holiday hit. She probably wouldn’t have guessed that people would still be listening to it today.
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Christmas, Baby Please Come Home (1963)
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1963 Darlene Love – Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)
Darlene Love’s barn-burner of a song may be about heartbreak, but it makes us happy to hear it every year.
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Frosty the Snowman (1947)
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Frosty the Snowman (78rpm Version)
Gene Autry is the performer behind this song and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” So, it’s a voice you’ve been attached to since you were a little kid.
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Jingle Bells (1960)
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Ella Fitzgerald – Jingle Bells
Ella Fitzgerald’s jazzy rendition of this Christmas classic is a holiday staple. A harmonica version of it was actually the first song ever played in outer space, according to the Smithsonian.
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Santa Baby (1953)
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Eartha Kitt – Santa Baby (Official Audio)
This cheeky song by Eartha Kitt is about wanting some pretty extravagant Christmas gifts. Even though this is a holiday tune, it’s one of her most well-known songs ever.
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Blue Christmas (1957)
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Elvis Presley – Blue Christmas (1957)
Elvis Presley’s recording of this song is the most well-known version, but rumor has it that he didn’t even want to sing it in the first place, according to an interview with late singer Millie Kirkham.
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Hard Candy Christmas (1982)
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Dolly Parton – Hard Candy Christmas (Fireplace Video – Christmas Songs)
Written as a song for the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Dolly made the tune her own for the big screen adaptation that she starred in with Burt Reynolds in the ’80s.
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Run, Rudolph, Run (1958)
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Run Rudolph Run
When you need a Christmas song with some rock and roll to it, Chuck Berry is the first one to call. This one will get people to get up and dance!
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Sleigh Ride (1958)
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JOHNNY MATHIS – Sleigh Ride (1958)
This Johnny Mathis pop song is from his first Christmas album ever. In total, he’s released six throughout his career.
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Somewhere in My Memory (1990)
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Somewhere In My Memory from Home Alone
Composed by John Williams with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse for the original Home Alone film, this song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song (it lost out to Stephen Sondheim’s “Sooner or Later” from Dick Tracy).
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Winter Wonderland (1966)
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Dean Martin – Winter Wonderland (Official Audio)
Dean Martin’s take on this classic holiday hit is upbeat and genuinely fun to listen to. He, too, has an entire Christmas album complete with his take on all your holiday favorites.
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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (1963)
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Andy Williams Sings “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year” (1963)
Fun fact: This holiday pop song by Andy Williams has been featured in back-to-school commercials for Staples.
