10 Most Popular Christmas Songs of All Time

A playlist of the most popular Christmas songs of all time, a hot steaming cup of cocoa, and a warm fireplace gathering! Isn’t that all you need for a perfectly blissful Christmas? Holiday season is the best time to spend by just relaxing and listening to some nice tunes and what can be better than some Christmas music to spread the Christmas cheer? And, the songs that have been the hot favorite for their yuletide spirits are you best bet for your playlist. Just put them on loop and forget about all else!

The Holiday season sees an onslaught of Christmas albums releasing as every popular artist tries their hand to hop on to the spirit of Christmas and fast track the record sales. Every year we have a heady mix of new songs showing up on the charts during the last months of the year. Most of them dipped in the hot sauce quintessential Christmas sentiments, and flashy videos featuring everything winter in white and red color schemes. But, some songs just keep coming back to us! They have just been around for being the gems and the most popular Christmas songs of all time that we never get tired of hearing. We know all the lyrics to them by heart, and they never fail to get us into the instant holiday mode.

There is also our other list of 10 Most Popular Songs of All Time that you can head to for a peek into the songs that are always a welcome listen, all around the year! While our Christmas Songs list features a wide range of songs that suit all kinds of moods for the holiday seasons. There are peppy number that get you foot tapping right away, the merry ones and the ones for those who are spending their Christmas alone and don’t mind savoring the melancholy a bit! So let’s get the holiday cheer on, shall we?

10. All I want For Christmas is You, Mariah Carey

The biggest nineties Christmas hit is the first on our list! Mariah’s angelic voice works perfectly with the upbeat, catchy tune to make this song a Christmas staple. One of the best Christmas love songs also! Of course all of us have that one person we’d want to be with for Christmas and this song is perfect to let them know.

9. Last Christmas, Wham!

Released in 1984 by Epic Records, “Last Christmas” by British Pop duo Wham! has been an all-time Christmas favorite ever since. Seriously, is there anybody who hasn’t heard this song? With George Michael’s dreamy vocals added in, this makes for a great Christmas concoction for the broken hearts. One of those Christmas break up songs that we can always go back to!

8. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Frank Sinatra

Hum along and try to suppress a smile. We bet that is going to be a challenge. The warm and beautiful song is the best way to wish someone a happy and cheerful Christmas. And, out of the countless renditions and performances of the song over the years, Frank Sinatra’s version is one which sticks with us by far.

7. Mary’s Boy Child, Boney M

Well, technically this song might have Christmas carol status, but Boney M’s cover of it in 1978 went on the become one of the best-selling singles on the UK charts with record sales  1.85 million copies. And, that goes to show its rightful place among the most popular Christmas songs of all time.

6. A Fairytale in New York, The Pogues

The song written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan and released by the band The Pogues is often appreciated for its straight from the heart lyrics and simplistic but honest composition crafted in the Irish folk style. Though it never hit the number one spot on the charts, it went on to be super popular in the years after its release.

5. Christmas Time is Here Again, The Beatles

Is any playlist complete without a Beatles song? Originally a secret treat meant only for fan-club members, this song was a special offering from The Beatles which finally reached fans world over in 1995, released as single. And, I had everybody singing along in no time. The sound is classic Beatles and needless to say, super catchy!

4. Merry Xmas Everybody, Slade

The one song you could break into a jig without trying. English rock band Slade’s most popular number ever, released in 1973 at the number one spot in the UK. Of course the song remained super popular, and with the advent of the internet saw a fresh bout of demand. Each year it enters the charts in December and also happened to sell 1.21 million copies in December 2012.

3. Please Come Home for Christmas, Charles Brown/Bon Jovi

Here’s one of those usher in the Christmas Blues spirit! Blues singer/pianist Charles Brown came out with this hit number in December 1961, but it has refused to be bogged down in popularity by the new cats. Instead it has had so many versions recorded by well-known artists since. The Bon Jovi version stands close to the original, blending rock well into the original and therefore deserves a special mention on the list.

2. Happy Xmas (War is Over), John Lennon

Co-written by John and Yoko in 1971, the Christmas song with a message has remained popular among fans all over the world who love to revisit Lennon’s magic every holiday season.

1. White Christmas, Bing Crosby

And no surprises here! By far the most loved and most popular Christmas song of all time is none other than White Christmas by Bing Crosby. Everybody digs a little nostalgia during the holidays and this one’s definitely a staple for the reason. The best-selling single of all time and a must on every Christmas playlist!