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Feed Your Holiday Spirit With These 101 Must-Have Festive Songs

It wouldn't be the holiday season without constantly listening to holiday music!

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Feed Your Holiday Spirit With These 101 Must-Have Festive Songs
Molly Goebel

There are so many things that make the holiday season special, but one of my favorites is all the jams that I only listen to this time of year! It's the perfect way to bring people together, make all of the traveling fun and entertaining, or fill you with nostalgic, holiday spirit!

Fill your holiday playlist and start annoying everyone will your festive, holiday spirit! Of course, many of these songs overlap in categories, but your holiday festivities can't go wrong with these songs playing!


The Classics:

-The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You): Nat King Cole

-A Holly Jolly Christmas: Burl Ives

-Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree: Brenda Lee

-Jingle Bell Rock: Bobby Helms

-Little Saint Nick: The Beachboys

-Happy Holidays/The Holiday Season: Andy Williams

-Happy Xmas (War is Over): John Lennon, The Harlem Community Choir, The Plastic Ono Band, & Yoko Ono

-I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus: The Jackson 5

-Santa Claus is Comin' to Town: Bruce Springsteen

-The Chipmunk Song: Alvin & The Chipmunks

-Someday at Christmas: The Jackson 5

-River: Joni Mitchell

-Happy Birthday: Stevie Wonder

-Songs from the Christmas Portrait Album: The Carpenters

-Any Trans-Siberian Orchestra Songs

-It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Andy Williams

-Caroling, Caroling: Nat King Cole

-Sleigh Ride: Johnny Mathis

-Santa Baby: Eartha Kitt

-I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas: Gayla Peevey

-Santa Claus is Comin' to Town: Frank Sinatra

-Last Christmas: Wham!

-Wonderful Christmastime: Paul McCartney

-White Christmas: Bing Crosby

-Blue Christmas: Elvis Presley

-It's beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas: Perry Como, The Fontane Sister, Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra

-Merry Xmas Everybody: Slade


The Ones That Get Stuck In Everyone's Heads (You're Welcome):

-Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays: NSYNC

-Santa Claus is Coming to Town: Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

-Jingle Bells: Michael Buble ft. The Puppini Sisters

-Christmas the Whole Year Round: Sabrina Carpenter

-Jingle Bells: Michael W. Smith

-Joy to the World: Aretha Franklin

-All I Want for Christmas is You: Mariah Carey

-Greatest Time of Year: Aly & AJ

-The 12 Days of Christmas: Straight No Chaser

-The Christmas Can-Can: Straight No Chaser

-Underneath the Tree: Kelly Clarkson

-Here Comes Santa Claus: Pentatonix

-Santa's Coming For Us: Sia

-Candy Cane Lane: Sia

-Ho Ho Ho: Sia

-Puppies Are Forever: Sia

-O Holy Night: Josh Groban

-Up On the Housetop: Pentatonix

-Santa Tell Me: Ariana Grande

-Deck The Rooftop: Glee Cast

-December: Ariana Grande

-Winter Things: Ariana Grande

-Last Christmas: Glee Cast


Modern Treats:

-White Winter Hymnal: Pentatonix

-Nutcracker: Straight No Chaser

-Warmer in the Winter: Lindsey Stirling & Trombone Shorty

-Santa Baby: Michael Buble

-Coldest Winter: Pentatonix

-Christmas Eve: Justin Bieber

-Holly Jolly Christmas: Michael Buble

-Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas: Leslie Odom Jr.

-Sleigh Ride: Pentatonix

-Only Thing I Ever Get for Christmas: Justin Bieber

-We Need A Little Christmas: Glee Cast

-Christmas (Baby Please Come Home): Michael Buble

-Oh Santa!: Mariah Carey

-Baby, It's Cold Outside: Glee Cast

-Jingle Bells (with Orchestra): Pentatonix

-Who Spiked the Eggnog?: Straight No Chaser

-All I Want for Christmas is You: Kurt Hugo Schneider & Chase Holfelder

-Mistletoe: Justin Bieber

-Text Me Merry Christmas: Straight No Chaser ft. Kristen Bell

-California Christmastime: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Cast

-Making Christmas: Pentatonix

-One More Sleep: Leona Lewis

-Everyday is Christmas Album: Sia

-Grown-Up Christmas List: Kelly Clarkson

-Wit It This Christmas: Ariana Grande

-Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah: Glee Cast

-Not Just On Christmas: Ariana Grande

-Cold December Night: Michael Buble

-The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire): Justin Bieber & Usher

-Last Christmas: Ariana Grande

-What Christmas Means to Me: Stevie Wonder

-Snow in California: Ariana Grande

-Drummer Boy: Justin Bieber

-Pat-A-Pan: David Archuleta

-Grown-Up Christmas List: Jordan Smith

-Santa Baby: Ariana Grande

-Come December: Jordan Fisher

-Christmastime: Michael W. Smith

-Progressive Christmas Carols: Jon Cozart


Just a Few Holiday Movie Favorites:

-All Songs from A Charlie Brown Christmas

-All Songs from The Polar Express Album

-Everybody Loves Christmas: Eddie Money (Santa Claus 2)

-Sleigh Ride/Jingle Bells: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans (Sleepless in Seattle)

-We Are Santa's Elves: Videocraft Chorus (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)

-Where Are You Christmas: Faith Hill (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas)

-You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch: Jim Carrey (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas)

-Christmas of Love: Little Isidor and The Inquisitors (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas)

-Pennies From Heaven: Louis Prima (Elf)

-Sleigh Ride: Ella Fitzgerald (Elf)

-Put One Foot in Front of the Other: (Santa Claus is Coming to Town)

-Come Meet Santa: Martin Short (Santa Claus 3: The Escape Clause)


Now your holiday playlists are ready to put you in a festive mood! Go enjoy your holiday spirit and spread it along the way - don't let the scrooges get you down!

Happy Holidays!

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