Everywhere you go, Christmas music is playing now. You can't escape it, so you might as well embrace it. Instead of listening to the same, old traditional tracks, I gathered a bunch of jolly jams that aren't considered as common as the well-known classics.
I will not be including "All I want for Christmas is you", "Mistletoe", or "Last Christmas" on this list, for these songs have become absolutely huge during this season and are practically classics in their own right now.
No artist is on this list more than once, but many have tons of amazing holiday bops, so check them all out!
"Santa Tell Me" - Ariana Grande
Lyrics to listen for:
"I'm avoiding every mistletoe until I know it's
True love that he thinks of
So next Christmas I'm not all alone, boy"
"Underneath the Tree" - Kelly Clarkson
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Presents, what a beautiful sight
Don't mean a thing if you ain't holding me tight"
"Christmas C' mon" - Lindsey Stirling & Becky G
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Once, too soon, I bought your gift in May
Can't believe we're here on my favorite holiday"
"Man with the Bag" - Jessie J
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Oh Mr. Kringle, I'm soon gonna jingle
The bells that'll tingle all your troubles away"
"Mele Kalikimaka" - Jake Owen
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun will shine by day and all the stars at night"
"Hoping For Snow" - The Vamps
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Last year you took a piece of my heart
This year, I guess it's fallen apart"
"Christmas the Whole Year Round" - Sabrina Carpenter
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Why stop at 1, hey we're full
When we can have 364 more"
"Shake up Christmas" - Train
Lyrics to Listen for:
"And maybe every once in a while
You give my grandma a reason to smile
'Tis the season to smile
It's cold but we'll be freezing in style"
"Little Saint Nick" - The Beach Boys
Lyrics to Listen for:
"And a real famous cat all dressed up in red
And he spends the whole year working out on his sled"
"Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy" - Brad Paisley
Lyrics to Listen for:
"I never saw Dancer or Prancer
I never heard the sleigh bells ring
I never saw the red nosed reindeer
Like they show on the TV screen"
"One More Sleep" - Leona Lewis
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Until we're rocking around the Christmas tree
Until I got you sitting next to me
We got a lot of catching up to do
I just can't take this missing you"
"Greatest Time of Year" - Aly & AJ
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Joy to the world and everyone
Lift up your hearts and feel the love"
"December" - Earth, Wind & Fire
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Now December found the love that we shared in September"
"Christmas Cookies" - George Strait
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Every time she sticks another batch in the oven
There's fifteen minutes for some kissin' an' a'huggin'
That's why I eat Christmas cookies ALL YEAR LONG"
"Gold and Green" - Sugarland
Lyrics to Listen for:
"The carolers they sing noel
Silent night and silver bells
And all around you snow will fall
Like confetti stars and paper dolls"
"Christmas Wrapping" - Glee Cast
Lyrics to Listen for:
" 'Bah, humbug!' but that's too strong,
'Cause it is my favorite holiday.
But all this year's been a busy blur
Don't think I have the energy"
"Coldest Winter" - Pentatonix
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Goodbye my friend I won't ever love again"
"Oh Santa" - Mariah Carey
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Santa
If you get this letter
Won't you help me out
I know you're kinda busy with your elves right now"
"Merry Christmas Baby" - Hunter Hayes
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Santa came down the chimney
Bout half-past three left lots
Of presents for my baby and me"
"Coming Home to You" - American Authors
Lyrics to Listen for:
"I missed the way snow falls on your face
Christmas in California isn't the same"
"One I've Been Missing" - Little Mix
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Is it the lights in your eyes?
They've never shone so bright"
"Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" - *NSYNC
Lyrics to Listen for:
"It's a wonderful feeling
Feel the love in the room
From the floor to the ceiling"
"Cold December Night" - Michael Bublé
Lyrics to Listen for:
"So please just fall in love with me this Christmas
There's nothing else that I will need this Christmas"
"Christmas Time" - Christina Aguilera
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Sneaking a kiss under the mistletoe
I want a white Christmas so let it snow"
"Christmas Without You" - One Republic
Lyrics to Listen for:
"So go ahead light the fire, turn that Christmas tree on
Because I've been missing you so much, that I wrote you this song
Yes, I did"
"It's Not Christmas Without You" - Victorious Cast, Victoria Justice
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Everyone's toasting
Chestnuts are roasting"
"Thank God It's Christmas" - Queen
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Oh, my love, we live in troubled days
Oh, my friend, we have the strangest ways
All my friends on this one day of days"
"Christmas Soul" - Ross Lynch
Lyrics to Listen for:
"We got that reindeer
Kinda cheer
Santa's flying over here
All the way from the North Pole!"
"Shake Santa Shake" - Zendaya
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Who's that dude in the cherry red suit?
Tearing up the floor, tonight
He's shaking his hips, got a sack full of gifts
And a beard that's crazy white
"Present Without a Bow" - Kacey Musgraves, Leon Bridges
Lyrics to Listen for:
"The holiday's just another day that's cold
Standing all alone under the mistletoe"
"Step into Christmas" - Elton John
Lyrics to Listen for:
"So Merry Christmas, one and all
There's no place I'd rather be
Than askin' you if you'd oblige
Steppin' into Christmas with me
"Christmas Conga" - Cyndi Lauper
Lyrics to Listen for:
"String up the new lights
Brighten the cold nights
And get those baubles blinking"
"Grown-Up Christmas List" - Jordan Smith
Lyrics to Listen for:
"No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts"
"Come December" - Jordan Fisher
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Do you remember the last time we were together?
Everything was magical, feels like forever"
"A Marshmallow World" - The Cheetah Girls
Lyrics to Listen for:
"It's a time to play, it's a whip cream day
I wait for it all year 'round"
"Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" - LeAnn Rimes
Lyrics to Listen for:
"There's a man on the corner that doesn't have a name
People pass and turn their their heads away
But to share a simple kindness would set your hearts aflame
And you'll get more than you'll ever give away"
"Christmas in the Sand" - Colbie Caillat
Lyrics to Listen for:
"I saw Santa in his bathing suit
Tried to catch a wave, but he tried too soon"
"Count on Christmas" - Bebe Rexha
Lyrics to Listen for:
"I think it's time for the timeless time of year"
"Santa's Coming for Us" - Sia
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Nights are getting shorter now, hot chocolate
Fills the air and Christmas cheer does, too
Pick a merry old Christmas tree, so lovely
The joy this time here brings to you"
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid
Lyrics to Listen for:
"But say a prayer
Pray for the other ones
At Christmas time, it's hard
But when you're having fun"
"My Only Wish (This Year)" - Britney Spears
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Can't be alone, under the mistletoe
He's all I want and a big red bow"
"Like It's Christmas" - Jonas Brothers
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Look at the lights
Twinkling bright
24/7
Every inch of Central Park
Is covered in white"
"What Christmas Means to Me" - Stevie Wonder
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Let's deck the halls with holly
Sings with silent night
Fill the dreams with angel hair
pretty, pretty lights"
"Beautiful Christmas" - Big Time Rush
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Rudolph can take a break
Frosty can melt away"
"Kiss Me Babe, It's Christmas Time" - Owl City
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Well it's Christmas time, and I'm warm inside, despite the bitter cold
Cause you're here with me, and I guarantee, my heart is yours to hold"
"Wish List" - Neon Trees
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Wish as I may, wish as I might
Grant me this one small wish
On Christmas night"
"You Make it Feel Like Christmas" - Gwen Stefani ft. Blake Shelton
Lyrics to Listen for:
"I want to thank the storm that brought the snow (uh uh)
Thanks to the string of lights that make it glow (uh)"
"Cozy Little Christmas" - Katy Perry
Lyrics to Listen for:
"Everybody's in a hurry, in a flurry
Shopping 'til they're droppin' in the snow"
"Wrapped up for Christmas" - Forever in Your Mind
Lyrics to Listen for:
"You're the one that I want
You're the reason that I've been good this year"
"Best Time of the Year" - Christy Carlson Romano
Lyrics to Listen for:
"But then the snow starts falling
friends start calling"
