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185+ Christmas Songs to Get You In The Festive Spirit

Details: blog; Updated: 13th October 2023

185+ Christmas Songs to Get You In The Festive Spirit

Once a year, we’re granted permission to indulge ourselves in the long-standing tradition of Christmas songs.

Wholesome, full of joy, and ever-so-slightly cheesy; Christmas songs are a unique phenomenon in the music industry. Some have deep-dived into hits such as Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' to analyse the reasons for its perpetual success. They even suggest there's a 'Christmas chord' that evokes that warm, fuzzy feeling we experience when listening to Xmas songs.

If you write a hit, you’ll be guaranteed millions of streams every year without fail. However, release something truly awful, and it will stay with you for the rest of your career - it’s risky business putting your baubles on the line!

Anyway, there are sacks full to mull over, and this list almost snowballed out of control a few times - but here it is, the one and only Christmas song list you’ll need to be merry this winter!

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Top 12 Christmas Songs

Last Christmas - Wham!
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Fairytale of New York - The Pogues
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All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey
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I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard
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Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade
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Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
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Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
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Stay Another Day - East 17
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White Christmas - Bing Crosby
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Step Into Christmas - Elton John
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River - Joni Mitchell
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2000 Miles - The Pretenders
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Contemporary Christmas Songs

The Perfect Christmas - Daniela Andrade
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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Sufjan Stevens
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Snowman - Sia
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Glittery - Kacey Musgraves ft. Troye Sivan
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Hey Sis, It's Christmas - RuPaul
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’tis the damn season - Taylor Swift
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Never Felt Like Christmas - Lizzo
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Pub Crawl - Arkells
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Hello (And It’s Christmas) - Kytes
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Christmas Tree Farm - Taylor Swift
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Like It’s Christmas - Jonas Brothers
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Merry Christmas - Elton John & Ed Sheeran
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Home To You (This Christmas) - Sigrid
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Fall In Love At Christmas - Mariah Carey
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Kiss Me It’s Christmas - Leona Lewis ft. Ne-Yo
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Come on Home For Christmas - George Ezra
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You Deserve It All - John Legend
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Rocking Christmas Songs

Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End) - The Darkness
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Father Christmas - The Kinks
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Last Christmas - Jimmy Eat World
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Christmas Must Be Tonight - The Band
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Christmas All Over Again - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
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Mistress for Christmas - AC/DC
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Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin’ Stevens
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Deck The Halls - Relient K
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Yule Shoot Your Eye Out - Fall Out Boy
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Christmas Saves The Year - twenty one pilots
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All I Want For Christmas Is You - My Chemical Romance
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Thrashing Through The Snow - Megadeth
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Thank God It’s Christmas - Queen
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Christmas with the Devil - Spinal Tap
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Last Christmas On Earth - Palma Violets
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Indie Christmas Songs

Walking In The Winter - The Coral
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White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes
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Won’t Be Home For Christmas - Flyte
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Just Like Christmas - Low
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Tom Odell - Real Love
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Elbow - Golden Slumbers
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Somewhere Only We Know - Lily Allen
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Aurora - Half The World Away
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The Christmas Waltz - She & Him
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If We Make It Through December - Phoebe Bridgers
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Don’t Shoot Me Santa - The Killers
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Christmas Lights - Coldplay
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Krampus - The Lathums
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Last Christmas - Pale Waves
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Hear The Bells - Calexico
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Vegetarian Christmas - Feet
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I Wish It Was Christmas Today - Julian Casablancas
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Christmas Eve (Soul Purpose) - Blossoms
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Christmas Caller - Beach Bunny
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Christmas Pop Songs

Santa Tell Me - Ariana Grande
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Do They Know It’s Christmas Time? - Band Aid
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Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney
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Underneath the Tree - Kelly Clarkson
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Candy Cane Lane - Sia
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The Power Of Love - Gabriella Aplin
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A Little Love - Celeste
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Together In Electric Dreams - Lola Young
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Can’t Fight This Feeling - Bastille
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Your Song - Ellie Goulding
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It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Michael Bublé
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Merry Christmas Baby - Hanson
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Mistletoe - Justin Bieber
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One More Sleep - Leona Lewis
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You Make It Feel Like Christmas - Gwen Stefani ft. Blake Shelton
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What Christmas Means To Me - John Legend
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Hallelujah - Carrie Underwood and John Legend
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Cosy Little Christmas - Katy Perry
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My Kind Of Present - Meghan Trainor
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Country Christmas Songs

Pretty Paper - Willie Nelson
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Dear Santa - Tim McGraw
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Christmas In The Country - Thomas Rhett
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Home - Blake Shelton and Michael Bublé
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Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley
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364 Days to Go - Brad Paisley
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All I Want for Christmas is You - Lady A
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O Holy Night - Lonestar
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Christmases When You Were Mine - Taylor Swift
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Ribbons and Bows - Kacey Musgraves
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Please Come Home For Christmas - Eagles
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Let It Be Christmas - Alan Jackson
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Carol Of The Bells - Kenny Rogers
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I’ll Be Home For Christmas - Rascal Flatts
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Hard Candy Christmas - Dolly Parton
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Winter Wonderland - Brooks & Dunn
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Christmas In Dixie - Alabama
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When You Believe - Maren Morris and Pentatonix
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Candy Cane Christmas - Darius Rucker
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I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day - Johnny Cash
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Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You) - Kelly Clarkson
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Take Me Home for Christmas - Dan + Shay
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Santa, I’m Right Here - Toby Keith
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R&B Christmas Songs

One Day I’ll Fly Away - Vaults
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8 Days of Christmas - Destiny’s Child
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Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto - James Brown
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Christmas in Hollis - Run-DMC
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Christmas Rappin' - Kurtis Blow
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Merry Christmas Baby - Ike and Tina. Turner
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Let It Snow - Boyz II Men
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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays - *NSYNC
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Be There For Christmas - Ledisi
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Someday At Christmas - Andrea Day
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Christmas Calling (Jolly Jones) - Norah Jones
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December - Ariana Grande
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I Want To Come Home For Christmas - Marvin Gaye
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What Christmas Means to Me - Stevie Wonder
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This Christmas - Dianna Ross
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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - The Jackson 5
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Wonderful Christmas Time - Kelly Rowland
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Traditional Songs & Christmas Carols

Silent Night - Michael Bublé
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In Dulci Jubilo - Mike Oldfield
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The Little Swallow - Katie Melua
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Julie Andrews
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Joy To The World - Aretha Franklin
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O Come, All Ye Faithful - Faith Hill
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12 Days Of Christmas - Straight No Chasers
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O Holy Night - Pentatonix
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Good King Wenceslas - Bing Crosby
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O Come, O Come Emmanuel - The Piano Guys
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O Little Town of Bethlehem - Nat King Cole
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Joy to the World - Mariah Carey
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Away in a Manger - Pentatonix
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God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - Pentatonix
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Sussex Carol - Elaine Hagenberg
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The Three Kings - VOCES8
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We Wish You a Merry Christmas - The Vamps
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Carol of the Bells - Lindsey Stirling
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The Holly and the Ivy - Annie Lennox
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Ding Dong! Merrily on High - Jon Schmidt
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Christmas Jazz Songs

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra
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The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
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O Tannenbaum - Vince Guaraldi Trio
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Let It Snow, Let Is Snow, Let It Snow - Frank Sinatra
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Jingle Bells - Ella Fitzgerald
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Winter Wonderland - Dean Martin
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Frosty The Snowman - Ella Fitzgerald
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Zat You, Santa Claus?’ - Louis Armstrong
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What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody Swinging) - Louis Prima
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Hang Your Lights - Jamie Cullum
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Holly Jolly Christmas - Michael Bublé
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Merry Christmas Baby - Etta James
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Wintertime - Norah Jones
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It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Andy Williams
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Silver Bells - Tony Bennett
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Mistletoe & Holly - Frank Sinatra
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Christmas In New Orleans - Louis Armstrong
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The Christmas Waltz - Tony Bennett
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Here Comes Santa Claus - Ramsey Lewis
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What Are You Doing New Years Eve? - Ella Fitzgerald
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Classic Christmas Songs

Driving Home for Christmas - Chris Rea
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Little Saint Nick - The Beach Boys
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Sleigh Ride - The Rosettes
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Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
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A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
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Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
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Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
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Santa Claus is Coming to Town - The Jackson 5
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Run, Rudolph, Run - Chuck Berry
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Peace on Earth/The Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby and David Bowie
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Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
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Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas) - The Weather Girls
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Mary’s Boy Child - Harry Belafonte
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Wonderful Christmas Time - Diana Ross
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Frosty the Snowman - Cocteau Twins
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Feliz Navidad - José Feliciano
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Marshmallow World - Darlene Love
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Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Crystals
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Do You Hear What I Hear? - Whitney Houston
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Somewhere in My Memory - John Williams
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What’s This? - Danny Elfman
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Believe - Josh Groban
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Baby It’s Cold Outside - Idina Menzel & Michael Bublé
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