Playlist of My Favorite Christmas Songs

     The following is a list of my favorite Christmas, winter, New Year's, and holiday -themed songs.

     [Warning:

     This playlist consists of songs performed by adults, and songs performed by children, as well as several songs which are not suitable for children.

     Do not click on this playlist and allow it to play, without stopping, in the presence of children. This playlist is not playable for large gatherings which include families, in its entirety.

     The three songs in this playlist which are not suitable for children have been marked in italics.]

     YouTube playlist

     The following link leads to a YouTube playlist that features most of the songs listed below, in no particular order:

     http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCXK0l-uGKjW50IutFGfeGPRDFuMnAwFP

     [Note: The YouTube playlist above has been modified since its original creation, and does not exactly match the list below.]





     Individual songs

     (all on YouTube, in alphabetical order by song title):



1. "Angels from the Realms of Glory" by Katherine Jenkins:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xsAocfw2Vg



2. "Believe" by Jackie Evancho:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0zWdwa0bzA



3. "Bouree" by Jethro Tull:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2RNe2jwHE0

4. "Christmas in Prison" by John Prine:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQaJn11t94M

5. "Christmas All Over Again" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPoHul8ngNw

6. "Christmas Song" by Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Cax99gVSA

7. "Christmas Time (Is Here Again!)" by the Beatles:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB7LX8mRRHM

8. "Christmas Was a Friend of Mine" by Fay Lovsky:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ITxuUxC-2s
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5imtY9swjOM



9. "December Will Be Magic Again" by Kate Bush:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfD7FzcjVyQ



10. "Ding Dong Merrily on High" by Jackie Evancho:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEzA7IAq_PA

11. "Everybody's Waitin' for the Man with the Bag" by the Brian Setzer Orchestra:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do9FcZLlVOQ



12. "Fairytale of New York" by Shane MacGowan and the Pogues, featuring Kirsty MacColl [not suitable for children]:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv0hlbWpa1w



13. "Gaudete" by Steeleye Span:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbnjdVPRzRI



14. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" by Jethro Tull:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_lFoAQQ0is



15. "Gower Wassail" by Steeleye Span:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6MpgDVqOvU

16. "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" by Elmo & Patsy:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgIwLeASnkw

17. "Greensleeves / What Child is This" by Charlotte Church:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s9ghpx-b3o



18. "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" by John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flA5ndOyZbI



19. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Judy Garland:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CreWsnhQwzY

20. "Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uZnbzTG1jY

21. "I Don't Intend to Spend Christmas Without You" by Margo Guryan:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hmRGiYxyJA



22. "I Saw Three Ships" by Celtic Woman:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak2xeLs8qJ4



23. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" by Tatiana Marie:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tGjRJsX7dM

24. "It Happened in Sun Valley" by Jo Stafford:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=820le813r2I

25. "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8UYRDsdAo0

26. "Jingle Bell Rock" by Randy Travis:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-bhnWAMGUY

27. "Little Saint Nick" by the Beach Boys:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T2WU2yykXM

28. "Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera" by Henrike Legner:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyJ3R0CS2fc



29. "Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera" by Amira Willighagen:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CytUl6aq-A4



30. "O Holy Night" by *NSYNC:

     Live Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXzJqRXLI08

     Studio Version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KeVHwGWJUg



31. "Please Come Home for Christmas" by Jonell Mosser:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_WtjDVF64I



32. "Santa Baby" by Eartha Kitt:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDS5RAaCl3U

33. "Silent Night" by Sinead o'Connor:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uHNygqhBCs



34. "Silent Night" by Enya (as "Oiche Chiun"):

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzgydw3oeq4



35. "Suck on My Cock" (parody of "Jingle Bell Rock") by Matt Rogers [not suitable for children]:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDZHUNMv2h0

36. "The Coldest Night of the Year" by Twice as Much, featuring Vashti Bunyan:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB9IDd4xJMw



37. "The First Noel" by Jackie Evancho:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm6yI1OrbzM

38. "Things I Want" by Tenacious D" [not suitable for children]:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJdBm-45kcc

39. "Walking in the Air" by Jackie Evancho:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX7p8_z7rjc

40. "We Five Kings" by Jethro Tull:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgJsgYpmS4g

41. "White Christmas" by the Cactus Cuties:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9DYblqE8vI

42. "White Christmas" by the Drifters, featuring Clyde McPhatter and Bill Pinckney:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktAdddKQ-NY



43. "White Christmas" by Tatiana Marie:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YTYp2zHVR4





     Bonus Video

     Animated cartoon set to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker", made in the Soviet Union in 1973:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roITOz-5NKg

Originally compiled on December 31st, 2023 and January 1st, 2024.

Originally published under the title
"Playlist of My Favorite Christmas Songs"
on December 31st, 2023.

Edited and expanded on January 1st, 2024;
and January 1st and 27th, 2026.

Title changed to "Playlist of My Top 40 Christmas Songs" on January 1st, 2024.
Title changed to "Playlist of My Forty Favorite Christmas Songs" on August 17th, 2025.
Title changed to current title on January 1st, 2026.