Top 101 of the Best Christmas Music
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One of the best ways to celebrate Christmas is through music. With that in mind, check out the top 101 of the best Christmas music.
Table of Contents
#101 – 90. Christmas Music
101. Santa Baby – Eartha Kitt
100. Santa Baby – Madonna
99. Joy to the World – Earth, Wind & Fire
98. Father Christmas – The Kinks
97. Driving Home for Christmas – Chris Rea
96. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel – Sufjan Stevens
95. Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms
94. Run Rudolph Run – Chuck Berry
93. Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Jackson 5
92. Christmas Makes Me Cry – Kacey Musgraves
91. Last Christmas – Wham!
90. All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
#89 – 80. Christmas Music
89. Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End) – The Darkness
88. Santa Tell Me – Ariana Grande
87. Do They Know It’s Christmas? – Band Aid
86. Merry Xmas Everybody – Slade
85. Silent Night – Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
84. Step Into Christmas – Elton John
83. Christmas Time Is Here – Vince Guaraldi Trio
82. I Do Not Care for the Winter Sun – Beach House
81. Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town – Bruce Springsteen
80. Please Come Home for Christmas – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
#79 – 70. Christmas Music
79. Santa’s Got A Bag Of Soul – Soul-Saints Orchestra
78. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday – Wizzard
77. Christmas in Harlem – Kanye West featuring Cam’ron, Jim Jones, Vado, Cyhi Da Prynce & Pusha T
76. River – Joni Mitchell
75. Sleigh Ride – TLC
74. Mistletoe – Ginuwine
73. Mistletoe – Justin Bieber
72. Zat You, Santa Claus? – Louis Armstrong
71. Santa’s Beard – The Beach Boys
70. Hard Candy Christmas – Dolly Parton
#69 – 60. Christmas Music
69. 2000 Miles – Pretenders
68. To Heck With Ole Santa Claus – Loretta Lynn
67. Pretty Paper – Willie Nelson
66. Auld Lang Syne – Sufjan Stevens
65. Winter Wonderland – Ella Fitzgerald
64. I Wish It Was Christmas Today – Julian Casablancas
63. The Christmas Song – Ella Fitzgerald
62. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kings – Barenaked Ladies & Sarah McLachlan
61. Santa Claus – The Sonics
60. What Christmas Means to Me – Stevie Wonder
#59 – 50. Christmas Music
59. I Believe in Father Christmas – Greg Lake
58. O Tannenbaum – Vince Guaraldi Trio
57. The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth – Bing Crosby and David Bowie
56. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – John Lennon & Yoko Ono
55. Cool Yule – Louis Armstrong
54. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – The Temptations
53. This Gift – 98 Degrees
52. Jingle Bells – Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
51. Jingle Dem Bells – RuPaul feat. Big Freedia and Ellis Miah
50. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Judy Garland
#49 – 40. Christmas Music
49. Santa Claus is Coming to Town – The Crystals
48. Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley
47. Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto – James Brown
46. One More Sleep – Leona Lewis
45. Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You – Billy Squier
44. Put a Little Love in Your Heart – Al Green and Annie Lennox
43. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays – *NSYNC
42. Midnight Sleighride – Sauter-Finegan Orchestra
41. Christmas in Hollis – Run-DMC
40. Sleigh Ride – The Ronettes
#39 – 30. Christmas Music
39. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
38. Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) – The Ramones
37. Frosty the Snowman – The Ronettes
36. Bring Me Love – John Legend
35. My Only Wish (This Year) – Britney Spears
34. Jingle Bell Rock – Daryl Hall & John Oates
33. Puppies Are Forever – Sia
32. Break Up Holiday – Dude York
31. The Twelve Pains of Christmas – Bob Rivers
30. Keep Christmas With You All Through the Year – Sesame Street Cast
#29 – 20. Christmas Music
29. This Christmas – Donny Hathaway
28. O Holy Night – Mariah Carey
27. Just Like Christmas – Low
26. Everybody Knows the Claus – Hanson
25. Last Christmas – Carly Rae Jepsen
24. Underneath the Tree – Kelly Clarkson
23. Merry Christmas Baby – Otis Redding
22. Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas) – Weather Girls
21. 8 Days of Christmas – Destiny’s Child
20. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Cat Power
#19 – 10. Christmas Music
19. Christmas Wrapping – The Waitresses
18. It Doesn’t Often Snow at Christmas – Pet Shop Boys
17. Someday at Christmas – Stevie Wonder
16. White Christmas – Bing Crosby
15. Drummer Boy – Justin Bieber feat. Busta Rhymes
14. Wonderful Christmas Time – Paul McCartney
13. She’s All I Want for Christmas – Lloyd
12. Wonderful Christmas Time – Diana Ross
11. In Dulce Jubilo – Mike Oldfield
10. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love
#9 – 1. Christmas Music
9. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – The Jackson 5
8. Fairytale of New York – The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl
7. Merry Christmas Baby – Ike and Tina Turner
6. Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Dean Martin
5. Frosty the Snowman – Cocteau Twins
4. The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) – Alvin & The Chipmunks
3. Scrooge – the Muppets
2. Christmas Is Coming – John Denver & The Muppets
1.Hey Sis, It’s Christmas – RuPaul
Ideas for the top 101 of the best Christmas music were taken from the following sources.[1]TimeOut – The 50 best Christmas songs of all time[2]Esquire – The 45 Best Christmas Songs of All Time[3]Cosmopolitan – The 40 Best Christmas Songs of All Time
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