Nothing sets the mood at a party like good music. Holiday parties are no exception! To help you find new songs for your holiday playlist, we rounded up a list of 70+ songs from traditional to modern.
All you have to do is hit play and get your party started!
Thurl Ravenscroft
THE GRINCH SONG
Listen
Thomas Oliphant
DECK THE HALLS
Listen
Connie Francie
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Listen
Melissa Lynn
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY TWO FRONT TEETH
Listen
Lydia Maria Child
OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS
LISTEN
Emily Huntington Miller
JOLLY OLD SAINT NICHOLAS
LISTEN
Bruce Springsteen
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
LISTEN
Bobby Helms
JINGLE BELL ROCK
LISTEN
Burl Ives
SILVER AND GOLD
LISTEN
Slade
MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY
LISTEN
Buck Owens
SANTA LOOKED LIKE DADDY
LISTEN
Joe Diffie
LEROY THE REDNECK REINDEER
LISTEN
John Lennon & Yoko Ono
HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER)
LISTEN
Brooks & Dunn
WINTER WONDERLAND
LISTEN
Elvis Presley
BLUE CHRISTMAS
LISTEN
Bob Dylan
MUST BE SANTA
LISTEN
Chuck Berry
RUN RUN RUDOLPH
LISTEN
Josh Groban
O HOLY NIGHT
LISTEN
The Pogues
FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK
LISTEN
Lindsey Stirling
HALLELUJAH
LISTEN
Darlene Love
CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HOME)
LISTEN
The Jackson 5
I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS
LISTEN
Carrie Underwood
DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR?
LISTEN
Queen
THANK GOD IT’S CHRISTMAS
LISTEN
Celtic Woman
AMAZING GRACE
LISTEN
Jose Feliciano
FELIZ NAVIDAD
LISTEN
Ingrid Michaelson
WINTER SONG
LISTEN
Justin Bieber
MISTLETOE
LISTEN
Amy Grant
HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING
LISTEN
The Shins
WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIME
LISTEN
Waitresses
CHRISTMAS WRAPPING
LISTEN
The Beach Boys
LITTLE SAINT NICK
LISTEN
Brenda Lee
ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE
LISTEN
Mariah Carey
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU
LISTEN
Burl Ives
A HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS
LISTEN
Wham!
LAST CHRISTMAS
LISTEN
Faith Hill
WHERE ARE YOU CHRISTMAS?
LISTEN
Bing Crosby
WHITE CHRISTMAS
LISTEN
Band Aid
DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMAS?
LISTEN
Pentatonix
MARY, DID YOU KNOW?
LISTEN
Andy Williams
IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR
LISTEN
Ronettes
SLEIGH RIDE
LISTEN
Destiny’s Child
8 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
LISTEN
Elmo & Patsy
GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER
LISTEN
Nat King Cole
FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
LISTEN
Michael Bublé
JINGLE BELLS
LISTEN
Alvin and the Chipmunks
CHRISTMAS SONG
LISTEN
Stevie Wonder
WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO ME
LISTEN
Ariana Grande
SANTA TELL ME
LISTEN
Nat King Cole
THE CHRISTMAS SONG
LISTEN
Eartha Kitt
SANTA BABY
LISTEN
Dean Martin
SILVER BELLS
LISTEN
Gene Autry
HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS
LISTEN
Johnny Cash
I HEARD THE BELLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY
LISTEN
Ray Charles and Betty Carter
BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE
LISTEN
Gene Autry
RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
LISTEN
Alan Jackson
LET IT BE CHRISTMAS
LISTEN
Alabama
CHRISTMAS IN DIXIE
LISTEN
Reba McEntire
UP ON THE HOUSETOP
LISTEN
Elvis Presley
SILENT NIGHT
LISTEN
Run-DMC
CHRISTMAS IN HOLLIS
LISTEN
Louis Armstrong
ZAT YOU, SANTA CLAUS?
LISTEN
Vince Guaraldi Trio
CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE
LISTEN
Kay Starr
THE MAN WITH THE BAG
LISTEN
Dean Martin
LET IT SNOW!
LISTEN
Frank Sinatra
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
LISTEN
Otis Redding
MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY
LISTEN
Frank Sinatra
I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
LISTEN
Michael Bublé
IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS
LISTEN
Merle Haggard
IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER
LISTEN
Willie Nelson
PRETTY PAPER
LISTEN
In case your guests start asking for your playlist, we also created a shareable visual with the top 20 most played holiday songs on YouTube. You can also use these 20 songs as a starting point if you want to plan a playlist in advance.
Checkout the Infographic
