32 most famous Christmas songs

 

The following songs are well known for being performed by more than one different artists:

• "Blue Christmas" – Introduced by Ernest Tubb in 1949, though most famously recorded by Elvis Presley.
• "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (1946) (composed by Mel Torme and first performed by Nat King Cole)
• "The First Noel"
• "Carol of the Bells", a Ukranian-American carol by Mykola Leontovych and Peter Wilhousky, sung by many choruses, but notably the Robert Shaw Chorale
• "Frosty the Snowman" (1950) – popularized by Gene Autry. Countless artists have recorded it in the years since, perhaps the most famous likely being Jimmy Durante, who recorded the version for the television special of the same name.
• "A Holly Jolly Christmas" , from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (television special), popularised by Burl Ives
• "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – introduced by Judy Garland in the film Meet Me In St. Louis; covered by many, including Frank Sinatra, Luther Vandross, James Taylor and Vince Gill.
• "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" – popularised by Johnny Mathis, although it had been performed earlier by Perry Como and Bing Crosby
• "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" covered by many including Daryl Hall & John Oates
• "Jingle Bells"
• "Jingle Bell Rock" – best-known version is by Bobby Helms, released in 1957. Hall and Oates also did a version. Another well known singer is Brenda Lee whose version is found in the movie, "Home Alone."
• "Joy to the World" – covered by various artists which include Mariah Carey.
• "Let it Snow" – Vaughn Monroe (1945), Dean Martin (1966)
• "Little Drummer Boy – The 1958 version by the Harry Simeone Chorale is the standard.
• "Mary's Boy Child" – Harry Belafonte in 1957, Boney M in 1978 and re-released in 2005 by G4/Robin Gibb as "Mary's Boy Child/First of May".
• "Mele Kalikimaka" – Bing Crosby, and later, Jimmy Buffett
• "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" – introduced by Andy Williams in 1963
• "Merry Christmas Darling" – Introduced by The Carpenters in 1978 (on their album, A Christmas Portrait).
• "Mistletoe and Holly" – co-written and popularised by Frank Sinatra
• "O Holy Night" – covered by several artists including Kelly Clarkson and Mariah Carey
• "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree" (1958) – best-known version is by Brenda Lee. This song was also covered by Amy Grant.
• "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (1949) – popularised by Gene Autry.
• "Santa Baby" by Eartha Kitt and Madonna
• "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" – Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, Perry Como and later by Jackson 5 (1970), Bruce Springsteen
• "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy" – Introduced by Buck Owens in 1965; re-popularized by Garth Brooks in 1992.
• "Silent Night" – popularised by Frank Sinatra
• "Sleigh Ride" – composed and popularised by Leroy Anderson (1948); vocal arrangement popularised by Johnny Mathis w/ Percy Faith & His Orchestra (1958)
• "Twelve Days of Christmas" – Standard version is by the Ray Conniff Singers
• "Up On the House Top" by Benjamin Hanby and Kimberley Locke
• "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
• "White Christmas" (first performed by Bing Crosby in the 1942 musical Holiday Inn)
• "Winter Wonderland" – Perry Como (1946), The Andrews Sisters (1946), Johnny Mathis (1958), Tony Bennett (1968)

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