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Traditional Christmas songs have remained popular year after year and are heard in many public places throughout December. Many popular Christmas songs are hundreds of years old. Some of the most popular recordings came out in the 1930s and 1940s. "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby is not only the most popular Christmas song in pop music history, it is the best selling single of all time. See History of Popular Christmas Songs Here's a short list of some of the most popular Christmas cover songs of all time: The Nutcracker (Tchaikovsky) White Christmas The Christmas Song Jingle Bells Santa Claus is Comin' To Town Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Winter Wonderland Silent Night Frosty the Snowman The Little Drummer Boy Deck the Halls 12 Days of Christmas Sleigh Ride Joy To The World The First Noel We Wish You a Merry Christmas Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! This long list covers the most popular Christmas recordings of all time White Christmas by Bing Crosby The Christmas Song by Nat King Cole, also Mel Torme (songwriter) Jingle Bells by The Andrews Sisters Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry Frosty The Snowman by Burl Ives Santa Claus Is Coming To Town by Bruce Springsteen Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer by Elmo & Patsy Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney Please Come Home For Christmas by The Eagles Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid Happy Christmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon Last Christmas by Wham Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms Blue Christmas by Elvis Presley Last Christmas by Wham Jingle Bells by Frank Sinatra The Little Drummer Boy by Stevie Wonder God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Frank Sinatra You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch by Thurl Ravenscoft Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Frank Sinatra We Wish You a Merry Christmas by the John Denver and the Muppets Winter Wonderland by Eurythmics Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow by Dean Martin Silent Night by Michael Buble Step Into Christmas by Elton John Jingle Bells by Ella Fitzgerald O Christmas Tree by Tony Bennett Nutcracker Suite by Trans-Siberian Orchestra Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Frank Sinatra Deck the Halls by Manheim Steamroller Jingle Bells by The Singing Dogs A Holly Jolly Christmas by Burl Ives Sleigh Ride by Ella Fitzgerald Christmas in Hollis by Run-D.M.C. Same Old Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg A Holly Jolly Christmas by Alan Jackson We Three Kings by Patti Smith Silent Night by Enya Ave Maria by Eleven & Chris Cornell Hark! The Herald Angels Sing by Carrie Underwood Joy To The World by Manheim Steamroller We Three Kings by Manheim Steamroller Peace On Earth/The Little Drummer Boy by David Bowie and Bing Crosby Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses 2000 Miles by The Pretenders Nutcracker Suite by Brian Setzer Orchestra Silent Night by Mariah Carey Run Rudolph Run by Chuck Berry, also Sheryl Crow It Came Upon The Midnight Clear by Johnny Mathis Noel a Paris by Jean-Luc Ichard Away In a Manger by Nat King Cole Here Comes Santa Claus by Elvis Presley Twelve Days of Christmas by Bob & Doug McKenzie O Christmas Tree by Aretha Franklin Ave Marie by Aaron Neville Greensleeves by Ray Conniff Singers It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Harry Connick, Jr., also Chicago Sleigh Ride by The Ronettes 'Twas The Night Before Christmas by Harry Simeone Twelve Days of Christmas by Burl Ives O Come All Ye Faithful by Luther Vandross Have a Holly Jolly Christmas by Harry Connick, Jr. Silver Bells by Bing Crosby & Carole Richards Frosty the Snowman by The Beach Boys Christmastime by Aimee Mann What Christmas Means To Me by Anna Gordy Gaye, Allen Story and George Gordy Carol of the Bells by Pentatonix I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus by The Jackson 5, also John Mellencamp It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas by Bing Crosby, also Michael Buble Jingle Bells by Harry Connick, Jr. Nuttin' For Christmas by Spike Jones I'll Be Home For Christmas by Bing Crosby Christmas Medley by Salsoul Orchestra Go Tell It On The Mountain by Garth Brooks Away In a Manger by Manheim Steamroller Winter Wonderland by Ringo Starr The Chipmunk Song by The Chipmunks (Christmas Don't Be Late) Do You Hear What I Hear by Bing Crosby, also Carrie Underwood You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch by Brian Setzer Orchestra Silent Night by Taylor Swift Oi To The World by No Doubt The Night Before Christmas by Carly Simon Twelve Days of Christmas by Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters Little Saint Nick by The Beach Boys O Come All Ye Faithful by Faith Hill Here Comes Santa Claus by Gene Autry Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee Joy To The World by Nat King Cole O Little Town of Bethlehem by Elvis Presley River by Joni Mitchell We Three Kings by Dolly Parton Merry Christmas Baby by Otis Redding, also Bruce Springsteen, Christina Aguilera Santa Baby by Eartha Kitt, also Everclear, Taylor Swift Nuttin' For Christmas by Sugarland Jingle Bells by Diana Krall Mistletoe by Colbie Caillat All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey Have a Holly Jolly Christmas by Johnny Mathis O Christmas Tree by Chicago Santa Bring My Baby Back (to Me) by Elvis Presley Away In a Manger by Martina McBride Sleigh Ride by Diana Krall & The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra The First Noel by Elvis Presley Fairytale of New York by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl Father Christmas by The Kinks 'Twas The Night Before Christmas by Peter, Paul & Mary Joy To The World by The Supremes (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays by Perry Como, also The Carpenters Christmas All Over Again by Tom Petty Baby, It's Cold Outside by Lady Antebellum Let Me Sleep (It's Christmas Time) by Pearl Jam Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Pentatonix A Christmas Song by Jethro Tull It Came Upon a Midnight Clear by The Carpenters Don't Believe In Christmas by Pearl Jam Silent Night by Justin Bieber Back Door Santa by Clarence Carter You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch by Jim Carey Put One Foot In Front of the Other by Ether Park Silver Bells by Martina McBride December by Norah Jones O Little Town of Bethlehem by Sarah McLachlan Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) by Mariah Carey Silent Night by Josh Groban O Tannenbaum by Nat "King" Cole The First Noel by 'NSYNC Gabriel's Message by Charles Bordes and Sabine Baring-Gould We Three Kings by Patti Smith The Happiest Christmas Tree by Nat "King" Cole No Presents For Christmas by King Diamond If Every Day Was Like Christmas by Elvis Presley Away In a Manger by Andy Williams Merry Christmas Darling by The Carpenters Christmas Time Again by Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone O Little Town of Bethlehem by Elvis Presley Where Are You Christmas by Faith Hill Merry Xmas, Baby (Please Don't Die) by Dum Dum Girls Cool Yule by Louis Armstrong with the Commanders Silent Night by Stevie Nicks Miss You Most (At Christmas Time) by Mariah Carey 12 Days of Christmas by John Denver Christmastime by Smashing Pumpkins Candy Cane Christmas by Darius Rucker Christmas Waltz by The Carpenters I Saw Three Ships by Nat "King" Cole Mary, Did You Know? by Pentatonix Christmas In The City by Mary J. Blige Peace in the Valley by Elvis Presley The First Noel by Andy Williams We Three Kings by Harry Connick, Jr. A Marshmellow World by Dean Martin Silent Night by The Temptations Peace on Earth by Paul Venable Christmas Time in the City by Black Cherry NOTE: The 1940s song "Baby, It's Cold Outside" recorded by Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalban for the MGM film Neptune's Daughter made the news in Decemeber 2018 as "controversial" due to suggestive lyrics associated with a man trying to persuade a woman to spend the night because it was cold outside. It was not a Christmas song at all, but radio stations have played it as a holiday classic due to its winter theme. The controversy made national news just because a handful of stations decided not to not play it. The song has been covered by many artists and was never considered controversial prior to 2018. The 1949 movie was a romantic comedy. |
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