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| YEAR | SONG | WRITERS | RECORDING ARTIST (LABEL) |
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| 1500s | We Wish You a Merry Christmas | traditional, adapted by Arthur Warrell in 1935 | before recording era |
| 1580 | Greensleeves | Richard Jones | before recording era |
| 1719 | Joy To The World | Isaac Watts, Lowell Mason (melodic adaptation) | before recording era |
| 1739 | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | Charles Wesley, Felix Mendelssohn | before recording era |
| 1744 | O Come, All Ye Faithful | John Francis Wade, others | before recording era |
| 1760 | God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen | traditional, unknown | before recording era |
| 1780 | 12 Days of Christmas | unknown | before recording era |
| 1818 | Silent Night | Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr | before recording era |
| 1823 | The First Noel | Davies Gilbert, William Sandys (adaptations) | before recording era |
| 1823 | Twas the Night Before Christmas | Clement Clark Moore, later music by Ken Darby | before recording era |
| 1824 | O Christmas Tree | unknown | before recording era |
| 1825 | Ave Maria | Franz Schubert | before recording era |
| 1849 | It Came Upon a Midnight Clear | Edmund Sears, Arthur Sullivan | before recording era |
| 1857 | Jingle Bells | James Lord Peirpont | before recording era |
| 1857 | We Three Kings | John Henry Hopkins, Jr. | before recording era |
| 1862 | Deck the Halls | Thomas Oliphant, 16th century melody | before recording era |
| 1865 | Go Tell It On The Mountain | John Wesley Work, Jr. | before recording era |
| 1868 | O Little Town of Bethlehem | Phillip Brooks, Lewis Redner | before recording era |
| 1882 | Away In a Manger | lyricist unknown, William Kirpatrick, James Ramsey Murray | before recording era |
| 1892 | The Nutcracker | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Arthur Pryor's Band (Victor) 1911 |
| 1934 | Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town | John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie | George Hall & His Orchestra (Bluebird) 1934 |
| 1934 | Winter Wonderland | Johnny Marks | Artie Shaw (RCA) 1934 |
| 1939 | Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer | Johnny Marks | Gene Autry (Columbia) 1949 |
| 1941 | The Little Drummer Boy | Harry Simeone, Katherine Davis, Nery Onorati | Trapp Family Singers (RCA Victor) 1951 |
| 1942 | White Christmas | Irvin Berlin | Bing Crosby (Decca) 1942 |
| 1944 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane | Judy Garland (Decca) 1944 |
| 1945 | The Christmas Song | Bob Wells, Mel Torme | Nat King Cole (Capitol) 1946 |
| 1945 | Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | Vaughn Monroe (Victor) 1945 |
| 1948 | Sleigh Ride | Leroy Anderson | Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops (RCA) 1949 |
| 1950 | Frosty the Snowman | Walter "Jack" Rollins, Steve Nelson | Gene Autry & The Cass County Boys (Columbia) 1950 |
| 1950 | Silver Bells | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | Bing Crosby and Carol Richards (Decca) 1950 |
| 1951 | It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas | Meredith Wilson | Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters (RCA Victor) 1951 |
| 1957 | Blue Christmas | Billy Haves, J.W. Johnson | Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) 1964 |
| 1957 | Jingle Bell Rock | Bobby Helmes | Bobby Helmes (Decca) 1957 |
| 1958 | Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree | Johnny Marks | Brenda Lee (Decca) 1958 |
| 1960 | Please Come Home For Christmas | Charles Brown, Gene Redd | Charles Brown (King) 1960 |
| 1962 | Do You Hear What I Hear | Noel Regney, Gloria Shayne Baker | Harry Simeone (Mercury) 1962 |
| 1962 | A Holly Jolly Christmas | Johnny Marks | Quinto Sisters (Columbia) 1964 |
| 1963 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | Edward Pola, George Wyle | Andy Williams (Columbia) 1963 |
| 1963 | Little Saint Nick | Brian Wilson, Mike Love | Beach Boys (Capitol) 1963 |
| 1966 | You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch | Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, Albert Hague | Thurl Ravenscroft (MGM) 1966 |
| 1970 | Put One Foot In Front of the Other | Jules Bass, Maury Laws | Kris & Winter featuring Mike Sammes Singers (Rhino) 2002 |
| 1970 | Feliz Navidad | Jose Feliciano | Jose Feliciano (RCA) 1970 |
| 1971 | Happy Xmas (War Is Over) | John Lennon, Yoko Ono | John Lennon, Yoko One & The Plastic Ono Band (Apple) 1971 |
| 1973 | Step Into Christmas | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | Elton John (MCA) 1973 |
| 1978 | Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer | Randy Brooks | Elmo & Patsy (indie) 1979, (Epic) 1984 |
| 1979 | Wonderful Christmastime | Paul McCartney | Paul McCartney (Columbia) 1979 |
| 1981 | Christmas Wrapping | Chris Butler | The Waitresses (Ze) 1981 |
| 1984 | Last Christmas | George Michael | Wham! (Epic) 1984 |
| 1984 | Do They Know It's Christmas | Bob Geldof, Midge Ure | Band Aid (Columbia) 1984 |
| 1994 | All I Want For Christmas Is You | Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff | Mariah Carey (Columbia) 1994 |
