Top 10 Christmas Songs
Around December, many people find themselves interested in Christmas songs--especially the top 10 Christmas songs. While the list of the top 10 Christmas songs changes every holiday season, there are a few songs that always land on someone's top ten list.
Christmas Songs
To many people, the holiday season doesn't feel real until they have heard the correct amount of Christmas songs. Generally played on most radio stations around the holiday season, Christmas songs have now become synonymous with the holiday itself and go hand in hand.
As a result of their popularity, there are many Christmas songs that are played thousands of times a year. Many of the most popular Christmas songs out there are performed by numerous artist, for example, a recent cover of All I Want For Christmas by John Mayer.
Top 10 Christmas Songs
According to the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, there are 25 songs that were most performed in the first five years of the 21st century. The list, available on many websites features the top 10 Christmas songs list below:
- The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) by Mel Torme, Robert Wells
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town by Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin
- Winter Wonderland by Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith
- White Christmas by Irving Berlin
- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! by Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
- Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer by Johnny Marks
- Jingle Bell Rock by Joseph Carleton Beal, James Ross Boothe
- I'll Be Home For Christmas by Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram
- Little Drummer Boy by Katherine K. Davis, Henry V. Onorati, Harry
What Makes These Songs So Popular?
Part of the holiday season that attracts people to music is comfort. The above songs act as a comforting part of the holiday season that reminds people of happy years in the past. Certain Christmas songs can bring a person back to a single moment in time where they were happy or felt the warmth of their family.
Another reason Christmas songs become popular are movies. When a certain song is played during a scene in a movie (for example, Auld Lang Syne in the Sex and the Citymovie soundtrack) and the fans connect. The song begins to become associated with not just that move but that scene. In many cases, the song's lyrics connect to a person's soul. As a result, the emotion that is carried during a given scene is carried over to the song.
Other Popular Christmas Songs
Over the years, there have been thousands of Christmas songs made. Other popular Christmas songs include:
- Sleigh Ride
- It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
- Silver Bells
- Blue Christmas
- Carol of the Bells
- Santa Baby
- All I Want For Christmas Is You
- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
- Angels We Have Heard On High
- Christmas Shoes
- All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
- Deck the Halls
- Children, Go Where I Send Thee
- Go Tell it on the Mountain
- Angels From The Realms Of Glory
- I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day
- Joy to the World
- It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
- Oh, Come All Ye Faithful
- O Christmas Tree
- The Twelve Days of Christmas
- The First Noel
- Silent Night
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
- Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- Oh Holy Night
- Away In A Manger
- Christmas Is Now Drawing Near At Hand
Final Thoughts
For some people, Christmas songs are not just an occurrence that happens during a certain time of the year. For these people, the warmth that Christmas songs can bring is something that need be savored at all times of the year--even the funny holiday songs out there. As a result, don't be surprised if you hear the top 10 Christmas songs playing in someone's car during the middle of the summer!
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