Top Holiday Music Songs
Rank
All Time
Artist
Song
Subgenre(s)
Other Genre(s)
Year
1
336
Bing Crosby
White Christmas
Christmas Music
Traditional Pop
1942
2
598
The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl
Fairytale of New York
Christmas Music
Celtic Rock
,
Folk Pop
1987
3
1145
Warren Zevon
Werewolves of London
Halloween Music
Piano Rock
,
Singer/Songwriter
1978
4
1896
Nat King Cole
The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
Christmas Music
Traditional Pop
1946
5
2179
Joni Mitchell
River
Christmas Music
Piano Rock
,
Singer/Songwriter
1971
6
2566
Band Aid
Do They Know It's Christmas?
Christmas Music
Pop
1984
7
3453
Gene Autry
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Christmas Music
Western Swing
1949
8
3615
Darlene Love
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Christmas Music
Brill Building
,
Pop Soul
1963
9
4688
John & Yoko & The Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Christmas Music
Pop Rock
1971
10
4888
Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
Merry Christmas, Baby
Christmas Music
Piano Blues
1947
11
6724
Bobby 'Boris' Pickett and the Crypt Kickers
Monster Mash
Halloween Music
Novelty
,
Pop Rock
,
Vocal Group
1962
12
7036
Tino Rossi
Petit papa Noël
Christmas Music
Chanson
1946
13
7130
Pretenders
2000 Miles
Christmas Music
Jangle Pop
,
New Wave
1983
14
7444
Spike Jones and His City Slickers
All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)
Christmas Music
Musical Comedy
,
Novelty
1948
15
8469
Ray Parker Jr.
Ghostbusters
Halloween Music
Dance-Pop
,
Film Soundtrack
1984
16
8650
Associated Glee Clubs of America
Adeste Fideles
Christmas Music
Choral
1925
17
9277
Wham!
Last Christmas
Christmas Music
Synthpop
1984
18
9762
Sheb Wooley
The Purple People Eater
Halloween Music
Novelty
,
Rock & Roll
1958
19
9916
David Rose
Holiday for Strings
1942
Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10000:
The Drifters
White Christmas
Christmas Music
Doo-Wop
1954
Paul Kelly [Australia]
How to Make Gravy
Christmas Music
Pop Rock
,
Singer/Songwriter
1996
Jona Lewie
Stop the Cavalry
Christmas Music
Synthpop
1980
Charles Brown
Please Come Home for Christmas
Christmas Music
Blues
,
Rhythm & Blues
1960
Warren Zevon
Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
Halloween Music
Piano Rock
,
Singer/Songwriter
1978
Slade
Merry Xmas Everybody
Christmas Music
Glam Rock
1973
Bobby Helms
Jingle Bell Rock
Christmas Music
Rockabilly
1957