35 Holiday Songs (You Aren’t Sick Of)

Here’s a fact about me that surprises no one who has met me: I love Christmas holiday music. I absolutely adore it. From Trans-Siberian Orchestra to Nat King Cole to *NSYNC and everything in between, I’ve never met a Christmas song I didn’t like. But I also understand that most folks can only hear “Jingle Bell Rock” and “Little Drummer Boy” so many times before they start to go full Grinch, which can make the holiday season a bit of a drag. So I compiled a playlist of lesser-known gems that encompass the Christmas spirit, but that you haven’t already heard three times today during your Target run.

Below I have linked the playlist, as well as an overview of what is on it. A mix of gentle and upbeat, religious and secular, and covering a variety of genres, this list is a crowd pleaser. It’s almost exactly 2 hours long, which makes it the perfect festive background music for decorating, baking, gift wrapping, or driving around looking at lights. 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5GyykWBBcIfbyUzqIKezt9?si=mQALW8dSQdeMiHMh0rg9bw

1. Like It’s Christmas - Jonas Brothers

2. All Is Well - Calee Reed

3. The Feeling of Christmas- Bella Wright

4. Looking for the Light - Amanda Opelt

5. Once In Royal David’s City - Sufjan Stephens

6. Space Christmas - Allo Darlin’

7. Christmas Saves the Year - Twenty One Pilots

8. On This Winters Night - Lady A

9. Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas- Dolly Parton

10. We Watch, We Wait - Nicole Nordeman

11. Merry Christmas, Darling- The Carpenters

12. I Celebrate the Day - Relient K

13. Christmas Tree Farm - Taylor Swift

14. Bells - Audrey Assad

15. Peace on Earth - The National Parks

16. Christmas in the Country - Thomas Rhett

17. Snow - Leslie Odom Jr.

18. Light of the World - Lauren Daigle

19. While Shepards Watched - Andrew Peterson

20. 12 Days of Christmas- Relient K (Trust me on this one)

21. Christmas Is - Francesca Battistelli

22. Rejoice - Bethany Joy

23. Ribbons and Bows - Kacey Musgraves

24. Small Town Christmas - Rob Thomas

25. I Need You Christmas - The Jonas Brothers

26. Pretty Paper - Leigh Nash

27. 25th - Tori Kelly

28. Snow - Bethany Joy

29. Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song) - Jessie James Decker

30. Winter Snow - Audrey Assad

31. Please Santa Don’t Be Late - Amanda Upchurch

32. Christmas in Killarney - Rend Collective

33. I Wish it Could be Christmas Every Day - Leona Lewis

34. Christmas - Blues Traveler

35. Merry and Bright - Graham Kendall