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
Like It’s Christmas - Jonas Brothers
All Is Well - Calee Reed
The Feeling of Christmas- Bella Wright
Looking for the Light - Amanda Opelt
Once In Royal David’s City - Sufjan Stephens
Space Christmas - Allo Darlin’
Christmas Saves the Year - Twenty One Pilots
On This Winters Night - Lady A
Cuddle Up, Cozy Down Christmas- Dolly Parton
We Watch, We Wait - Nicole Nordeman
Merry Christmas, Darling- The Carpenters
I Celebrate the Day - Relient K
Christmas Tree Farm - Taylor Swift
Bells - Audrey Assad
Peace on Earth - The National Parks
Christmas in the Country - Thomas Rhett
Snow - Leslie Odom Jr.
Light of the World - Lauren Daigle
While Shepards Watched - Andrew Peterson
12 Days of Christmas- Relient K (Trust me on this one)
Christmas Is - Francesca Battistelli
Rejoice - Bethany Joy
Ribbons and Bows - Kacey Musgraves
Small Town Christmas - Rob Thomas
I Need You Christmas - The Jonas Brothers
Pretty Paper - Leigh Nash
25th - Tori Kelly
Snow - Bethany Joy
Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song) - Jessie James Decker
Winter Snow - Audrey Assad
Please Santa Don’t Be Late - Amanda Upchurch
Christmas in Killarney - Rend Collective
I Wish it Could be Christmas Every Day - Leona Lewis
Christmas - Blues Traveler
Merry and Bright - Graham Kendall