With the holiday season just around the corner, one of the best parts is listening to Christmas music. Whether you love the classic carols or prefer the modern hits, there’s no shortage of festive tunes to put you in the holiday spirit. In this article, we’ll take a look at the top 5 most popular Christmas songs of all time and some new trends in holiday music.
1- Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You”
Released in 1994 on her “Merry Christmas” album it was co-written by Mariah and Walter Afanasieff. Since then, this song has pretty much taken over every Christmas season. It’s the most played holiday song ever on Spotify passing 2 billion streams. Every December it shoots back to the top of the charts and breaks streaming records.
2- Wham! “Last Christmas”
Released in 1984 and was written and produced completely by George Michael. Interestingly, he originally called it “Last Easter” but changed the title to “Last Christmas” when he released it for the holiday season. This song became an instant Christmas classic and is consistently among the top streamed for the holidays. In the UK it reached #1 many years after it first came out.
3- Ariana Grande “Santa Tell Me”
Ariana released “Santa Tell Me” In 2014, and it’s become the biggest modern Christmas Hit due to its fun pop sound that has a lot of young listeners hooked. Now being one of the top three most streamed Christmas songs on Spotify and keeps getting more popular every holiday season.
4- Michael Bublé’s “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas”
Even though this song was written back in 1951, Michael Bublé’s version is the one everyone listens to today. His recording has that cozy, classic Christmas feel that people love around the holidays. Every December it jumps back into the top streaming charts and is always one of the most-played songs of the season.
5. Brenda Lee – “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree”
Brenda Lee also gets tons of recognition for writing this song in 1958 when she was only 13 years old, and it’s still a huge Christmas favorite. It got even more famous after being used in the movie Home Alone. Recently, it hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100—65 years after it came out. It streams every December and is always near the top of the Christmas charts.
