Editing Christmas music (section)

===Other popular Christmas songs===
"[[Jolly Old Saint Nicholas]]" originated with a poem by [[Emily Huntington Miller]] (1833–1913), published as "Lilly's Secret" in ''The Little Corporal Magazine'' December 1865. Lyrics have also been attributed to [[Benjamin Hanby]], who wrote [[Up on the Housetop]] in 1864, but the words commonly heard today resemble Miller's 1865 poem. [[James Ramsey Murray|James R. Murray]] is attributed as composer in the first publication of the music in ''School Chimes, A New School Music Book'' by [[S. Brainard's Sons]] in 1874. Early notable recordings were made by [[Ray Smith (rockabilly singer)|Ray Smith]] (1949), [[Chet Atkins]] (1961), [[Eddy Arnold]] (1962), and [[Alvin and the Chipmunks]] (1963).

"[[I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm]]", introduced in the musical film ''[[On the Avenue]]'' by [[Dick Powell]] and [[Alice Faye]] in 1937, was written by Irving Berlin. "[[The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot]]" – written by [[Michael Carr (composer)|Michael Carr]], [[Tommie Connor]], and Jimmy Leach in 1937 – was notably performed by [[Vera Lynn]] and [[Nat King Cole]]. "[[I'll Be Home for Christmas]]", by lyricist [[Kim Gannon]] and composer [[Walter Kent]], was recorded by [[Bing Crosby]] in 1943. "[[Merry Christmas Baby]]" is credited to Lou Baxter and [[Johnny Moore's Three Blazers|Johnny Moore]], whose group originally recorded it in 1947, featuring singer and pianist [[Charles Brown (musician)|Charles Brown]]. [[Kay Thompson]] introduced her "The Holiday Season" in 1945, which later became part of a medley by [[Andy Williams]]. "[[A Marshmallow World]]" (sometimes called "It's a Marshmallow World") was written in 1949 by [[Carl Sigman]] (lyrics) and [[Peter DeRose]] (music).

More popular songs which reference the Nativity include "[[I Wonder as I Wander]]" (1933), "[[Mary's Boy Child]]" (1956), [[The Little Drummer Boy|"Carol of the Drum" ("Little Drummer Boy")]] (1941), and "[[Do You Hear What I Hear?]]" (1962).

Other titles and recordings added to the popular Christmas song canon{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} include:

====1950s====
* 1950: "[[(Everybody's Waitin' for) The Man with the Bag]]", written by [[Irving Taylor (songwriter)|Irving Taylor]] and [[Dudley Brooks]]; popularized by [[Kay Starr]].
* 1950: "Dixieland Band from Santa Claus Land" by [[Jimmy Dorsey]] and his orchestra.
* 1950: "A Marshmallow World", written by Carl Sigman and Peter DeRose; released by Bing Crosby (backed by The Lee Gordon Singers and the Sonny Burke Orchestra).
* 1950: "[[Mele Kalikimaka]]"; written in 1949 by R. Alex Anderson; released by Bing Crosby and [[The Andrews Sisters]] as a single (with "Poppa Santa Claus" on the reverse side). The title is the closest approximation of the pronunciation of "Merry Christmas" possible in the [[Hawaiian language]].
* 1951: "Christmas Choir", released by [[Patti Page]] on ''[[Christmas with Patti Page]]''.
* 1951: "[[Suzy Snowflake]]", written by [[Sid Tepper]] and [[Roy C. Bennett]]; released by [[Rosemary Clooney]] as a 78 RPM record through [[Columbia Records]].
* 1953: "[[Up on the Housetop]]", written by [[Benjamin Hanby]] in 1864; popularized by Gene Autry.
* 1954: "[[The Christmas Waltz]]", written by Sammy Cahn and [[Jule Styne]]; released by [[Frank Sinatra]] on the B-side of his version of "[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]" and later ''[[A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra]] (1957)'' and ''[[The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas]] (1968)''.
* 1955: "The First Snowfall" written by Paul Francis Webster, Sonny Burke and recorded by [[Bing Crosby]] on November 22, 1955.
* 1956: "[[I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day]]", written by Johnny Marks from a Christmas carol based on the 1863 poem "Christmas Bells" by [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]]; released by Bing Crosby as a single (with "Christmas Is A-Comin' (May God Bless You)" on B-side).
* 1956: "[[Mary's Boy Child]]", written by [[Jester Hairston]]; released by [[Harry Belafonte]] on ''[[An Evening with Belafonte]]''.
* 1957: "[[Mistletoe and Holly]]" written by [[Frank Sinatra]], Dok Stanford, and [[Hank Sanicola]]; recorded by Sinatra with orchestra conducted by [[Gordon Jenkins]], released as a Capitol 7" 45 single backed with "[[The Christmas Waltz]]". Included on ''[[A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra]]''.
* 1958: "[[Run Rudolph Run]]", written by [[Chuck Berry]] (though [[Johnny Marks]] successfully took songwriting credit on [[derivative work]] grounds in a lawsuit),<ref>{{cite web |title=140-Run!-Rudolph,-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer-and-the-copyright-mystery|url=http://www.crlf.de/ChuckBerry/blog/archives/140-Run!-Rudolph,-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer-and-the-copyright-mystery.html |access-date=April 1, 2022 }}</ref> released as a single on [[Chess Records]].
* 1959: "Caroling, Caroling", written by [[Alfred Burt]] in 1953; recorded by [[Fred Waring]] on ''The Sounds of Christmas''.
* 1959: "[[The Secret of Christmas]]", written by Sammy Cahn and [[Jimmy Van Heusen]] for Bing Crosby, first performed in the film ''[[Say One for Me]]''; Crosby recorded the song with an arrangement by [[Frank DeVol]] for a single that year released by [[Columbia Records]].

====1960s====
* 1960: "Caroling, Caroling", written by [[Alfred Burt]] in 1953; popularized by Nat King Cole on ''[[The Magic of Christmas (Nat King Cole album)|The Magic of Christmas]]''.
* 1960: "[[Please Come Home for Christmas]]", written by [[Charles Brown (musician)|Charles Brown]] and Gene Redd; released by Brown on ''Charles Brown Sings Christmas Songs'' (since becoming associated with [[the Eagles]]' 1978 cover).
* 1960: "[[Must Be Santa (song)|Must Be Santa]]", written by Hal Moore and Bill Fredericks;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=1026080&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID |title=Must Be Santa |website=BMI Repertoire |publisher=[[Broadcast Music Incorporated]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714164530/http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=1026080&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID |archive-date=July 14, 2012 |access-date=December 3, 2011}}</ref> first released by [[Mitch Miller]];<ref name="Billboard">{{Cite magazine |date=November 7, 1960 |title=Reviews of This Week's Singles |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eR0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA46 |magazine=The Billboard |page=46 |issn=0006-2510 |access-date=December 3, 2011}}</ref> [[Tommy Steele]]'s cover of the song reaching No. 40 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] the same year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/tommy%20steele/ |title=Tommy Steele |website=UK Chart Archive |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=December 3, 2011}}</ref>
* 1960: "[[Dominick the Donkey]]" written by Ray Allen, Wandra Merrell, and Sam Saltzberg; recorded by [[Lou Monte]] on [[Roulette Records]]. The song describes a donkey who helps [[Santa Claus]] bring presents ("made in [[Brooklyn]]") to children in Italy "because [[Santa Claus's reindeer|the reindeer]] cannot climb" Italy's hills.
* 1961: "Blue Holiday", recorded by [[The Shirelles]]. The song was featured in [[The Santa Clause 2]].
* 1961: "The Merriest", "Christmas Heart", "Ring a Merry Bell" and "Seven Shades of Snow", all written of original compositions by Connie Pearce and Arnold Miller; recorded by [[June Christy]] on an unusual album''[[This Time of Year]].''
* 1961: "We Wish You the Merriest", written and recorded by [[Les Brown (bandleader)|Les Brown]]; released by Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and [[Fred Waring]]'s Pennsylvanians on ''[[12 Songs of Christmas (Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Fred Waring album)|12 Songs of Christmas]]'' in 1964.
* 1963: "[[Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)]]", written by [[Ellie Greenwich]], [[Jeff Barry]] with [[Phil Spector]]; released by [[Darlene Love]] on ''[[A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector]].''
* 1963: "[[Happy Holidays]]/The Holiday Season" medley by [[Andy Williams]] of Irving Berlin's 1942 classic with [[Kay Thompson]]'s "The Holiday Season" from 1945.
* 1963: "[[Little Saint Nick]]", written by [[Brian Wilson]] and [[Mike Love]]; released by the [[Beach Boys]] as a single and included on ''[[The Beach Boys' Christmas Album]]'' in 1964.
* 1963: "[[Pretty Paper (song)|Pretty Paper]]" by [[Willie Nelson]]; sung by [[Roy Orbison]]. Nelson had a hit with his own song in 1978.
* 1964: "[[Silver and Gold (Burl Ives song)|Silver and Gold]]", written by Johnny Marks; sung by [[Burl Ives]] on the Rankin-Bass Christmas special ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]].''
* 1964: "[[Babes in Toyland (operetta)#Musical numbers|Toyland]]" written by [[Victor Herbert]] and [[Glen McDonough]] for the [[operetta]] [[Babes in Toyland (operetta)|''Babes in Toyland'']] (originally produced in 1903); released by [[Doris Day]] on ''[[The Doris Day Christmas Album]]''.
* 1964: "[[Claude Thornhill#Cover versions of "Snowfall"|Snowfall]]", written by [[Claude Thornhill]] in 1941, with lyrics later added by his wife, Ruth Thornhill; covered by [[Doris Day]] on ''[[The Doris Day Christmas Album]]''.
* 1965: "[[Christmas Time Is Here]]", written for ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]'' animated TV special; harmonized by the choir of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in [[San Rafael, California]].
* 1965: "[[My Favorite Things (song)|My Favorite Things]]", written by [[Richard Rodgers]] and [[Oscar Hammerstein II|Oscar Hammerstein]] for the 1959 musical, ''[[The Sound of Music]]''; recorded by [[Diana Ross and the Supremes]] on ''[[Merry Christmas (The Supremes album)|Merry Christmas]].''
* 1965: "[[Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy]]", written by [[Buck Owens]] and [[Don Rich]]; released by Owens as single with "All I Want for Christmas, Dear, Is You" on the [[B-side]].
* 1966: "[[We Need a Little Christmas]]" written by [[Jerry Herman]] for the Broadway musical ''[[Mame (musical)|Mame]]'', and first performed by [[Angela Lansbury]] in that 1966 production; popularly covered by [[Percy Faith]] & His Orchestra on ''Christmas Is... Percy Faith.''
* 1966: "The Happiest Christmas Tree", written by Cathy Lynn; recorded by Nat King Cole.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/the-happiest-christmas-tree-mt0054632991 |title=The Happiest Christmas Tree - Nat King Cole - Song Info |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-album-2-mw0001657266 |title=Christmas Album [#2] - Nat King Cole {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 21, 2017}}</ref>
* 1967: "[[Snoopy's Christmas]]", written by [[George David Weiss]] and [[Hugo & Luigi]]; released by [[the Royal Guardsmen]] on ''[[Snoopy and His Friends]]''.
* 1967: "[[What Christmas Means to Me]]" written by Allen Story, [[Anna Gordy Gaye]], and George Gordy; recorded by [[Stevie Wonder]] on ''[[Someday at Christmas]]''.

====1970s====
* 1970: "[[Give Love on Christmas Day]]", written by [[The Corporation (record production team)|The Corporation]] ([[Berry Gordy]], [[Alphonzo Mizell]], Christine Perren, [[Freddie Perren]], and [[Deke Richards]]); recorded by the [[Jackson 5]] for ''[[The Jackson 5 Christmas Album]]''.
* 1970: "[[Merry Christmas Darling]]", written by [[Richard Carpenter (musician)|Richard Carpenter]] with lyrics by [[Frank Pooler]]; released by [[the Carpenters]] as a single (re-released 1974 & 1977); remixed on ''[[Christmas Portrait]]'' in 1978 with new vocal by [[Karen Carpenter]].
* 1970: "[[This Christmas (Donny Hathaway song)|This Christmas]]", written by [[Donny Hathaway]] (as "Donny Pitts") and Nadine Theresa McKinnor; recorded by Hathaway and released as a single (with "Be There" on the B-side).
* 1971: "My Christmas Card To You" released by [[the Partridge Family]] on ''[[A Partridge Family Christmas Card]].''
* 1971: "[[River (Joni Mitchell song)|River]]" written by [[Joni Mitchell]]; released by her on ''[[Blue (Joni Mitchell album)|Blue]].''
* 1973: "[[Step into Christmas]]", written by [[Elton John]] and [[Bernie Taupin]]; released by John as a stand-alone single (with "Ho! Ho! Ho! (Who'd Be A Turkey At Christmas" on B-side).
* 1974: "[[I Believe in Father Christmas]]" written by [[Greg Lake]] with lyrics by [[Peter Sinfield]]; released by Lake as a single (with "Humbug" on B-side). Instrumental riff between verses interpolated from "Troika" portion of [[Sergei Prokofiev]]'s ''[[Lieutenant Kijé (Prokofiev)|Lieutenant Kijé]] Suite'', written for 1934 [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] film, ''[[Lieutenant Kijé (film)|Lieutenant Kijé]]''
* 1975: "[[A Spaceman Came Travelling]]", written by Christopher Davison; released under Davison's stage name [[Chris de Burgh]] as a single, taken from his album ''[[Spanish Train and Other Stories]]''. 
* 1976: "[[When a Child Is Born#Johnny Mathis version|When a Child is Born]]" (original melody titled "[[Soleado]]"), written by [[Daniel Sentacruz Ensemble|Ciro Dammicco]] (alias "Zacar") and [[Dario Baldan Bembo]] in 1973 ([[English language]] lyrics written later by Fred Jay); released by [[Johnny Mathis]] as single entitled "When A Child Is Born (Soleado)" with "Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High)" on the B-side.
* 1977: "[[Celebrate Me Home (song)|Celebrate Me Home]]", written by [[Kenny Loggins]] and [[Bob James (musician)|Bob James]]; recorded by Loggins as title track of his debut solo album ''[[Celebrate Me Home]]''.
* 1977: "[[Father Christmas (song)|Father Christmas]]", written by [[Ray Davies]]; released by [[the Kinks]] as a single (with "Prince of the Punks" on B-side).
* 1977: "[[Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy]]", "The Little Drummer Boy" written in 1941 by [[Katherine Kennicott Davis]]; "Peace on Earth" written by [[Ian Fraser (composer)|Ian Fraser]], [[Larry Grossman (composer)|Larry Grossman]], and [[Buz Kohan|Alan Kohan]]; medley recorded by [[David Bowie]] and [[Bing Crosby]] for the television special, ''[[Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas]]''. (Bowie single released 1982.)
* 1978: "[[Mary's Boy Child – Oh My Lord]]", written by Jester Hairston in 1956 with new song by [[Frank Farian]], Fred Jay, and Hela Lorin; medley released by [[Boney M]] as a single.
* 1978: "[[Please Come Home for Christmas]]", written by Charles Brown and Gene Redd in 1960; cover released by [[the Eagles]] as a single (with "Funky New Year" on B-side) 
* 1979: "[[Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer]]"; written by Randy Brooks; released by [[Elmo & Patsy]] as a single (with "Christmas" on B-side).

====1980s====
* 1980: "It Must Have Been The Mistletoe (Our First Christmas)", written by Doug Konecky and Justin Wilde; released by [[Barbara Mandrell]] on ''[[Christmas at Our House]]''.
* 1980: "[[Same Old Lang Syne]]", written by [[Dan Fogelberg]]; released as a single by Folgelberg in 1980 (with "Hearts and Crafts" on B-side). It was included on his 1981 album ''[[The Innocent Age]]''.
* 1980: "[[Stop The Cavalry]]" written by [[Jona Lewie]]; released by Lewie as a single (with "Laughing Tonight" on B-side).
* 1981: "[[Christmas is the Time to Say 'I Love You']]" written by [[Billy Squier]]; released by him by as the B-side of his hit, "[[My Kinda Lover]]".
* 1981: "[[Christmas Wrapping]]", written by [[Chris Butler (musician)|Chris Butler]]; released by [[The Waitresses]] as a single (with "Christmas Fever" by [[Charlelie Couture]] on B-side). Also included in a Christmas compilation album.
* 1982: "[[Hard Candy Christmas]]"; written by [[Carol Hall]] for the [[Musical theatre|musical]], ''[[The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas]]''; released by [[Dolly Parton]] as a single (with "Act Like a Fool" on B-side).
* 1984: "[[Another Rock and Roll Christmas]]"; written by [[Gary Glitter]], [[Mike Leander]] and Edward Seago; released by Gary Glitter as a single, with the instrumental version as the B-side. The song had appeared earlier in the year on his 1984 album ''[[Boys Will Be Boys (Gary Glitter album)|Boys Will Be Boys]]''.
* 1984: "[[Thank God It's Christmas]]", written by [[Brian May]] and [[Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)|Roger Taylor]]; released by [[Queen (band)|Queen]] as a single (with "[[The Works (Queen album)#"Man on the Prowl"|Man on the Prowl]]" and "[[The Works (Queen album)#"Keep Passing the Open Windows"|Keep Passing the Open Windows]]" on B-side).
* 1984: "Another Lonely Christmas", written by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]; released by [[Prince and the Revolution]] as a single.
* 1984: "[[The Power of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood song)|The Power of Love]]", written by [[Holly Johnson]], [[Peter Gill (FGTH drummer)|Peter Gill]], [[Mark O'Toole (musician)|Mark O'Toole]], and [[Brian Nash (musician)|Brian Nash]]; released by [[Frankie Goes to Hollywood]] as a single (with "The World Is My Oyster" on B-side).
* 1985: "[[Merry Christmas Everyone]]"; written by [[Bob Heatlie]]; released by [[Shakin' Stevens]] as a single (with "With My Heart" and "Blue Christmas" on B-side).
* 1985: "There's a New Kid in Town", written by [[Don Cook]], [[Curly Putman]], and [[Keith Whitley]].
* 1987: "[[Christmas in Hollis]]", written by [[Joseph Simmons]], [[Darryl McDaniels]], and [[Jason Mizell]]; released by [[Run D.M.C.]] on two Christmas compilation albums: ''[[A Very Special Christmas (album)|A Very Special Christmas]]'' and ''Christmas Rap,'' and as a single (with "Peter Piper" on B-side).
* 1988: "[[Driving Home for Christmas]]"; written by [[Chris Rea]]; originally released as one of two new songs on Rea's first compilation album ''[[New Light Through Old Windows]]'' in October, then issued as the fourth single from the album in December.
* 1988: "[[Mistletoe and Wine]]", written by [[Jeremy Paul (screenwriter)|Jeremy Paul]], [[Leslie Stewart (writer)|Leslie Stewart]] and [[Keith Strachan]] for the 1976 musical, ''Scraps'' (an adaptation of [[Hans Christian Andersen]]'s "[[The Little Match Girl]]"); released by [[Cliff Richard]] as a single (with "Marmaduke" on B-side), and on his album ''[[Private Collection: 1979–1988]].''
* 1989: "[[All I Want for Christmas Is You (Vince Vance & The Valiants song)|All I Want for Christmas Is You]]", written by Troy Powers and Andy Stone; released by [[Vince Vance & The Valiants]] as a single.
* 1989: "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)" by [[The Ramones]] on their ''[[Brain Drain (album)|Brain Drain]]'' album.

====1990s====
* 1990: "[[Saviour's Day (song)|Saviour's Day]]", written by [[Chris Eaton (UK musician)|Chris Eaton]]; released by [[Cliff Richard]] as a single (with "Where You Are" on B-side).
* 1990: "[[Grown-Up Christmas List]]", written by [[David Foster]], [[Linda Thompson (actress)|Linda Thompson-Jenner]], and [[Amy Grant]]; released by [[David Foster]] with [[Natalie Cole]] for his album ''River of Love'' (with a 1992 version by [[Amy Grant]]).
* 1991: "[[Mary, Did You Know?]]", with lyrics written by [[Mark Lowry]] (in 1984) and music by [[Buddy Greene]]; originally recorded by [[Michael English (American singer)|Michael English]] on a self-titled album (with a 1996 version by [[Kenny Rogers]] and [[Wynonna Judd|Wynona Judd]]).
* 1992: "[[All Alone on Christmas]]", written and arranged by [[Steve Van Zandt]]; recorded by [[Darlene Love]] as a single with members of [[The E Street Band]] and [[The Miami Horns]]. Originally featured on ''[[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York#Soundtrack|Home Alone 2: Lost in New York]] soundtrack''.
* 1992: "[[Christmas All Over Again]]" by [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] on the album box set ''[[Playback (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album)|Playback]]''
* 1993: "[[Hey Santa!]]", written (with the help of Jack Kugell) and sung by [[Carnie Wilson|Carnie]] and [[Wendy Wilson]] on the album of the same name.
* 1994: "[[The Chanukah Song]]"; written by [[Adam Sandler]], [[Lewis Morton]], and [[Ian Maxtone-Graham]]; originally performed by Sandler on [[Saturday Night Live]]'s ''[[Weekend Update]]'' segment on December 3, 1994. Released as a single by Sandler in 1995 from ''[[What the Hell Happened to Me?]]''. 
* 1996: "[[How to Make Gravy]]" written and performed by [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]] in Australia.
* 1998: "[[Christmas Canon]]" by the [[Trans-Siberian Orchestra]] on their album ''[[The Christmas Attic]]''
* 1998: "[[Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays]]" by [[NSYNC]] from the albums ''[[Home for Christmas (NSYNC album)|Home for Christmas]]'' and ''[[The Winter Album (NSYNC album)|The Winter Album]]''

====2000s====
* 2000: "[[My Only Wish (This Year)]]" by [[Britney Spears]] off the compilation album, ''[[Platinum Christmas]]''
* 2000: "[[Where Are You, Christmas?]]" co-written by [[Mariah Carey]], [[James Horner]], and [[Will Jennings]], but recorded by [[Faith Hill]]. The song was originally recorded by Carey, but because of a [[legal case]] with her ex-husband [[Tommy Mottola]], it could not be released, so it was re-recorded and released by Faith Hill.
* 2002: "Maybe This Christmas" by Ron Sexsmith from the compilation album of the same name.
* 2003: "[[Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)]]" by [[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]]
* 2004: "[[Believe (Josh Groban song)|Believe]]" written by [[Glen Ballard]] and [[Alan Silvestri]] for [[Josh Groban]]
* 2004: "[[Joseph's Lullaby]]" by [[MercyMe]] from the album [[The Christmas Sessions]]
* 2004: "[[Wizards in Winter]]", an instrumental written and composed by [[Paul O'Neill (rock producer)|Paul O'Neill]] and [[Robert Kinkel]], performed by the [[Trans-Siberian Orchestra]]
* 2007: "[[Mistletoe (Colbie Caillat song)|Mistletoe]]" written by Stacy Blue and [[Colbie Caillat]], and performed by Caillat.
* 2008: "[[White Is in the Winter Night]]" by [[Enya]] on the album, ''[[And Winter Came...]]''
* 2009: "[[It Doesn't Often Snow at Christmas]]" by [[Pet Shop Boys]] (UK No. 40 hit)

====2010s====
* 2010: "[[Oh Santa!]]" by [[Mariah Carey]] from her album ''[[Merry Christmas II You]]''. A new version, featuring [[Ariana Grande]] and [[Jennifer Hudson]], was released in 2020 for the ''[[Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special|Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special's]]'' soundtrack.
* 2010: "[[Christmas Lights (song)|Christmas Lights]]" by [[Coldplay]]
* 2010: "[[Christmas in Harlem]]" by [[Kanye West]] from the [[GOOD Fridays]] series of releases under the [[GOOD Music]] label
* 2011: "[[Mistletoe (Justin Bieber song)|Mistletoe]]" by [[Justin Bieber]] from his album ''[[Under the Mistletoe]]''
* 2012: "[[Christmas in the Sand (song)|Christmas in the Sand]]" by [[Colbie Caillat]] from her album of the [[Christmas in the Sand|same name]]; meant to conjure up (humorously) what Christmas might be like in Hawaii
* 2013: "[[Underneath the Tree]]" by [[Kelly Clarkson]] on her album ''[[Wrapped in Red]]''
* 2013: "[[One More Sleep]]" by [[Leona Lewis]] on her album ''[[Christmas, with Love]]''
* 2013: "[[Wrapped in Red (song)|Wrapped in Red]]" written by [[Kelly Clarkson]], [[Ashley Arrison]], [[Aben Eubanks]], and [[Shane McAnally]] and recorded by Clarkson as the opening track on her sixth studio album, ''[[Wrapped in Red]]''
* 2014: "[[That's Christmas to Me]]" by a cappella group [[Pentatonix]] (No. 2 [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], double platinum by [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]])
* 2014: "[[Santa Tell Me]]" by [[Ariana Grande]] on her EP ''[[Christmas Kisses (EP)|Christmas Kisses]]''
* 2015: "[[Every Day's Like Christmas]]" by [[Kylie Minogue]] on her album ''[[Kylie Christmas]]''
* 2017: "[[Santa's Coming for Us]]" written by [[Sia]] and [[Greg Kurstin]] and released by Sia on ''[[Everyday Is Christmas (album)|Everyday Is Christmas]]''
* 2017: "[[Snowman (Sia song)|Snowman]]" written by [[Sia]] and [[Greg Kurstin]] and released by Sia on ''[[Everyday Is Christmas (album)|Everyday Is Christmas]]''

====2020s====
* 2020 "[[Holiday (Lil Nas X song)|Holiday]]" by [[Lil Nas X]]
* 2020: "[[Christmas Saves the Year]]" a single written and recorded by [[Twenty One Pilots]]; released after a [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] stream where lead singer [[Tyler Joseph]] played in a ''[[Fortnite]]'' tournament sponsored by [[Chipotle Mexican Grill|Chipotle]] in hopes to raise money for [[Make-A-Wish Foundation]].
* 2021: "[[Merry Christmas (song)|Merry Christmas]]" by [[Ed Sheeran]] and [[Elton John]]
* 2023: "[[DJ Play a Christmas Song]]" by [[Cher]]<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Cher Has Now Charted A No. 1 Hit In Seven Different Decades |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/12/01/cher-has-now-charted-a-no-1-hit-in-seven-different-decades/ |access-date=January 5, 2024 |magazine=Forbes |language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2023: "[[Dear Santa (song)|Dear Santa]]" by [[OneRepublic]]
* 2024: "[[Christmas Magic (Laufey song)|Christmas Magic]]" a single written and recorded by [[Laufey (singer)|Laufey]]; created and released for the film [[Red One (film)|''Red One'']]