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The 100 Best Christmas Songs of All Time According to Billboard Staff

"There's a reason that listeners seem to get more impatient every year for the Christmas music season to start: Nothing else feels quite like it. The things that make Christmas songs great are most of the same things that make pop great in general: emotional connection, universal relatability, unshakeable catchiness. People have been singing about Christmas almost as long as it's been celebrated. Christmas music has a wavelength entirely its own, shared by an overwhelming majority of its most recognizable classics: a sublime yearning that's at once profoundly saddening and deeply comforting. It evokes a visceral, nearly oppressive sentimentality, one fortified and strengthened by a lifetime's worth of associated holiday memories — personal, familial, romantic, nostalgic. Here are Billboard's staff picks for the 100 greatest Christmas songs of all time — songs that, try as folks might, no amount of commercial overplay or corporate co-opting can seem to ruin." - billboard.com
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Mariah Carey, "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
Mariah Carey, "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
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Darlene Love, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
Darlene Love, "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
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Nat King Cole, "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)"
Nat King Cole, "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)"
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Wham!, "Last Christmas"
Wham!, "Last Christmas"
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Bing Crosby, "White Christmas"
Bing Crosby, "White Christmas"
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Brenda Lee, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
Brenda Lee, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
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José Feliciano, "Feliz Navidad"
José Feliciano, "Feliz Navidad"
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Run-D.M.C., "Christmas in Hollis"
Run-D.M.C., "Christmas in Hollis"
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Bruce Springsteen, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Bruce Springsteen, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
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Donny Hathaway, "This Christmas"
Donny Hathaway, "This Christmas"
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Vince Guaraldi Trio, "Christmas Time Is Here" (1965)
Vince Guaraldi Trio, "Christmas Time Is Here" (1965)
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Elvis Presley, "Blue Christmas"
Elvis Presley, "Blue Christmas"
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Ariana Grande, "Santa Tell Me"
Ariana Grande, "Santa Tell Me"
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Andy Williams, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
Andy Williams, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
15
Judy Garland, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Judy Garland, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
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The Beach Boys, "Little Saint Nick"
The Beach Boys, "Little Saint Nick"
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Joni Mitchell, "River"
Joni Mitchell, "River"
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The Waitresses, "Christmas Wrapping"
The Waitresses, "Christmas Wrapping"
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Bobby Helms, "Jingle Bell Rock"
Bobby Helms, "Jingle Bell Rock"
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Chuck Berry, "Run Rudolph Run"
Chuck Berry, "Run Rudolph Run"
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono With the Harlem Community Choir, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
John Lennon & Yoko Ono With the Harlem Community Choir, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
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Eartha Kitt With Henri René and His Orchestra, "Santa Baby"
Eartha Kitt With Henri René and His Orchestra, "Santa Baby"
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*NSYNC, "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays"
*NSYNC, "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays"
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Stevie Wonder, "What Christmas Means to Me"
Stevie Wonder, "What Christmas Means to Me"
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Burl Ives, "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
Burl Ives, "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
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Kelly Clarkson, "Underneath the Tree"
Kelly Clarkson, "Underneath the Tree"
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Paul McCartney, "Wonderful Christmastime"
Paul McCartney, "Wonderful Christmastime"
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Pretenders, "2000 Miles"
Pretenders, "2000 Miles"
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Kurtis Blow, "Christmas Rapping"
Kurtis Blow, "Christmas Rapping"
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Band Aid, "Do They Know It's Christmas"
Band Aid, "Do They Know It's Christmas"
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Gene Autry, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Gene Autry, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
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The Pogues Feat. Kirsty MacColl, "Fairytale of New York"
The Pogues Feat. Kirsty MacColl, "Fairytale of New York"
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Justin Bieber, "Mistletoe"
Justin Bieber, "Mistletoe"
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Saturday Night Live Cast, "I Wish It Was Christmas Today"
Saturday Night Live Cast, "I Wish It Was Christmas Today"
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The Jackson 5, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
The Jackson 5, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
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Bing Crosby & David Bowie, "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy"
Bing Crosby & David Bowie, "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy"
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Thurl Ravenscroft, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
Thurl Ravenscroft, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
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El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico, "No Hay Cama Pa'tanta Gente"
El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico, "No Hay Cama Pa'tanta Gente"
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Ella Fitzgerald, "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
Ella Fitzgerald, "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
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The Kinks, "Father Christmas"
The Kinks, "Father Christmas"
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