Last Christmas by WHAM!
Probably Gen-Z’s most classic Christmas song of all time, George Michael and Andrew Ridgley structure a bittersweet melancholy ‘holiday blues’ song and wrap it up for you with a pretty little bow. There’s nothing more you could ask for.
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) by Mariah Carey
Maybe the more unorthodox choice, compared to All I Want for Christmas, this song is the underdog that will never go out of style. As an encapsulation of early-2000’s holiday movies, the nostalgia makes it one of the best.
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee
Whether in Home Alone (1990), Jingle All The Way (1996), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), or all over your car’s holiday radio stations, this Christmas classic is timeless. This year marks the song’s 70th anniversary since its release, and still no one is ever tired of it.
buy me presents by Sabrina Carpenter
Released in 2023, Carpenter creates a cheeky and witty, hilarious song about leaving her current boyfriend for Santa Claus. The humor is executed perfectly and the jokey tone is so refreshing to hear again this year, following her breakthrough into true stardom this past spring.
Santa Tell Me by Ariana Grande
This modern holiday pop hit is playful and fun and the beautiful vocal performance will get you every single time. A magnificent blend of holiday spirit and romantic uncertainty during “cuffing season,” this will make the holiday playlist every year.
Holly Jolly Christmas by Michael Bublé
Bublé’s signature smooth sound is a great accompaniment to this older classic. His take gives it a certain warmth and charm that not many singers are able to cultivate so easily – and an average listen is just one big hug from Santa himself.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Judy Garland
This original performance of this song is a poignant and moving somber masterpiece, and although a magical alternative version — nothing is beating the version of this that has been in every American household for nearly a century.
Blue Christmas by Elvis Presley
The world’s most famous rock-n-roll icon of all time also happens to know how to deliver a faultless, sorrowful, and wistful Christmas tune. This track’s fine and soulful pining is Presley’s secret ingredient that only he knows how to execute so well.
Indresh Chandel 