December is the month of music and mistletoes with Christmas songs being the MVP that gets everyone excited during this time. Christmas is the festival of carols and hymns but, also an inspiration for so many iconic songs out there. It exuberates happiness as well as tragedies and, there are some songs that only age well with time.
If you are scouring for those songs, then let us tell you that you are exactly at the right place. We have a list of ten iconic Christmas melodies that are nothing less than a classic in the world of music.
8 Christmas Songs That Are Evergreen
Last Christmas by Wham!
Wham’s Last Christmas has been reinvented and re-recorded by so many singers over the years yet it is the original that will always hit all the right chords of your heart if you play it right around Christmas time.
Blue Christmas by Elvis Presley
A song that has aged as fine as wine with its melody engraved in our minds as a core memory, this is a song written by Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson and most famously performed by Elvis Presley. The Jazz iconic’s voice wrapped around the hymn for a person missing their lover, Blue Christmas is all shades of colour, at once.
Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms and Dean Saunders
One might clearly remember this song from Mean Girls and everything that took place on the stage in the film, Helms and Saunders’ Jingle Bell Rock has been an anthem for ages and continues to be so even to this date.
Let It Snow! by Frank Sinatra
Although Let It Snow is a song originally written by Sammy Cahn, composed by Jule Styne and recorded by Vaughn Monroe, it is Frank Sinatra’s version that has really gotten the hold of the world with time. The lovely music video along with Sinatra’s unique voice is a part of the singer’s third studio album titled Christmas Songs and is truly the delight of the world during Christmas time.
Back to December by Taylor Swift
Taylor and Christmas really truly go hand in hand, not only because the artist’s birthday is right around this time but, also because her albums more or less have one or multiple songs with a Christmas tinge to them. This song might not be everything about Christmas but, it is surely a song Gen-Z’s are calling the classic of modern times and we cannot agree more.
Do they Know it’s Christmas by Band Aid
Christmas songs over the year have also become a medium to put out a bigger message across the whole wide world. Band Aid’s this song is a charity song that was written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure. It was used to raise money for the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia and has been a reminder to save the planet ever since.
I Wish It Could be Christmas Everyday by Wizzard
This list is an inclusive one which is why for all the rock listeners out there, we think I Wish It Could be Christmas is the perfect song to get your head bobbing right with the Christmas tree lights up.
Silent Night by André Rieu
The renditions of the classic Christmas carol Silent Night are endless. But, it will always André Rieu’s live performance that will never grow old. You don’t believe us? Check out the video down below!
What is your favourite Christmas song? Tell us in the comments down below. Meanwhile, you can listen to more Christmas classics now on Spotify.