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A Christmas song is a song which is normally sung during the Christmas period, and usually has some Christmas or winter related theme. If the song is traditional, or specifically has a religious content, then it is often called a Christmas carol, though some might also be called Christmas hymn s.

Some songs, such as White Christmas, are songs which have become popular over the Christmas period, and often songs are introduced in films, specifically for Christmas. Such songs are not strictly Christmas carols. Some songs have little relationship to Christmas, but are hyped up over the period. Each year, record companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot, usually, but not always, with a Christmas-related song.

1 List of Christmas songs

1.1 General Christmas songs

The following songs are well known for being performed by many different artists:

• Frosty the Snowman ( 1950)
• Jingle Bells
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ( 1949)
• Twelve Days of Christmas
• We Wish You a Merry Christmas
• White Christmas (first performed by Bing Crosby in the 1942 musical Holiday Inn)

1.2 Artist-specific

The following songs are best known for being performed by one particular artist:

• The Christmas Song (also known as "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire"), written by Mel Torme
• Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
• Do They Know It's Christmas?Peter Blake This article is about the song. For more details on different recordings see Band Aid Do They Know It's Christmas is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 specifically to raise money for Ethiopian famine relief. The original versi (released three times by Band AidPeter Blake Band Aid is a British and Irish charity supergroup founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by releasing a record " Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the Christmas market. The name Band, firstly in 1984This page is about the year 1984. For other uses of 1984, see 1984 (disambiguation). 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday (link shows calendar). Events January January 1 Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 AT&T is broken up into 22 indepe)
• I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
• I'll be Home for Christmas ( 19431943 is the common year starting on Friday. Events January January 4 End of term for Culbert Olson, 29th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Earl Warren. January 11 The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China. January 1)
• Let it Snow! ( 1945Events January January 5 The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge. January 12 World War II:)
• Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
• Silver Bells ( 1950)
• SleighFor the cricket meaning, see Sledging (cricket) A sled sledge or sleigh is a vehicle with runners for sliding instead of wheels for rolling. It is used for transport on surfaces with low friction, usually snow or ice but any grassy surface is good when it Ride ( 1950)
• Walking in a Winter Wonderland