30 carols, both classic and modern to bring Christmas cheer this season

Jingle all the way! With Christmas just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to revamp your music playlist. While timeless classics like Baby It’s Cold Outside and Holly Jolly Christmas are everyone’s go-to this Christmas season, there are plenty of modern songs like Taylor Swift’s Christmas Tree Farm and Sia’s Snowman that will make it easy for you to bring in the holiday cheer in year. So here’s a list of 30 songs, both classic and modern, to turn up the volume for December 25:

Classic Christmas carols

1. Do they know it’s Christmas? — Band Aid (1984)
2. Last Christmas – Wham! (1984)
3. Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms (1957)
4. O Holy Night – Adolphe Adam, Rolando Villazón and Xavier de Maistre (1847)
5. Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley (1957)
6. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Judy Garland (1944)
7. All I Want for Christmas Is You — Vince Vance & The Valiants (1989)
8. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – Gene Autry (1949)
9. Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! – Vaughn Monroe (1945)
10. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee (1958)
11. Baby It’s Cold Outside – Dean Martin (1949)
12. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer – Elmo & Patsy (1979)
13. Wonderful Christmas Time – Paul McCartney
14. Feliz Navidad – José Feliciano (1970)
15. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love (1963)

Modern Christmas carols

1. Santa Tell Me – Ariana Grande (2014)
2. 8 Days of Christmas — Destiny’s Child (2001)
3. Christmas Tree Farm — Taylor Swift (2019)
4. A Nonsense Christmas — Sabrina Carpenter (2024)
5. This Christmas – Chris Brown (2007)
6. It’s Starting to Look Like Christmas – Michael Bublé’ (2011)
7. DJ Play A Christmas Carol — Cher (2023)
8. All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey (1994)
9. Merry Christmas – Ed Sheeran and Elton John (2021)
10. Cozy Little Christmas – Katy Perry (2020)
11. Bring Me Love — John Legend (2018)
12. I’ll Be Home For Christmas — Camila Cabello (2021)
13. Hallelujah – Pentatonix (2016)
14. You Make It Feel Like Christmas — Gwen Stefani ft. Blake Shelton (2017)
15. Snowman – Sia (2017)