What are the most played Christmas songs?

Every year, a few weeks before December these songs get played everywhere. On the radio, at parties or on the street. And they are mostly the same songs. These are of course Christmas songs. There are an endless amount of Christmas songs. Some hate them and some adore them. But which are played the most?

Number one is maybe an easy answer for many. It is of course “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey. The hit was released in 1994 and has become by far the most played Christmas song. 

In second place lies Wham! with their song “Last Christmas”. And in third “Fairytale in New York” by Pogues.

The artist with the most songs in the top 50 list is Michael Buble with 4 songs. He also has the most sold christmas album of all time, titled “Christmas”. 

Michael Buble and other artists are known for covering various Christmas Songs. The most covered christmas song of all time is “Silent Night” with over 26 thousand different covers on Spotify, followed by White Christmas, which has over 20 thousand different covers on Spotify.

The list is brought from OfficialCharts.com

Nr.TITLE ARTIST
1ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOUMARIAH CAREY
2LAST CHRISTMASWHAM!
3FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORKPOGUES FT KIRSTY MACCOLL
4MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONESHAKIN’ STEVENS
5DO THEY KNOW IT’S CHRISTMASBAND AID
6IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKEMICHAEL BUBLE
7STEP INTO CHRISTMASELTON JOHN
8SANTA TELL MEARIANA GRANDE
9I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAYWIZZARD
10ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREEBRENDA LEE
11DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMASCHRIS REA
12MERRY XMAS EVERYBODYSLADE
13ONE MORE SLEEPLEONA LEWIS
14UNDERNEATH THE TREEKELLY CLARKSON
15MISTLETOEJUSTIN BIEBER
16HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER)JOHN & YOKO/PLASTIC ONO BAND
17IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEARANDY WILLIAMS
18WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIMEPAUL MCCARTNEY
19HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMASMICHAEL BUBLE
20CHRISTMAS LIGHTSCOLDPLAY
21JINGLE BELL ROCKBOBBY HELMS
22WHITE CHRISTMASBING CROSBY
23SLEIGH RIDERONETTES
24LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOWDEAN MARTIN
25SANTA BABYKYLIE MINOGUE
26MARY’S BOY CHILD/OH MY LORDBONEY M
27CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HOME)DARLENE LOVE
28LONELY THIS CHRISTMASMUD
292000 MILESPRETENDERS
30STOP THE CAVALRYJONA LEWIE
31SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWNMICHAEL JACKSON & JACKSON FIVE
32HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMASSAM SMITH
33LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOWFRANK SINATRA
34BLUE CHRISTMASELVIS PRESLEY
35FELIZ NAVIDADJOSE FELICIANO
36THE CHRISTMAS SONGNAT KING COLE
37BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDEIDINA MENZEL FT MICHAEL BUBLE
38CHRISTMAS TIME (DON’T LET THE BELLS END)DARKNESS
39SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWNMICHAEL BUBLE
40SANTA’S COMING FOR USSIA

Sources:

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-most-streamed-christmas-songs__31778/

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-most-covered-christmas-songs-ever/