The Roots Music Report's
Top Holiday Song Chart
for the Year of 2025
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name | Sub Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That Child Was Born (Christmas in West Virginia) | Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band | Christmas |
| 2 | Coal in My Stockings | Misty Blues | Christmas |
| 3 | Mama, I Know You Ain't Santa | Tracy Newman and the Reinforcements | Christmas |
| 4 | Feliz Navidad | Donna Singer | Christmas: Jazz |
| 5 | The Memories of Christmas | Anthony Caceres | Christmas: Jazz |
| 6 | All I Wanna Do | Dee Dee King | Christmas: Jazz |
| 7 | Please Come Home for Christmas | Various Artists | Christmas |
| 8 | Home for Christmas | Buddy Guy | Christmas |
| 9 | Red Cloud Road | Tornado Sky | Christmas |
| 10 | Merry, Merry Christmas | Keb Mo | Christmas |
| 11 | Strange Dreams | Amanda Shires | Christmas |
| 12 | Blues Christmas Dream (Live) | Sandy Atkinson | Christmas |
| 13 | I Was a Bad Boy This Year | Blue Heart | Christmas |
| 14 | Please Let Me Be Your Santa Claus | Alligator | Christmas |
| 15 | I'm Your Santa | Alligator | Christmas |
| 16 | Five Minutes 'Til Christmas | Micki Free | Christmas |
| 17 | Christmas is Cancelled | Gulf Coast | Christmas |
| 18 | Have You Heard the News? | Alligator | Christmas |
| 19 | Christmas Tears | Eric Clapton | Christmas |
| 20 | Peace and Good Will | Blue Heart | Christmas |
| 21 | Christmas on the Bayou | David Gogo | Christmas |
| 22 | Christmas Comes but Once a Year | B.B. King | Christmas |
| 23 | Cool Yule | Colin James & the Little Big Band | Christmas |
| 24 | Welcome to My Nightmare | Robert Cristian Jordan | Halloween |
| 25 | Ring in the Holidays | Karney | Christmas |
| 26 | Elf Boogie | Ben Levin | Christmas |
| 27 | Cruisin' in Santa's Sleigh | Melissa Carper | Christmas |
| 28 | The Twelve Days of Christmas | Joey DeFrancesco | Christmas |
| 29 | Mr. Grinch B Bopsky | Richie Cole | Christmas: Jazz |
| 30 | Little Jack Frost Get Lost (feat. Norah Jones) | Seth MacFarlane | Christmas: Jazz |
| 31 | I Wonder As I Wander | 3D Jazz Trio | Christmas: Jazz |
| 32 | Santa Claws | Justin Time | Christmas |
| 33 | December Again | Jason Paul Curtis | Holiday |
| 34 | Little Drummer Boy | BRUNS & Baché | Christmas: Jazz |
| 35 | Silver Bells | Ed Sweeney | Christmas |
| 36 | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | Abiah | Holiday |
| 37 | Love at Christmastime | Heather Christine & Donavan Locke | Christmas: Jazz |
| 38 | Santa's Watching You | Kelly Finnigan | Christmas: R&B |
| 39 | Winter Song | Leslie Odom, Jr. | Christmas |
| 40 | Sleigh Ride | Maxx Jazz | Christmas |
| 41 | Santa Claus is Coming to Town | Concord | Christmas |
| 42 | Caroling Caroling | Tim Warfield | Christmas |
| 43 | Christmas in New Orleans | The NOLA Players | Holiday |
| 44 | O Christmas Tree (feat. Amy Shook & Frank Russo) | The Fred Hughes Trio | Christmas: Jazz |
| 45 | It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year | Christian Wiggs | Christmas: Jazz |
| 46 | 'Zat You, Santa Claus? | Emmaline | Christmas: Jazz |
| 47 | Swing Jingle Bells | Nnenna Freelon & John Brown Big Band | Christmas: Jazz |
| 48 | The Details | Amanda Shires | Christmas |
| 49 | I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day | Becky Buller | Christmas |
| 50 | Christmas Fais Do Do | Alligator | Christmas |
| 51 | Close | Mercedes Nicole | Christmas |
| 52 | It Ain't Christmas | Gulf Coast | Christmas |
| 53 | Zydeco Christmas | Alligator | Christmas |
| 54 | Bad Santa | Big Harp George | Christmas |
| 55 | I Want Some Christmas Cheer | Frank Bey | Christmas |
| 56 | Naughty List (feat. Johnny Burgin & Kid Andersen) | Joel Astley | Christmas |
| 57 | Santa Baby | Blue Heart | Christmas |
| 58 | Christmas Time in New Orleans | Delta Moon | Christmas |
| 59 | My First Christmas Alone (feat. Nolapsters) | Denis Agenet | Christmas |
| 60 | Jingle No More | Misty Blues | Christmas |
| 61 | Skating | Ben Levin | Christmas |
| 62 | Got to Get You Under My Tree | Flambeau | Christmas |
| 63 | Blue Christmas | Gulf Coast | Christmas |
| 64 | Santa's Got It in the Bag | Sean Poluk | Christmas |
| 65 | Christmas | Frank Bey | Christmas |
| 66 | The Heart of Christmas | Kerry Patrick Clark | Christmas |
| 67 | Fruitcake Round (feat. Amy Clark & Robbie Clark) | Kerry Patrick Clark | Christmas |
| 68 | Candy Cane (feat. Lil' Ed) | Ben Levin | Christmas |
| 69 | The Christmas Knickknack Polka | Judy Nazemetz | Christmas |
| 70 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | Jubal Lee Young | Christmas |
| 71 | Watch the Door, Winter is Here | Winterlark | Christmas |
| 72 | Thee Three Kings | Big Harp George | Christmas |
| 73 | I Told Santa Claus | Roomful of Blues | Holiday |
| 74 | Auld Lang Syne | B.B. King | Christmas |
| 75 | Mary Did You Know | Lee Sims | Christmas |
| 76 | Run, Run, Rudolph (feat. Evelyn Rubio) | Robert Cristian Jordan | Christmas |
| 77 | Christmas Present (Wednesday's Child Remix) | Robert Cristian Jordan | Christmas |
| 78 | At Christmas | Lisa Biales | Christmas |
| 79 | Christmas Snow | Alligator | Christmas |
| 80 | Santa's Got the Blues | Mike Dangeroux | Christmas |
| 81 | Sleigh Ride (feat. the J.O. Big Band) | Judith Owen | Christmas |
| 82 | Ghost from Christmas Past | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram | Holiday |
| 83 | That's What I Like About Christmas | Lisa Biales | Christmas |
| 84 | Slim Down Santa | Frank Bey | Christmas |
| 85 | Christmas Comes but Once a Year | Bullseye Blues | Christmas |
| 86 | Reindeer on Strike | Big Harp George | Christmas |
| 87 | Boogie Woogie Santa Claus | Various Artists | Christmas |
| 88 | Elf on a Shelf | Michele D'Amour And The Love Dealers | Christmas |
| 89 | Jingle Bells | Gary Hoey | Christmas |
| 90 | Christmas Celebration | Roomful of Blues | Holiday |
| 91 | I Want to Spend Christmas with You | Roomful of Blues | Holiday |
| 92 | Back Door Santa | Gulf Coast | Christmas |
| 93 | Santa Claus is Coming to Town | Stacy Jones Band | Christmas |
| 94 | Christmas Mood (feat. Candice Ivory) | Ben Levin | Christmas |
| 95 | Merry Christmas Baby | Gulf Coast | Christmas |
| 96 | Go Tell It on the Mountain (feat. Steve Krase) | Trudy Lynn | Christmas |
| 97 | Meet Me Under the Mistletoe | Mike Dangeroux | Christmas |
| 98 | April Fool | Brave Combo | Christmas |
| 99 | Made with Love | Melissa Carper | Christmas |
| 100 | Quiet Man | Debi Smith | Holiday |
| 101 | O Holy Night | String Ties | Christmas |
| 102 | Blues Under the Christmas Tree | Geminii Dragon | Christmas |
| 103 | Shake Hands with Santa Claus | Lisa Biales | Christmas |
| 104 | Fireside Waltz | Big Harp George | Christmas |
| 105 | It's Christmas Time | Ben Levin | Christmas |
| 106 | The Christmas Song | Keb Mo | Christmas |
| 107 | Train Full of Joy | Wendy DeWitt | Christmas |
| 108 | Father Christmas | The Kinks | Christmas |
| 109 | Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Christmas |
| 110 | Christmas on Bourbon St | Gregg Martinez | Christmas |
| 111 | Where'll I Be for Christmas? | Big Harp George | Christmas |
| 112 | Kiss Me Like It's Christmas | The Patti Fiasco | Christmas |
| 113 | What Child is This | Natalie MacMaster | Christmas |
| 114 | Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (feat. Randy McDonald) | Johnny Vernazza | Christmas |
| 115 | The Christmas Swing | Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers | Christmas |
| 116 | O Holy Night | Carrie Underwood | Christmas |
| 117 | Take Me Home for Christmas | Dan + Shay | Christmas |
| 118 | Sunflower River Blues | John Fahey | Christmas |
| 119 | Christmas in Blue | Michele D'Amour And The Love Dealers | Christmas |
| 120 | Christ Was Born on Christmas Morn | Taj Mahal and the Blind Boys Of Alabama | Christmas: Religious |
| 121 | Just Another Christmas Song | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Christmas |
| 122 | What God Wants for Christmas | Darius Rucker | Christmas |
| 123 | Merry Christmas Baby | Elvis Presley | Christmas |
| 124 | Silent Night | Carrie Underwood | Christmas |
| 125 | Hallelujah | Carrie Underwood | Christmas |
| 126 | Santa Claus Got Stuck (In My Chimney) [feat. Jason Marsalis] | Judith Owen | Christmas |
| 127 | Christmas Time’s A-Comin’ | Brad Paisley | Christmas |
| 128 | Counting Down the Days | Brad Paisley | Christmas |
| 129 | Falling Just Like the Snow | Brad Paisley | Christmas |
| 130 | Leave the Christmas Lights on for Me | Brad Paisley | Christmas |
| 131 | Lit | Brad Paisley | Christmas |
| 132 | My Favorite Things | Brad Paisley | Christmas |
| 133 | That Crazy Elf (On the Shelf) | Brad Paisley | Christmas |
| 134 | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | Brad Paisley | Christmas |
| 135 | The First Noel | Brad Paisley | Christmas |
| 136 | A Holly Jolly Christmas | Brett Eldredge | Christmas |
| 137 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Cali Tucker | Christmas |
| 138 | Mele Kalikimaka | Cali Tucker | Christmas |
| 139 | O Holy Night | Cali Tucker | Christmas |
| 140 | Please Come Home for Christmas | Cali Tucker | Christmas |
| 141 | Santa Baby | Cali Tucker | Christmas |
| 142 | The Christmas Song | Cali Tucker | Christmas |
| 143 | Away in a Manger | Carrie Underwood | Christmas |
| 144 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Carrie Underwood | Christmas |
| 145 | Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee | Carrie Underwood | Christmas |
| 146 | Let There Be Peace | Carrie Underwood | Christmas |
| 147 | Mary, Did You Know? | Carrie Underwood | Christmas |
| 148 | O Come All Ye Faithful | Carrie Underwood | Christmas |
| 149 | Sweet Baby Jesus | Carrie Underwood | Christmas |
| 150 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Dan + Shay | Christmas |
| 151 | Long Live Christmas | Dan + Shay | Christmas |
| 152 | Christmas Cookies | Lainey Wilson | Christmas |
| 153 | Peace, Love, and Cowboys (Holiday Edition) | Lainey Wilson | Christmas |
| 154 | Jingle Jangle Rock | RaeLynn | Christmas |
| 155 | Run Run Rudolph | RaeLynn | Christmas |
| 156 | The Barn | RaeLynn | Christmas |
| 157 | Mary, Did You Know? | Runaway June | Christmas |
| 158 | Santa, Send Your Reindeer | Runaway June | Christmas |
| 159 | Christmas on the Radio | Runaway June | Christmas |
| 160 | Let It Snow | Runaway June | Christmas |
| 161 | Sleigh Ride | Runaway June | Christmas |
| 162 | When I Think About Christmas | Runaway June | Christmas |
| 163 | Last Year (feat. Kelleigh Bannen) | Brad Paisley | Christmas |
| 164 | Little Drummer Boy (feat. Isaiah Fisher) | Carrie Underwood | Christmas |
| 165 | Santa's Messin' with the Kid | Eddie C. Campbell | Christmas |
| 166 | Merry Christmas Baby | B.B. King | Christmas |
| 167 | Merry Christmas Baby | Otis Redding | Christmas: R&B |
| 168 | Please Come Home for Christmas | Charles Brown | Christmas |
| 169 | Soulful Christmas | James Brown | Christmas |
| 170 | Santa Claus is Gonna Make It Right | The Reverend Shawn Amos | Christmas |
| 171 | Forgot Mrs. Claus | Ben Levin | Christmas |
| 172 | It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | Storyhill | Christmas |
| 173 | Christmas in Prison | John Prine | Christmas |
| 174 | The Best Christmas Ever | Mick Kolassa | Christmas: R&B |
| 175 | Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday | Jette Betrue | Christmas |
| 176 | City of Silver Dreams | Ellis Paul | Christmas |
| 177 | Come See the Star | The Whites | Holiday |
| 178 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Ellis Paul | Christmas |
| 179 | Deck the Halls with Boogie Woogie | Alligator | Christmas |
| 180 | Warm in December | Samara Joy | Christmas: Jazz |
| 181 | Christmas Cheer | Lisa Biales | Christmas |
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