Christmas No.1 Hits

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Happy Xmas
producer:
John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) and Phil Spector
choir vocals:
The Harlem Community Choir
orchestra:
Plastic Ono Band
performer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971)
music videos:
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon (The Beatles), Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist) and The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 45)
recording of:
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese‐American musician and artist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lenono Music and Ono Music
John Lennon & Yoko Ono43:33
2Peace
cover recording of:
Peace (version with lyrics by Doug Carn)
lyricist:
Doug Carn
composer:
Horace Silver
version of:
Peace
Norah Jones3:47
3Christmas
U22:21
4Silver Bells
Gavin DeGraw3:08
5Lonely This Christmas
producer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
performer:
Mud (UK glam rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974) and Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1974)
recording of:
Lonely This Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
Mud3.353:33
6Christmas Time
producer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter), Bob Clearmountain and Jim Vallance
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1985)
recording of:
Christmas Time
written in:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (in 1985-05)
writer:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (in 1985-05) and Jim Vallance (in 1985-05)
publisher:
Adams Communications Inc., Calypso Toonz and Irving Music, Inc.
Bryan Adams3.354:05
7The Christmas Song
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
Christina Aguilera4:11
8Nine Million Bicycles
engineer:
Steve Sale
producer:
Mike Batt
bass:
Tim Harries
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Henry Spinetti
flute:
Adrian Brett
guitar:
Jim Cregan (producer & member of Family), Katie Melua and Chris Spedding
instruments:
The Irish Film Orchestra
piano:
Mike Batt
trumpet:
Dominic Glover (composer, writer, trumpet, flugelhorn and brass)
violin:
Mike Darcy
vocals:
Katie Melua
conductor:
Mike Batt
arranger:
Mike Batt
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Rights Management GmbH (not for release label use! file releases under its imprint “BMG” (2008–present)) (in 2015)
recording of:
Nine Million Bicycles
lyricist and composer:
Mike Batt
publisher:
Dramatico
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Katie Melua3.23:14
9Someday at Christmas
cover recording of:
Someday at Christmas
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
publisher:
EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Ron Miller Legacy Songtrust Publishing LLC (BMI)
Mary J. Blige2:52
10Do They Know It’s Christmas
recording of:
Do They Know It’s Christmas?
writer:
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Band Aid3:43
11Little Saint Nick
recording of:
Little Saint Nick
writer:
Mike Love (Beach Boys) and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Rondor Music and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Beach Boys1:59
12Driving Home for Christmas
engineer:
Neil Amor and Justin Shirley‐Smith
additional producer:
Scottie R. (of Non-Stop Music)
producer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios), Kiadan K.Q. Quinn and Chris Rea
remixer:
Scottie R. (of Non-Stop Music)
arranger:
Kiadan K.Q. Quinn and Chris Rea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd. (from 1999 to present, in 1999, in 2002)
part of:
Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 96)
recording of:
Driving Home for Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Chris Rea
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Chris Rea4.253:59
13Winter in America
recording of:
Winter in America (Leave Love Enough Alone)
writer:
Doug Ashdown and Jimmy Stewart (British songwriter, producer, who wrote songs with Gerry Langley and Doug Ashdown.)
Doug Ashdown3.54:08
14Merry Christmas Baby
cover recording of:
Merry Christmas Baby
writer:
Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore (US blues guitarist, Three Blazers)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., St. Louis Music Corp., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Trijntje Oosterhuis & Candy Dulfer3:49
15White Christmas / Winter Wonderland
additional recording engineer:
Martin Christensen (engineer) and Ross Pallone
recording engineer:
Ben Fowler and Grady Walker
miscellaneous support:
Lisa Patton Brown (task: production coordinator) and Kathy Whitley (task: production coordinator)
engineer:
Chuck Turner (task: pro‐tools engineer)
executive producer:
Tony Brown (US producer, pianist and keyboardist)
producer:
Marc Harris and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
mixer:
Ben Fowler
baritone saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
bass:
Tommy Sims (r&b, ccm)
drums (drum set):
Dan Needham (American drummer, engineer, producer)
guitar:
Andrew Ramsey
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jonny Lang (American blues, gospel, and rock singer, songwriter, guitarist)
piano:
Marc Harris
tenor saxophone:
Sam Levine (session musician, multi-instrumentalist)
trombone:
Barry Green (trombonist)
trumpet:
Mike Haynes (trumpet/flugelhorn)
vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
additionally recorded at:
57 Varieties in Los Angeles, California, United States
recorded at:
Bingham Bend Studio in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
The Rec Room in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
medley including a cover recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
medley including a cover recording of:
Winter Wonderland
lyricist:
Richard B. Smith (wrote lyrics to “Winter Wonderland”)
composer:
Felix Bernard
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Francis, Day & Hunter, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Warner Chappell Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Michael McDonald3:28
16Feliz Navidad
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-01-03 (number: 11), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-27 (number: 14), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 16), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 17), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 23), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-11-29 (number: 49) and Offizielle deutsche Charts – Single-Jahrescharts 2025 (number: 87)
recording of:
Feliz Navidad (Spanish/English)
lyricist and composer:
José Feliciano (born 1945, not Cheo Feliciano)
publisher:
DeJamus Ltd., J & H Publishing Co. and J-H Publishing
José Feliciano33:03
17Oh Holy Night
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Kelly Clarkson3:31
18What Christmas Means to Me
producer:
Henry Cosby
vocals:
Stevie Wonder
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
What Christmas Means to Me
writer:
Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy and Allen Story (Shadee Hasan)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Agate Music
Stevie Wonder52:27
19Mary’s Boy Child
recording of:
Mary’s Boy Child / Oh My Lord
lyricist:
Frank Farian, Jester Hairston, Fred Jay and Heinz Korn (composer and songwriter, „Doppel-Korn“)
composer:
Frank Farian, Jester Hairston and Fred Jay
publisher:
BMG Music and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
medley of:
Mary’s Boy Child
medley of:
Oh My Lord
Boney M.14:31
20Ashes in the Snow
Venice2:48
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1Wonderful Christmas Time
recording of:
Wonderful Christmastime
lyricist and composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
Paul McCartney3:46
2Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
assistant recording engineer:
Steve Boyer
recording engineer:
Bruce Lampcov and Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Bob Clearmountain and Jimmy Iovine
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass:
T.M. Stevens (US bass player Thomas Michael Stevens)
guitar:
Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders)
membranophone:
Blair Cunningham
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom, Power Station Studios (Power Station at BerkleeNYC, fka Power Station 1977–1996, then Avatar Studios 1996–2017) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States, The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and West Heath Studio in West Heath, Bexley (London Borough of Bexley), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
lyricist:
Ralph Blane (in 1943)
composer:
Hugh Martin (in 1943)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing, EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Loew’s Incorporated (in 1943, in 1944) and Leo Feist, Inc. (in 1971, in 1972)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
The Pretenders4:27
3I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas
additional engineer and additional mixer:
Obie O’Brien
producer:
Bob Rock
mixer:
Bob Rock and Randy Staub
guest acoustic guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
guest bass:
Hugh McDonald (bassist)
guest organ:
Benmont Tench
guest background vocals:
Myrna Matthews and Maxine Waters
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1992, in 1994)
recorded at:
A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Jon Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi4:23
4Christmas Was a Friend of Mine
recording of:
Christmas Was a Friend of Mine
lyricist and composer:
Fay Lovsky
Fay Lovsky54:43
58 Days of Christmas
assistant recording engineer:
Stephen Stephanie
recording engineer:
John Naslen
assistant engineer:
Dave Guerrero
executive producer:
Mathew Knowles (Beyoncé and Solange’s father)
producer:
Beyoncé Knowles, Errol McCalla and Mathew Knowles (Beyoncé and Solange’s father)
mixer:
Dave "Hard Drive" Pensado (mixer)
recording of:
8 Days of Christmas
writer:
Beyoncé Knowles, Erroll “Poppi” McCalla, Jr. and Kelly Rowland
is based on:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Destiny’s Child33:30
6Merry Xmas Everybody
recording of:
Merry Xmas Everybody
lyricist and composer:
Noddy Holder and Jim Lea
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Barn Publishing (Slade) Ltd. (in 1973)
Slade3:43
7Sleigh Ride
recording of:
Sleigh Ride
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1950)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!) and Woodbury Music (aka Woodbury Music Company)
version of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
Carpenters2:43
8Everyday Is Christmas
recording of:
Everyday It's Christmas
writer:
Jeff Franzel, Andy Marvel and Johnny Moore (US blues guitarist, Three Blazers)
Do3:55
9Forget Me Not
Lucie Silvas3:37
10Step Into Christmas
vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 1973)
recording of:
Step Into Christmas
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
Elton John34:11
11Baby It’s Cold Outside
engineer:
Andy Bradfield
producer and mixer:
Tommy Danvers
alto saxophone:
Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist) and Phil Todd (UK flautist/saxophonist)
baritone saxophone:
Dave Bishop (saxophonist)
bass guitar:
Steve Pearce (UK bassist)
bass trombone:
Adrian Hallowell
drums (drum set):
Ian Thomas (drummer)
electric guitar:
John Parricelli
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Stuart Brooks (trumpet and horn player), Simon Gardner (trumpet player), Steve Sidwell (English composer & wind instrumentalist) and Derek Watkins (trumpeter)
piano:
Simon Chamberlain (pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Chris Davis and Chris White (UK jazz saxophonist)
trombone:
Pete Beachill, Mark Nightingale (trombonist) and Neil Sidwell
vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer) and Cerys Matthews (lead singer, Catatonia)
orchestrator:
Matt Dunkley
recorded at:
The Townhouse in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1949 winner)
Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews3:40
12Santa Baby
engineer and mixer:
Doug Brady (engineer)
producer:
Steve Anderson (UK producer, in groups Scratch Acid, Brothers in Rhythm, et al) and Chong Lim
vocals:
Kylie Minogue
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
KDB Pty Limited (in 2000) and Parlophone Records Ltd (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2010)
produced for:
365 Artists
recorded at, mixed at and engineered at:
Metropolis Studios (fka AAV Studios) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
cover recording of:
Santa Baby
writer:
Joan Javits, Anthony Springer (Tony Springer) and Philip Springer
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hello Mr. Wilson, Tamir Music, TM Music Ltd., Warner Chappell and Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Kylie Minogue3:21
13Winter Wonderland
Laura Fygi3:46
14Little Christmas Tree
recording of:
Little Christmas Tree
writer:
George S. Clinton (US songwriter, composer & session musician) and Artie Wayne (Wayne Kent)
Michael Jackson3:36
15(There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
producer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Barry Manilow
vocals:
Barry Manilow
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2002)
cover recording of:
Home for the Holidays
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Robert Allen (US songwriter/arranger/pianist)
publisher:
Charlie Deitcher Productions, Inc., Kitty Anne Music Co., Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Barry Manilow32:26
16Silent Night
producer:
Boyz II Men
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Boyz II Men12:34
17Let It Snow
Oleta Adams3:38
18David’s Song (Who’ll Come with Me)
cover recording of:
David’s Song (Who’ll Come with Me)
lyricist:
Vladimir Cosma (French-Romanian composer, conductor and violinist)
composer:
Dan Kelly (papa Kelly)
The Kelly Family3:09
19Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep
Diana Krall3:39
20Happy New Year
engineer:
Michael B. Tretow
producer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
acoustic guitar:
Björn Ulvaeus (on 1980-02-11)
bass guitar:
Rutger Gunnarsson (on 1980-02-11)
drums (drum set):
Ola Brunkert (on 1980-02-11)
guitar:
Janne Schaffer (on 1980-02-11)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (on 1980-02-11)
background vocals:
Frida (Swedish singer and member of ABBA) (on 1980-04-09)
lead vocals:
Agnetha Fältskog (on 1980-04-09)
arranger:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polar Music International AB (in 1980)
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1980-02-11, on 1980-04-09)
mixed at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1980-04-25)
recording of:
Happy New Year (in 1980)
written in:
Barbados (in 1980-01)
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) (in 1980-01) and Björn Ulvaeus (in 1980-01)
publisher:
Artwork Music Co., Inc. (from 1980 to ????) and Countless Songs, Ltd. (from 1980 to ????)
ABBA2.754:22