The Roots Music Report's
Top Holiday Song Chart
for the Year of 2020
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name | Sub Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghost from Christmas Past | Christone "Kingfish" Ingram | Holiday |
| 2 | That Child Was Born (Christmas in West Virginia) | Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band | Christmas |
| 3 | Christmas and You | Los Lobos | Christmas |
| 4 | Once Again Its' Winter | CeCe Gable | Christmas: Jazz |
| 5 | Ring the Bells | Gulf Coast | Christmas |
| 6 | Somebody Stole My Christmas | Gulf Coast | Christmas |
| 7 | It's Christmas Time (Good Morning Blues) | The Moore-McColl Jazz Society | Christmas: Jazz |
| 8 | Please Come Home for Christmas | Keb Mo | Christmas |
| 9 | Jingle Jangle | The Moore-McColl Jazz Society | Christmas: Jazz |
| 10 | Come Home | Josie Bello | Christmas |
| 11 | Boogie Woogie Santa | Donna Singer | Christmas: Jazz |
| 12 | All I Got for Christmas is the Blues | Gulf Coast | Christmas |
| 13 | It Ain't Christmas | Gulf Coast | Christmas |
| 14 | Run Rudolph Run | Gulf Coast | Christmas |
| 15 | Dreaming of a Christmas with You | The Teskey Brothers | Christmas |
| 16 | Winter Wonderland | 3D Jazz Trio | Christmas: Jazz |
| 17 | I Wonder As I Wander | 3D Jazz Trio | Christmas: Jazz |
| 18 | I Want Some Christmas Cheer | Benny Turner | Christmas |
| 19 | Christmas is Annoying | Keb Mo | Christmas |
| 20 | Evan Finds the Third Room | Khruangbin | Christmas |
| 21 | Merry Christmas Everybody | The Spinney Brothers | Christmas |
| 22 | Winter Waltzing | Donna Singer | Christmas: Jazz |
| 23 | O Christmas Tree | 3D Jazz Trio | Christmas: Jazz |
| 24 | Back Door Santa | B.B. King | Christmas |
| 25 | Mistletoe Blues | Norine Braun | Christmas |
| 26 | Underneath the Tree | Hamilton Loomis | Christmas |
| 27 | Greensleeves | 3D Jazz Trio | Christmas: Jazz |
| 28 | The Lonely Shepherd | Various Artists | Christmas |
| 29 | All I Want for Christmas is a Rock Show (feat. Kyle Gass) | Grizfolk | Christmas |
| 30 | My Favorite Things (feat. Isaac Wilson, Eric Wheeler & Allan Mednard) | Lauren Henderson | Christmas: Jazz |
| 31 | Santa Claus, Santa Claus | Keb Mo | Christmas |
| 32 | Las Palmas Trailer Park | Tara Thompson | Christmas |
| 33 | Merry Christmas Baby | Otis Redding | Christmas: R&B |
| 34 | Christmas Time in New Orleans | Delta Moon | Christmas |
| 35 | Snowfall | Ana Velinova | Christmas: Jazz |
| 36 | On This Merry Christmas Day | Eliza Neals | Christmas |
| 37 | All I Got for Christmas | Michele D'Amour And The Love Dealers | Christmas |
| 38 | It's a God Almighty World (feat. Kerry Kearney, Tom Circosta, Jack Casady, Dave Diamond, Waynard Scheller, Professor Louie & Miss Marie) | Michael Falzarano | Christmas |
| 39 | Winter Song | Leslie Odom, Jr. | Christmas |
| 40 | Santa Baby | Herb Alpert | Christmas |
| 41 | Meet Me in the Middle (In the Snow) [feat. Slim Man] | Brynn Stanley | Christmas |
| 42 | Ocho Kandelikas | Idina Menzel | Christmas |
| 43 | White Winter Hymnal | Pentatonix | Holiday |
| 44 | Santariffic | Harry Connick, Jr. | Holiday |
| 45 | All I Need | Lis Soderberg | Holiday |
| 46 | Hang Your Lights | Jamie Cullum | Christmas: Jazz |
| 47 | Toyland | Royce Campbell | Christmas: Jazz |
| 48 | Skating | Warren Wolf | Christmas: Jazz |
| 49 | Jingles the Christmas Cat (A Freddy Cole Christmas) | Freddy Cole | Christmas: Jazz |
| 50 | Feliz Navidad (feat. Najee) | Brian Bromberg | Christmas: Jazz |
| 51 | Christmas Eve | Tara Thompson | Christmas |
| 52 | The Eggnog Shuffle (Instrumental) [feat. Jorma Kaukonen, Jason Crosby, Tom Circosta, Jack Casady & Dave Diamond] | Michael Falzarano | Christmas |
| 53 | Back Door Santa | Gulf Coast | Christmas |
| 54 | This Season | Hamilton Loomis | Christmas |
| 55 | Merry Christmas Baby | Gulf Coast | Christmas |
| 56 | Blue Christmas | Gulf Coast | Christmas |
| 57 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | Blue Heart | Christmas |
| 58 | The Nutcracker Petite Suite | Connie Evingson | Christmas |
| 59 | Santa Claws | Justin Time | Christmas |
| 60 | Caroling Caroling | Tim Warfield | Christmas |
| 61 | Silver Bells | Ed Sweeney | Christmas |
| 62 | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | Abiah | Holiday |
| 63 | Mele Kalikimaka (feat. Anat Cohen, Nadje Noordhuis & Nick Finzer) | Duchess | Holiday |
| 64 | Gift of Giving | Pamela Hines | Christmas: Jazz |
| 65 | Soulful Frosty (feat. Stefon Harris) | Dave Stryker | Christmas: Jazz |
| 66 | Santa Plays the Bass | Donna Singer | Christmas: Jazz |
| 67 | Love at Christmastime | Heather Christine & Donavan Locke | Christmas: Jazz |
| 68 | Santa's Watching You | Kelly Finnigan | Christmas: R&B |
| 69 | Bluegrass, White Snow | Patty Loveless | Holiday |
| 70 | Bah Humbug | Tara Thompson | Christmas |
| 71 | Willie Nelson Tickets | Tara Thompson | Christmas |
| 72 | I Can't Wait for Christmas | Mindi Abair And The Boneshakers | Christmas |
| 73 | The Tree Nobody Wanted (feat. Rob Wolfson, Klyph Black, Dave Diamond, Scott Guberman, Clare Maloney & Nate Debrine) | Michael Falzarano | Christmas |
| 74 | Santa Claus is Gonna Make It Right | The Reverend Shawn Amos | Christmas |
| 75 | Boogie Woogie Santa Claus | Eden Brent | Christmas |
| 76 | Christmas in Blue | Michele D'Amour And The Love Dealers | Christmas |
| 77 | Merry, Merry Christmas | Keb Mo | Christmas |
| 78 | The Christmas Waltz | Amber Weekes | Christmas: Jazz |
| 79 | I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus | Amber Weekes | Christmas: Jazz |
| 80 | Some Children See Him | Amber Weekes | Christmas: Jazz |
| 81 | What Are You Doing New Year's Eve | Amber Weekes | Christmas: Jazz |
| 82 | Winter Wonderland | Amber Weekes | Christmas: Jazz |
| 83 | Silent Night | Amber Weekes | Christmas: Jazz |
| 84 | The Gathering | Amber Weekes | Christmas: Jazz |
| 85 | I'll Be Home for Christmas (feat. Paul Jackson, Jr.) | Amber Weekes | Christmas: Jazz |
| 86 | My Romance (Christmas Mix) | Amber Weekes | Christmas: Jazz |
| 87 | Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow | Amber Weekes | Christmas: Jazz |
| 88 | Christmas on the Bayou | David Gogo | Christmas |
| 89 | Love Grows for Christmas | Davis Coen | Christmas |
| 90 | Christmas Party | Alligator | Christmas |
| 91 | Naughty List | Michele D'Amour And The Love Dealers | Christmas |
| 92 | The Noisiest Toy | Michele D'Amour And The Love Dealers | Christmas |
| 93 | Somethin’ in Your Stocking | Mark Muleman Massey | Christmas: R&B |
| 94 | Little Drummer Boy | Randy C Moore | Christmas |
| 95 | Angels We Have Heard on High | The Capitol Bones Big Band | Christmas: Jazz |
| 96 | Little Drummer Boy | Michele D'Amour And The Love Dealers | Christmas |
| 97 | Santa No More | Cigar Box Don & Stewpendous | Christmas |
| 98 | Santa That Plays Guitar | Joey Stuckey | Christmas |
| 99 | Sleigh Ride | Acute Inflections | Christmas |
| 100 | Strangest Christmas Yet | Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers | Christmas |
| 101 | B-A-B-Y | Carla Thomas | Christmas |
| 102 | Run Rudolph Run | Keith Richards | Christmas |
| 103 | Snowin' Down in Texas (feat. Quinn Sullivan) | Ally Venable Band | Christmas |
| 104 | Christmas Time at Home | Rhonda Vincent | Christmas |
| 105 | Cookies and Milk | Tara Thompson | Christmas |
| 106 | Wienerschnitzel | Tara Thompson | Christmas |
| 107 | Karaoke in a Bar | Tara Thompson | Christmas |
| 108 | Bluegrass Kinda Christmas | The Roys | Christmas |
| 109 | Jingle Bells | Claire Lynch | Holiday |
| 110 | With Bells on | The Roys | Christmas |
| 111 | The Savior is Born | Becky Buller | Christmas |
| 112 | The Birthday of Our King | Larry Sparks | Christmas |
| 113 | When It's Christmas in Virginia | Pinecastle | Christmas |
| 114 | Send Yourself Home for Christmas | Valerie Smith | Christmas |
| 115 | Oh the Joy of Christmas | Pinecastle | Christmas |
| 116 | An Old Christmas Card | Pinecastle | Christmas |
| 117 | Frosty the Snowman | Pinecastle | Christmas |
| 118 | A Bluegrass Christmas Story | Mountain Fever | Christmas |
| 119 | Beautiful Star of Bethlehem | Rounder | Christmas |
| 120 | Go Tell It on the Mountain | Pinecastle | Christmas |
| 121 | Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | Rounder | Christmas |
| 122 | Fiddle for Christmas | Engelhardt Music Group | Christmas |
| 123 | Goin' Home for Christmas | Engelhardt Music Group | Christmas |
| 124 | Holiday Pickin' (feat. Rob McCoury) | Engelhardt Music Group | Christmas |
| 125 | Christmas in the Smokies | Pinecastle | Christmas |
| 126 | White Christmas | Pinecastle | Christmas |
| 127 | What Child is This | Sugar Hill | Christmas |
| 128 | Blue Christmas | Alan Bibey & Grasstowne | Christmas |
| 129 | White Christmas in the Blue Ridge Mountains | The Chigger Hill Boys & Terri | Christmas |
| 130 | Can't Stop Christmas from Comin' | The Purple Hulls | Christmas |
| 131 | Moonlight, Mistletoe & You (feat. Gerald Albright) | Keb Mo | Christmas |
| 132 | It's Christmas Time in Texas | Los Lobos | Christmas |
| 133 | Run Rudolph Run | Hamilton Loomis | Christmas |
| 134 | I Hear Jingle Bells (Original Federal Recording) | Freddie King | Christmas |
| 135 | Forgot Mrs. Claus | Ben Levin | Christmas |
| 136 | Santa Train | Patty Loveless | Christmas |
| 137 | It's Almost Christmas | Patricia Conroy | Christmas |
| 138 | Mary Had a Little Lamb | Shenandoah | Christmas |
| 139 | Ding-a-Ling the Christmas Bell (Promo Christmas Seals Version) | Lynn Anderson | Christmas |
| 140 | Everybody's a Kid at Christmas | Gerald Smith | Christmas |
| 141 | Christmas Country Style | The Statler Brothers | Christmas |
| 142 | Jesus is the Reason for the Season | Johnny Counterfit | Christmas |
| 143 | Sittin' on Santa's Knee | Joe Turley | Christmas |
| 144 | Daughters and Sons | Professor Louie & The Crowmatix | Christmas |
| 145 | A Cowboy Christmas | Moe Bandy | Christmas |
| 146 | Put a Wreathe on It | Norine Braun | Christmas |
| 147 | Santa Claus is Watching You | Ray Stevens | Holiday |
| 148 | Please Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas) | Alan Jackson | Holiday |
| 149 | Presents for Christmas | Solomon Burke | Christmas |
| 150 | Xmas Blues | Boo Boo Davis | Christmas |
| 151 | Merry Christmas (Here I Come) | Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers | Christmas |
| 152 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Lizzie Thomas | Christmas |
| 153 | Come Darkness, Come Light | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Christmas |
| 154 | Christmas Cafe | Interstate Cowboy | Christmas |
| 155 | Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree | Mindi Abair And The Boneshakers | Christmas |
| 156 | 4:20, 12/24 (feat. Jeff Mattson, Tom Circosta, Klyph Black, Dave Diamond, Jason Crosby, Clare Maloney & Nate Debrine) | Michael Falzarano | Christmas |
| 157 | Bringing in a Brand New Year | B.B. King | Christmas |
| 158 | The Bluest Christmas | Gulf Coast | Christmas |
| 159 | Christmas is Cancelled | Gulf Coast | Christmas |
| 160 | Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto | James Brown | Christmas |
| 161 | I Told Santa Claus | Roomful of Blues | Holiday |
| 162 | Christmas Song | The Campbell Brothers | Holiday |
| 163 | A Willie Nice Christmas (feat. Willie Nelson) | Kacey Musgraves | Christmas |
| 164 | Reluciente Sol | Los Lobos | Christmas |
| 165 | Another South TX Christmas | Hamilton Loomis | Christmas |
| 166 | Sing for Kwanzaa (feat. Richard Bona & Waleed Abdulhamid) | Sultans of String | Christmas: Jazz |
| 167 | Spending Christmas with the Blues (Bonus Track) | Val Starr & The Blues Rocket | Christmas |
| 168 | Christmas in the Big House | Tara Thompson | Christmas |
| 169 | Christmas Crawl | Tara Thompson | Christmas |
| 170 | Red Aint Everything | Laura Cheadle | Christmas |
| 171 | O Little Town of Bethlemayhem | TriBeCaStan | Holiday |
| 172 | Let's Get a Real Tree | David Gogo | Christmas |
| 173 | Blood Oranges in the Snow | Over the Rhine | Christmas |
| 174 | Christmas in Prison | John Prine | Christmas |
| 175 | Another Christmas | Over the Rhine | Christmas |
| 176 | Pretty Paper (feat. Wild Ponies) | Decembersongs | Christmas |
| 177 | I Won't Be Home for Christmas (feat. Wild Ponies) | Decembersongs | Christmas |
| 178 | Let's Make a Baby King | Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem | Christmas |
| 179 | Let It Snow (feat. the Quebe Sisters) | Kacey Musgraves | Christmas |
| 180 | Tennessee Christmas | Alabama | Christmas |
| 181 | Deck the Halls | Jesse DeNatale | Christmas |
| 182 | Candy Cane Swing | Corey Lueck | Christmas |
| 183 | Child of God | Tony Trischka | Christmas |
| 184 | Banjo Cheer | Tony Trischka | Christmas |
| 185 | All I Got for Christmas is the Blues | Mindi Abair And The Boneshakers | Christmas |
| 186 | Another Florida Christmas | Joe Rucker | Christmas |
| 187 | Thank God for Christmas | Clinton Gregory | Christmas |
| 188 | All I Want for Christmas is to Be with You | Lonnie Brooks | Christmas |
| 189 | The Night Before Christmas | Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers | Christmas |
| 190 | Days of December | Lisa Hentrich | Christmas |
| 191 | Christmas Tears | Eric Clapton | Christmas |
| 192 | La Murga | Los Lobos | Christmas |
| 193 | Have You Heard the News? | Alligator | Christmas |
| 194 | A Bluesman's Christmas | Alligator | Christmas |
| 195 | Let It Snow | Lizzie Thomas | Christmas |
| 196 | City of Silver Dreams | Ellis Paul | Christmas |
| 197 | Thanksgiving Song | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Christmas |
| 198 | Mary Had a Baby | Bruce Cockburn | Christmas |
| 199 | Christmas Time in the City | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Christmas |
| 200 | Bells Are Ringing | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Christmas |
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