The Roots Music Report's
Top Christmas Song Chart
for the Year of 2025
| Rank | Song Title | Band/Artist Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | That Child Was Born (Christmas in West Virginia) | Stoney Creek Bluegrass Band |
| 2 | Coal in My Stockings | Misty Blues |
| 3 | Mama, I Know You Ain't Santa | Tracy Newman and the Reinforcements |
| 4 | Please Come Home for Christmas | Various Artists |
| 5 | Home for Christmas | Buddy Guy |
| 6 | Red Cloud Road | Tornado Sky |
| 7 | Merry, Merry Christmas | Keb Mo |
| 8 | Blues Christmas Dream (Live) | Sandy Atkinson |
| 9 | Strange Dreams | Amanda Shires |
| 10 | I Was a Bad Boy This Year | Blue Heart |
| 11 | Please Let Me Be Your Santa Claus | Alligator |
| 12 | I'm Your Santa | Alligator |
| 13 | Five Minutes 'Til Christmas | Micki Free |
| 14 | Christmas is Cancelled | Gulf Coast |
| 15 | Have You Heard the News? | Alligator |
| 16 | Christmas Tears | Eric Clapton |
| 17 | Peace and Good Will | Blue Heart |
| 18 | Christmas on the Bayou | David Gogo |
| 19 | Cool Yule | Colin James & the Little Big Band |
| 20 | Ring in the Holidays | Karney |
| 21 | Elf Boogie | Ben Levin |
| 22 | Cruisin' in Santa's Sleigh | Melissa Carper |
| 23 | The Twelve Days of Christmas | Joey DeFrancesco |
| 24 | Santa Claws | Justin Time |
| 25 | Silver Bells | Ed Sweeney |
| 26 | Winter Song | Leslie Odom, Jr. |
| 27 | Sleigh Ride | Maxx Jazz |
| 28 | Santa Claus is Coming to Town | Concord |
| 29 | Caroling Caroling | Tim Warfield |
| 30 | The Details | Amanda Shires |
| 31 | I Want Some Christmas Cheer | Frank Bey |
| 32 | I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day | Becky Buller |
| 33 | Christmas Fais Do Do | Alligator |
| 34 | Close | Mercedes Nicole |
| 35 | Zydeco Christmas | Alligator |
| 36 | It Ain't Christmas | Gulf Coast |
| 37 | Bad Santa | Big Harp George |
| 38 | Naughty List (feat. Johnny Burgin & Kid Andersen) | Joel Astley |
| 39 | Santa Baby | Blue Heart |
| 40 | Christmas Time in New Orleans | Delta Moon |
| 41 | My First Christmas Alone (feat. Nolapsters) | Denis Agenet |
| 42 | Jingle No More | Misty Blues |
| 43 | Skating | Ben Levin |
| 44 | Got to Get You Under My Tree | Flambeau |
| 45 | Blue Christmas | Gulf Coast |
| 46 | Santa's Got It in the Bag | Sean Poluk |
| 47 | Christmas | Frank Bey |
| 48 | Blues Under the Christmas Tree | Geminii Dragon |
| 49 | The Heart of Christmas | Kerry Patrick Clark |
| 50 | Fruitcake Round (feat. Amy Clark & Robbie Clark) | Kerry Patrick Clark |
| 51 | Candy Cane (feat. Lil' Ed) | Ben Levin |
| 52 | The Christmas Knickknack Polka | Judy Nazemetz |
| 53 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | Jubal Lee Young |
| 54 | Watch the Door, Winter is Here | Winterlark |
| 55 | Thee Three Kings | Big Harp George |
| 56 | Mary Did You Know | Lee Sims |
| 57 | Run, Run, Rudolph (feat. Evelyn Rubio) | Robert Cristian Jordan |
| 58 | Christmas Present (Wednesday's Child Remix) | Robert Cristian Jordan |
| 59 | Christmas Snow | Alligator |
| 60 | At Christmas | Lisa Biales |
| 61 | Where'll I Be for Christmas? | Big Harp George |
| 62 | Santa's Got the Blues | Mike Dangeroux |
| 63 | Sleigh Ride (feat. the J.O. Big Band) | Judith Owen |
| 64 | That's What I Like About Christmas | Lisa Biales |
| 65 | Slim Down Santa | Frank Bey |
| 66 | Christmas Comes but Once a Year | Bullseye Blues |
| 67 | Reindeer on Strike | Big Harp George |
| 68 | Elf on a Shelf | Michele D'Amour And The Love Dealers |
| 69 | Jingle Bells | Gary Hoey |
| 70 | Back Door Santa | Gulf Coast |
| 71 | Christmas Mood (feat. Candice Ivory) | Ben Levin |
| 72 | Santa Claus is Coming to Town | Stacy Jones Band |
| 73 | Merry Christmas Baby | Gulf Coast |
| 74 | Go Tell It on the Mountain (feat. Steve Krase) | Trudy Lynn |
| 75 | Meet Me Under the Mistletoe | Mike Dangeroux |
| 76 | April Fool | Brave Combo |
| 77 | Made with Love | Melissa Carper |
| 78 | It's Christmas Time Again (Spend, Spend, Spend) | Alligator |
| 79 | O Holy Night | String Ties |
| 80 | Shake Hands with Santa Claus | Lisa Biales |
| 81 | Fireside Waltz | Big Harp George |
| 82 | It's Christmas Time | Ben Levin |
| 83 | The Christmas Song | Keb Mo |
| 84 | Train Full of Joy | Wendy DeWitt |
| 85 | Father Christmas | The Kinks |
| 86 | Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 87 | Christmas on Bourbon St | Gregg Martinez |
| 88 | Kiss Me Like It's Christmas | The Patti Fiasco |
| 89 | What Child is This | Natalie MacMaster |
| 90 | Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (feat. Randy McDonald) | Johnny Vernazza |
| 91 | A Bluesman's Christmas | Alligator |
| 92 | The Christmas Swing | Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers |
| 93 | O Holy Night | Carrie Underwood |
| 94 | Take Me Home for Christmas | Dan + Shay |
| 95 | Rock and Roll Christmas | George Thorogood |
| 96 | Sunflower River Blues | John Fahey |
| 97 | Christmas in Blue | Michele D'Amour And The Love Dealers |
| 98 | Just Another Christmas Song | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 99 | What God Wants for Christmas | Darius Rucker |
| 100 | Merry Christmas Baby | Elvis Presley |
| 101 | Silent Night | Carrie Underwood |
| 102 | Hallelujah | Carrie Underwood |
| 103 | Santa Claus Got Stuck (In My Chimney) [feat. Jason Marsalis] | Judith Owen |
| 104 | Christmas Time’s A-Comin’ | Brad Paisley |
| 105 | Counting Down the Days | Brad Paisley |
| 106 | Falling Just Like the Snow | Brad Paisley |
| 107 | Leave the Christmas Lights on for Me | Brad Paisley |
| 108 | Lit | Brad Paisley |
| 109 | My Favorite Things | Brad Paisley |
| 110 | That Crazy Elf (On the Shelf) | Brad Paisley |
| 111 | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | Brad Paisley |
| 112 | The First Noel | Brad Paisley |
| 113 | A Holly Jolly Christmas | Brett Eldredge |
| 114 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Cali Tucker |
| 115 | Mele Kalikimaka | Cali Tucker |
| 116 | O Holy Night | Cali Tucker |
| 117 | Please Come Home for Christmas | Cali Tucker |
| 118 | Santa Baby | Cali Tucker |
| 119 | The Christmas Song | Cali Tucker |
| 120 | Away in a Manger | Carrie Underwood |
| 121 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Carrie Underwood |
| 122 | Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee | Carrie Underwood |
| 123 | Let There Be Peace | Carrie Underwood |
| 124 | Mary, Did You Know? | Carrie Underwood |
| 125 | O Come All Ye Faithful | Carrie Underwood |
| 126 | Sweet Baby Jesus | Carrie Underwood |
| 127 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Dan + Shay |
| 128 | Long Live Christmas | Dan + Shay |
| 129 | Christmas Cookies | Lainey Wilson |
| 130 | Peace, Love, and Cowboys (Holiday Edition) | Lainey Wilson |
| 131 | Jingle Jangle Rock | RaeLynn |
| 132 | Run Run Rudolph | RaeLynn |
| 133 | The Barn | RaeLynn |
| 134 | Mary, Did You Know? | Runaway June |
| 135 | Santa, Send Your Reindeer | Runaway June |
| 136 | Christmas on the Radio | Runaway June |
| 137 | Let It Snow | Runaway June |
| 138 | Sleigh Ride | Runaway June |
| 139 | When I Think About Christmas | Runaway June |
| 140 | Last Year (feat. Kelleigh Bannen) | Brad Paisley |
| 141 | Little Drummer Boy (feat. Isaiah Fisher) | Carrie Underwood |
| 142 | Deck the Halls with Boogie Woogie | Alligator |
| 143 | Christmas in Prison | John Prine |
| 144 | Soulful Christmas | James Brown |
| 145 | Santa Claus is Gonna Make It Right | The Reverend Shawn Amos |
| 146 | Forgot Mrs. Claus | Ben Levin |
| 147 | It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | Storyhill |
| 148 | Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday | Jette Betrue |
| 149 | City of Silver Dreams | Ellis Paul |
| 150 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Ellis Paul |
| 151 | Please Come Home for Christmas | Mercedes Nicole |
| 152 | Read My Christmas List | Mercedes Nicole |
| 153 | Stay a Little Longer, Santa | Alligator |
| 154 | Christmas Cheer | Lisa Biales |
| 155 | When the Children Sing | Keb Mo |
| 156 | Christmas in the Trenches | John McCutcheon |
| 157 | Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto | Blue Heart |
| 158 | Christmas is A-Comin' | Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers |
| 159 | Joy to the World | Joey DeFrancesco |
| 160 | Sleigh Ride | Harry Connick, Jr. |
| 161 | Santa Claus | Alligator |
| 162 | Silent Night | Ricky Skaggs |
| 163 | Back Door Santa | Alligator |
| 164 | Kris Kringle Jingle | Ollee Owens |
| 165 | The Bluest Christmas | Gulf Coast |
| 166 | Do They Know It's Christmas | Reid Jamieson |
| 167 | Boogie Woogie Christmas (feat. Jorma Kaukonen, Pete Sears, Jack Casady, Dave Diamond, Professor Louie, Miss Marie, Klyph Black & Tom Circosta) | Michael Falzarano |
| 168 | Go Tell It on the Mountain | Bruce Cockburn |
| 169 | Unwrap You at Christmas | The Monkees |
| 170 | Christmas Eve | Tony Trischka |
| 171 | What Child is This? | Roger "Hurricane" Wilson |
| 172 | Regifted | Ben Levin |
| 173 | Last Month of the Year | The Blind Boys Of Alabama |
| 174 | Love Grows for Christmas | Davis Coen |
| 175 | Happy Christmas Tears | Bullseye Blues |
| 176 | (Have I Been) Naughty or Nice | Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene |
| 177 | Ride Santa Ride | Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene |
| 178 | Lonesome Christmas | Bullseye Blues |
| 179 | Jingle Bells | Cool John Ferguson |
| 180 | Merry Christmas Baby | Johnny Vernazza |
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