22.11.2021
By superadmin
In the immortal words of undisputed Christmas King Michael Buble, ‘It’s beginning to look like Christmas’. Yes, that’s right, Mariah Carey is rising from her annual hibernation, while the rest of us prepare to indulge in mulled wine, carol singing and endless Harry Potter marathons. What’s not to love about the festive season?! And when it comes to karaoke, there’s no other season quite like it for producing some of the best singalongs. So sit back, relax, as we take you on a wild sleigh ride through our top 40 best Christmas karaoke songs.
We’re kicking things off courtesy of the late, great George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley aka Wham! With one of the greatest Christmas karaoke songs of all times. Originally kept off the No 1 spot by Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? In 1984, ‘Last Christmas’ hit the top of the charts last year in 2020 – 36 years after it was released.
Following in the footsteps of another Christmas Queen and pop diva, Mariah Carey, Ari released a whole EP dedicated to the art of the Christmas song, ‘Christmas Kisses’. First up in our list is ‘Santa Baby’, featuring her Victorious co-star, Elizabeth Gillies.
So here it iiiiis… number 3 in our best Christmas karaoke songs list, ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’ by rockers Slade. This one is a timeless classic, and one that all generations of the family can enjoy. File under: mandatory air guitar action.
One from the Biebs vaults modern day fans may not be aware, but before his recent smash hits, Justin released a Christmas album all the way back in 2011. His second ever album, like a modern day Santa, Justin gave us the gift of tracks like ‘Mistletoe’.
Get your fake Santa beard on like Lil Nas X did in ‘HOLIDAY’, his 2020 Christmas-themed single with a wacky video to boot in which he takes a ride across America in a high-tech sleigh, complete with robot reindeer. Ho ho ho!
Trust us to dig out all the lesser known Christmas tracks on our 40 best Christmas karaoke songs list. Next up is Katy Perry with her festive jam, ‘Cozy Little Christmas’ which was released exclusively on Amazon Music in 2018. Sadly there was no sign of a Jeff Bezos feature on the track, but hey, there’s always this year.
Let’s take it down a notch and slow it right down for this next banger, ‘Silent Night’. Christmas songs don’t come much more classic than this carol, which was composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber.
Next up on our best Christmas karaoke songs list is ‘It’s Not Christmas Without You’, as performed on the TV show, Victorious. Eagle eyed fans of the show will note I’ts the only time Tori Cat and Jade all perform a song together in the series.
While she’s not busy re-recording her albums, Taylor has been recording Christmas songs. In 2019, she released ‘Christmas Tree Farm’ which sent the internet into a deep dive into the hidden meaning. In response, Taylor herself tweeted that “I actually did grow up on a Christmas tree farm. In a gingerbread house, deep within the yummy gummy gumdrop forest. Where, funnily enough, this song is their national anthem.” So there you have it.
Also bringing out a Christmas tune that same year, was Taylor’s ex Joe Jonas with his band of merry brothers. ‘Like It’s Christmas’ is actually the fourth festive song from the trio.
It’s a tough call, but we think that Michael Buble just about takes the crown as the King of Christmas. In at number 11 on our best Christmas karaoke songs is ‘Baby it’s Cold Outside’, a re-work of the 1944 classic which has been re-recorded no less than 400 times. Yes, you heard that right. 400!
Continuing the time worn trend of covering traditional carols is Carrie Underwood with ‘O Holy Night’. Featuring on her 2020 album ‘My Gift’.
Definitively titled ‘THE Christmas Song’, Nat King Cole’s 1961 tune is an oldie but a goodie. And with universally wholesome and warming lyrics like ‘Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose, Yuletide carols being sung by a choir and folks dressed up like Eskimos’, it’s no surprise that this Christmas song has endured the test of time.
From warm to cold… Ice cold. Next up in our Best Christmas Karaoke Songs list is Sia with ‘Snowman’, taken from her all-original album ‘Everyday Is Christmas’. In her own words, she released the album to address the “shortage of good Christmas music”. Mission accomplished, Sia.
Making his second entry in our Best Christmas Karaoke Songs is Michael Buble, with ‘It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas’. Okay so technically this isn’t his song, It’s a cover of the 1951 classic. But we’ll give it to Buble this time, for his excellent 2020 rendition.
Not content with sitting back and watching all the other pop greats release Christmas covers, Kylie stepped in in 2015 with her cover of ‘Santa Baby’, taken from ‘A Kylie Christmas’.
Judy is the original musical queen, and number 17 in our Best Christmas Karaoke Songs list with ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’. Originally sung by her in her 1944 movie ‘Meet Me in St. Louis’, the original version of the song was so sad that Judy actually refused to sing it.
Ariana is back in our Best Christmas Karaoke Songs round up with ‘Santa Tell Me’. We have to give it to Ari, it’s not easy to make a genuinely good modern day Christmas song – there are plenty of questionable ones out there, but festive sentiment aside, this is a pop banger with a great hook and melody.
Before Buble, Andy Williams was the Christmas crooner of choice for mums everywhere. Case in point, just listen to the smooth vibes of ‘It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year’, which even earned him the nickname ‘Mr Christmas’.
A Christmas tune from John Lennon would always have a political message behind it. Originally a protest song against the Vietnam War, ‘Happy Xmas (War Is Over), recorded with his wife Yoko Ono and the Harlem Community Choir has since become a Christmas staple.
Now for a dose of glam rock, courtesy of English band Mud. ‘Lonely This Christmas’ topped the charts in 1974 and has remained a festive favourite ever since, despite the sad lyrics and sentiment behind the song.
‘I’ll Be Home’ is number 22 on our Best Christmas Karaoke Songs list. A ballad about promising to be home for Christmas, the track was originally released in 1955 – the decade that birthed a thousand Christmas songs.
When she’s not asking people to call her maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen is lamenting giving her heart away to the wrong person. In her cover of Wham!’s classic (see number one of this list), she promises to give her heart to someone special this year. Good luck, Carly, we’re rooting for you.
Man, it doesn’t show signs of stopping… We’re not talking about our Best Christmas Karaoke Songs list, as we hate to break it to you, but that will be stopping in another six songs. No, we’re talking SNOW! As heard in Dean Martin’s family Christmas Classic, ‘Let It Snow’.
What’s that we hear? Another Christmas album? Who knew there were so many? Not us, that’s for sure. ‘Underneath The Tree’ is a relatively new Christmas track, as recorded by US diva Kelly Clarkson on 2013.
British songstress Lily Allen took a break from her whimsical pop satire on modern culture and recorded this rather lovely Christmas song ‘Somewhere Only We Know’ which was a cover of fellow Brit band Keane, and featured on the John Lewis Christmas advert in 2013.
The original supergroup from the 80s, Band Aid, released ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ to raise money for anti-famine efforts in Ethiopia. A Christmas classic with a positive message that actually followed through on its lyrics to ‘Feed The World’? We love to see it.
In 1973, British glam rockers Wizzard declared, ‘I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday’. Same, Wizzard, same.
‘Feliz Navidad’ is a Christmas song by Puerto Rican singer/songwriter José Feliciano. Sometimes the most simple and heartfelt Christmas songs are the best, as Feliciano proved with this 1970 beauty.
We could go on for days, but unfortunately, we have to conclude our Best Christmas Karaoke Songs list somewhere. And where better to end with the uproarious ‘Run Rudolph Run’ by Chuck Berry. Sing this on Christmas day and you’ll get the whole family jumping around, burning off that Christmas pud.
A Christmas tune from John Lennon would always have a political message behind it. Originally a protest song against the Vietnam War, ‘Happy Xmas (War Is Over), recorded with his wife Yoko Ono and the Harlem Community Choir has since become a Christmas staple.
Now for a dose of glam rock, courtesy of English band Mud. ‘Lonely This Christmas’ topped the charts in 1974 and has remained a festive favourite ever since, despite the sad lyrics and sentiment behind the song.
‘I’ll Be Home’ is number 22 on our Best Christmas Karaoke Songs list. A ballad about promising to be home for Christmas, the track was originally released in 1955 – the decade that birthed a thousand Christmas songs.
When she’s not asking people to call her maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen is lamenting giving her heart away to the wrong person. In her cover of Wham!’s classic (see number one of this list), she promises to give her heart to someone special this year. Good luck, Carly, we’re rooting for you.
Man, it doesn’t show signs of stopping… We’re not talking about our Best Christmas Karaoke Songs list, as we hate to break it to you, but that will be stopping in another six songs. No, we’re talking SNOW! As heard in Dean Martin’s family Christmas Classic, ‘Let It Snow’.
What’s that we hear? Another Christmas album? Who knew there were so many? Not us, that’s for sure. ‘Underneath The Tree’ is a relatively new Christmas track, as recorded by US diva Kelly Clarkson on 2013.
British songstress Lily Allen took a break from her whimsical pop satire on modern culture and recorded this rather lovely Christmas song ‘Somewhere Only We Know’ which was a cover of fellow Brit band Keane, and featured on the John Lewis Christmas advert in 2013.
The original supergroup from the 80s, Band Aid, released ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ to raise money for anti-famine efforts in Ethiopia. A Christmas classic with a positive message that actually followed through on its lyrics to ‘Feed The World’? We love to see it.
In 1973, British glam rockers Wizzard declared, ‘I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday’. Same, Wizzard, same.
‘Feliz Navidad’ is a Christmas song by Puerto Rican singer/songwriter José Feliciano. Sometimes the most simple and heartfelt Christmas songs are the best, as Feliciano proved with this 1970 beauty.
We could go on for days, but unfortunately, we have to conclude our Best Christmas Karaoke Songs list somewhere. And where better to end with the uproarious ‘Run Rudolph Run’ by Chuck Berry. Sing this on Christmas day and you’ll get the whole family jumping around, burning off that Christmas pud.
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