Brian Wright “Top Christmas Songs”
RANK | ARTIST | TITLE | YEAR |
1 | CROSBY, BING | White Christmas | 1942 |
2 | WILLIAMS, ANDY | Most Wonderful Time Of The… | 1963 |
3 | IVES, BURL | Have A Holly Jolly Christmas | 1963 |
4 | MARTEL, MARC | Silver Bells | 2019 |
5 | TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA | Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 | 1996 |
6 | HELMS, BOBBY | Jingle Bell Rock | 1957 |
7 | COLE, NAT KING | The Christmas Song | 1946 |
8 | DOWNHERE | How Many Kings | 2007 |
9 | LEE, BRENDA | Rockin’ Around The Christmas.. | 1958 |
10 | SHUST, AARON | O Come, O Come Emmanuel | 2006 |
11 | SMITH, MICHAEL W. | Christmastime | 1998 |
12 | MARTEL, MARC & AMY GRANT | The Christmas Waltz | 2020 |
13 | CASTING CROWNS | I Heard The Bells On… | 2008 |
14 | GUARALDI, VINCE | Linus And Lucy | 1965 |
15 | COMO, PERRY | Home For The Holidays | 1954 |
16 | TOMLIN, CHRIS | Noel f/Lauren Daigle | 2015 |
17 | GRANT, AMY | Breath Of Heaven (Mary’s Song) | 1992 |
18 | SIDEWALK PROPHETS | What A Glorious Night | 2013 |
19 | FELICIANO, JOSE | Feliz Navidad | 1970 |
20 | TOBYMAC | Christmas This Year f/L. Nash | 2010 |
21 | TOMLIN, CHRIS | Joy The The World… | 2009 |
22 | GOKEY, DANNY | Mary, Did You Know? | 2015 |
23 | DAIGLE, LAUREN | Light Of The World | 2013 |
24 | WILLIAMS, ANDY | Happy Holiday/The Holiday… | 1963 |
25 | TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA | Christmas Canon | 2001 |
26 | CASTING CROWNS | Joyful, Joyful | 2010 |
27 | TOMLIN, CHRIS | Christmas Day f/We The Kingdom | 2019 |
28 | MERCYME | What Child Is This? | 2002 |
29 | FOR KING & COUNTRY | Angels We Have Heard On High | 2013 |
30 | MATHIS, JOHNNY | It’s Beginning To Look A Lot.. | 1986 |
31 | MANDISA | It’s Christmas | 2012 |
32 | CASTING CROWNS | Away In A Manger | 2005 |
33 | THIRD DAY | Do You Hear What I Hear | 2003 |
34 | ANDREWS, MEREDITH | He Has Come For Us(God Rest..) | 2009 |
35 | BIG DADDY WEAVE | Christ Is Come | 2004 |
36 | MERCYME | O Holy Night | 2003 |
37 | MERCYME | It Came Upon The Midnight… | 2005 |
38 | CAMP, JEREMY | O Come All Ye Faithful | 2004 |
39 | MERCYME | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | 2005 |
40 | WE ARE MESSENGERS | This Is Jesus | 2019 |
41 | GRANT, AMY | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | 1983 |
42 | BIG DADDY WEAVE | Go Tell It On The Mountain | 2005 |
43 | CROSBY, BING | It’s Beginning To Look A Lot.. | 1945 |
44 | SCHULTZ, MARK | The First Noel | 2001 |
45 | MAHER, MATT | Hark The Herald Angels Sing | 2011 |
46 | TOMLIN, CHRIS | He Shall Reign Forevermore | 2015 |
47 | TOMLIN, CHRIS | Emmanuel (Hallowed Manger… | 2009 |
48 | WEST, MATTHEW | Give This Christmas Away | 2009 |
49 | WICKHAM, PHIL | Joy To The World (Joyful…) | 2019 |
50 | FOR KING & COUNTRY | Baby Boy | 2012 |
51 | BATTISTELLI, FRANCESCA | Messiah | 2017 |
52 | THIRD DAY | Born In Bethlehem | 2006 |
53 | PERCY FAITH & HIS ORCHESTRA | We Need A Little Christmas | 1967 |
54 | WICKHAM, PHIL | The First Noel | 2010 |
55 | TOBYMAC & TERRAIN | All I Need For Christmas | 2019 |
56 | CAMP, JEREMY | Joy To The World | 2012 |
57 | MAHER, MATT | Born On That Day | 2018 |
58 | GRANT, AMY | Sleigh Ride | 1983 |
59 | SIDEWALK PROPHETS | Hope Was Born This Night | 2010 |
60 | SIMEONE, HARRY, CHORALE | Little Drummer Boy | 1958 |
61 | THIRD DAY | Angels We Have Heard On High | 2006 |
62 | NEWSONG | The Christmas Shoes | 2000 |
63 | GRANT, AMY | It’s The Most Wonderful… | 1992 |
64 | KUTLESS | It Came Upon A Midnight Clear | 2005 |
65 | DAIGLE, LAUREN | Have Yourself A Merry Little.. | 2016 |
66 | TOMLIN, CHRIS | Angels We Have Heard On High | 2005 |
67 | CASTING CROWNS | Joy To The World | 2007 |
68 | GRAY, JASON | Go Tell It On The Mountain | 2017 |
69 | MERCYME | Drummer Boy | 2005 |
70 | THIRD DAY | O Come All Ye Faithful | 2006 |
71 | SMITH, MICHAEL W. | Gloria | 1989 |
72 | MERCYME | Joseph’s Lullaby | 2005 |
73 | CASTING CROWNS | Gloria/Angel We Have Heard.. | 2017 |
74 | BUILDING 429 | We Three Kings | 2005 |
75 | NEEDTOBREATHE | Go Tell It On The Mountain | 2007 |
76 | PENTATONIX | Mary, Did You Know? | 2014 |
77 | GRANT, AMY | Grown Up Christmas List | 1992 |
78 | GRANT, AMY | I Need A Silent Night | 2008 |
79 | WEST, MATTHEW | Let It Snow! Let It Snow… | 2005 |
80 | MAHER, MATT | Glory (Let There Be Peace) | 2016 |
81 | CASTING CROWNS | Make Room f/Matt Maher | 2017 |
82 | CAEDMON’S CALL | It Came Upon A Midnight Clear | 2004 |
83 | CASTING CROWNS | Oh Come All Ye Faithful | 2006 |
84 | BIG DADDY WEAVE | Ring The Bells | 2013 |
85 | WEST, MATTHEW | Unto Us | 2016 |
86 | OWL CITY | Light Of Christmas f/TobyMac | 2013 |
87 | RICE, CHRIS | Welcome To Our World | 2004 |
88 | THIRD DAY | Joy To The World | 2006 |
89 | BUILDING 429 | A Thrill Of Hope (O Holy… | 2019 |
90 | CROSBY, BING | I’ll Be Home For Christmas | 1943 |
91 | WILLIAMS, JOY | Here With Us | 2005 |
92 | HEATH, BRANDON | Night Before Christmas | 2009 |
93 | GOKEY, DANNY | Lift Up Your Eyes | 2015 |
94 | BIG DADDY WEAVE | Joy! He Shall Reign | 2019 |
95 | ROBERTS, KERRIE | O Holy Night | 2010 |
96 | JARS OF CLAY | Little Drummer Boy | 1996 |
97 | MARTEL, MARC | It’s Beginning To Look A… | 2017 |
98 | BARLOWGIRL | Carol Of The Bells / Sing … | 2008 |
99 | GOKEY, DANNY | Angels We Have Heard On High | 2019 |
100 | WEST, MATTHEW | Winter Wonderland | 2019 |
101 | MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER | Deck The Halls | 1984 |
102 | UNSPOKEN | Feliz Navidad | 2013 |
103 | WILSON, JOSH | Angels We Have Heard On High | 2008 |
104 | PLUMB | Silver Bells | 2008 |
105 | MATHIS, JOHNNY | Winter Wonderland | 1958 |
106 | COCHREN & CO. | Christmas With You | 2019 |
107 | MARTEL, MARC | What Child Is This | 2016 |
108 | BATTISTELLI, FRANCESCA | Christmas Is | 2012 |
109 | KERR, HANNAH | Winter Wonderland | 2018 |
110 | KUTLESS | This Is Christmas | 2010 |
111 | ELEVATION WORSHIP | Here Comes Heaven | 2018 |
112 | DAIGLE, LAUREN | O Holy Night | 2016 |
113 | GRANT, AMY | Winter Wonderland | 1992 |
114 | GOKEY, DANNY/GRANT, NATALIE | The Prayer | 2018 |
115 | DAIGLE, LAUREN | What Child Is This | 2016 |
116 | CITY ON A HILL | It’s Christmas Time | 2004 |
117 | DAIGLE, LAUREN | Jingle Bells | 2016 |
118 | DAIGLE, LAUREN | The Christmas Song | 2018 |
119 | JARS OF CLAY | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | 1995 |
120 | NICOLE, BRITT | O Come All Ye Faithful | 2013 |
121 | CAMP, JEREMY | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | 2012 |
122 | WILLIAMS, ZACH | The Call Of Christmas | 2017 |
123 | THIRD DAY | What Child Is This? | 2006 |
124 | SMITH, MICHAEL W. | Christmas Day f/ Mandisa | 2007 |
125 | DAIGLE, LAUREN | Winter Wonderland | 2018 |
126 | SMITH, MICHAEL W. | It’s The Most Wonderful Time.. | 2014 |
127 | 4HIM | Strange Way To Save The… | 1994 |
128 | TENTH AVENUE NORTH | Deck The Halls | 2011 |
129 | CARPENTERS | Have Yourself A Merry Little.. | 1978 |
130 | UNDERWOOD, CARRIE | Do You Hear What I Hear | 2007 |
131 | MERCYME | Have Yourself A Merry Little.. | 2019 |
132 | KERR, HANNAH | Christmas Eve In Bethlehem | 2018 |
133 | MAHER, MATT | Jingle Bells | 2018 |
134 | UNSPOKEN | Christmas Everyday | 2016 |
135 | NORDEMAN, NICHOLE | Do You Hear What I Hear | 2005 |
136 | ENGLISH, MICHAEL | Mary Did You Know | 1995 |
137 | BATTISTELLI, FRANCESCA | Heaven Everywhere | 2012 |
138 | MERCYME | Christmas Time Is Here | 2005 |
139 | MERCYME | Go Tell It On The Mountain | 2015 |
140 | WEST, MATTHEW | The Heart Of Christmas | 2011 |
141 | STARS GO DIM | Christmas Is Here | 2018 |
142 | AUGUST, CHRIS | Come Now Our King | 2010 |
143 | FOR KING & COUNTRY | Glorious | 2016 |
144 | POINT OF GRACE | Carol/What Child Is..(Medley) | 1999 |
145 | MARTEL, MARC | O Come All Ye Faithful | 2018 |
146 | DAVID CROWDER BAND | Feliz Navidad | 2000 |
147 | GRANT, AMY | Little Town | 1983 |
148 | HEATH, BRANDON | O Little Town Of Bethlehem | 2013 |
149 | MERCYME | Christmastime Again | 2015 |
150 | CLEMMONS, RILEY | The First Christmas | 2019 |
151 | HILL, FAITH | A Baby Changes Everything | 2008 |
152 | NOCKELS, CHRISTY | O Come, O Come, Emmanuel | 2004 |
153 | MARTEL, MARC | The First Noel | 2017 |
154 | MARTEL, MARC | Christmastime Is Here | 2018 |
155 | BATTISTELLI, FRANCESCA | Have Yourself A Merry Little.. | 2008 |
156 | GRANT, AMY | Rockin’ Around The Christmas.. | 1992 |
157 | TENTH AVENUE NORTH | We Three Kings f/Britt Nicole | 2013 |
158 | CHAPMAN, STEVEN CURTIS | It Came Upon A Midnight Clear | 2003 |
159 | ASSAD, AUDREY | Winter Snow | 2009 |
160 | GRAY, JASON | Christmas Is Coming | 2012 |
161 | CHAPMAN, STEVEN CURTIS | Christmas Is All In The Heart | 1995 |
162 | AVALON | Don’t Save It All For Xmas Day | 2000 |
163 | MERCYME | Gloria | 2005 |
164 | WILSON, JOSH | Jesus Is Alive | 2011 |
165 | SIDEWALK PROPHETS | Because It’s Christmas | 2012 |
166 | GRANT, AMY | Emmanuel | 1983 |
167 | GOKEY, DANNY | The Holidays Are Here | 2019 |
168 | I AM THEY | White Christmas | 2019 |
169 | WALKER-SMITH, KIM | Carol of the Bells | 2014 |
170 | BUILDING 429 | Birthday Of A King | 2019 |
171 | TENTH AVENUE NORTH | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | 2017 |
172 | SMITH, MICHAEL W. | Reve Du Noel | 2000 |
173 | SMITH, MICHAEL W. | Welcome To Our World | 2004 |
174 | WE ARE MESSENGERS | From Heaven To Earth (Joy…) | 2016 |
175 | CHAPMAN, STEVEN CURTIS | Away In A Manger (Medley) | 1995 |
176 | WEST, MATTHEW | A Christmas To Believe In | 2014 |
177 | CARPENTERS | I’ll Be Home For Christmas | 1978 |
178 | WEST, MATTHEW | Have Yourself A Merry… | 2011 |
179 | HEATH, BRANDON | Away In A Manger | 2013 |
180 | MERCYME | Silent Night | 2005 |
181 | HILLSONG | Born Is The King (It’s…) | 2011 |
182 | PLUMB | Behold | 2019 |
183 | TENTH AVENUE NORTH | Go Tell It On The Mountain | 2009 |
184 | GRANT, NATALIE | Joy To the World | 2003 |
185 | BREMNES, DAN | Jingle All The Way | 2015 |
186 | AVALON | Jesus, Born On This Day | 2000 |
187 | GOKEY, DANNY | Until You | 2019 |
188 | CHAPMAN, STEVEN CURTIS | Christmas Time Again | 2012 |
189 | MAHER, MATT | Hope For Everyone | 2018 |
190 | GRAY, JASON | Baby King | 2017 |
191 | JARS OF CLAY | Wonderful Christmastime | 2007 |
192 | WEST, MATTHEW | Come On, Christmas | 2011 |
193 | SMITH, MICHAEL W. | Medley: Sing We Now…. | 2002 |
194 | MARTEL, MARC | All I Want For Christmas Is… | 2018 |
195 | TOBYMAC | Can’t Wait For Christmas | 2017 |
196 | NORMAN, BEBO | Come And Worship | 2007 |
197 | RUSH OF FOOLS | Oh Come All Ye Faithful | 2007 |
198 | MAHER, MATT | Silent Night (Emmanuel) | 2008 |
199 | CHAPMAN, STEVEN CURTIS | Winter Wonderland | 2003 |
200 | CASTRO, JASON | Gloria (Hark! The Herald… | 2012 |
201 | TOBYMAC | Bring On The Holidays | 2016 |
202 | SELAH | Light Of The Stable | 2002 |
203 | WALKER-SMITH, KIM | O Come, O Come, Emmanuel | 2014 |
204 | SMITH, MICHAEL W. | Jingle Bells | 2004 |
205 | TOMLIN, CHRIS | Midnight Clear (Love Song) | 2015 |
206 | HURST, CAITIE | When Christmas Comes Around | 2018 |
207 | BIG DADDY WEAVE | O Come All Ye Faithful | 2009 |
208 | NORTH POINT INSIDEOUT | Emmanuel (Hope of Heaven) | 2018 |
209 | PLUMB | Christmas Vacation | 2019 |
210 | CASTING CROWNS | Silent Night | 2008 |
211 | AUGUST, CHRIS | Jesus, Savior | 2011 |
212 | CHAPMAN, STEVEN CURTIS | Do You Hear What I Hear? | 2012 |
213 | LOVE & THE OUTCOME | Emmanuel | 2013 |
214 | REND COLLECTIVE | Hark! The Herald Angels… | 2014 |
215 | MATHIS, JOHNNY | It’s The Most Wonderful Time.. | 1963 |
216 | STORY, LAURA | Come Thou Long Expected Jesus | 2015 |
217 | MAHER, MATT | O Come, O Come, Emmanuel | 2013 |
218 | STEVENSON, RYAN | Home For Christmas | 2019 |
219 | CASTING CROWNS | Somewhere In Your Silent Night | 2017 |
220 | MERCYME | Joy | 2015 |
221 | HILLSONG | Joy To The World | 2011 |
222 | TOMLIN, CHRIS | Hymn Of Joy (Live) | 2015 |
223 | WILLIAMS, JOY | 2000 Decembers Ago | 2004 |
224 | HOPE, MALLARY | Christmas Is All About You | 2018 |
225 | AVALON | Joy To The World | 2000 |
226 | MERCYME | Our Lullaby | 2015 |
227 | WE ARE MESSENGERS | God With Us | 2016 |
228 | BATTISTELLI, FRANCESCA | Joy To The World | 2012 |
229 | MANDISA | Christmas Makes Me Cry | 2007 |
230 | FOR KING & COUNTRY | Little Drummer Boy | 2013 |
231 | MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | 1988 |
232 | AVALON | We Are The Reason | 2000 |
233 | PHILLIPS, CRAIG & DEAN | Born Is The King (It’s … | 2013 |
234 | MATHIS, JOHNNY | Sleigh Ride | 1958 |
235 | CHAPMAN, STEVEN CURTIS | This Baby | 1995 |
236 | GRAY, JASON | Joy To The World | 2012 |
237 | HEATH, BRANDON | Christmas Song | 2013 |
238 | THIRD DAY | O Holy Night | 2006 |
239 | CLOVERTON | A Hallelujah Christmas | 2012 |
240 | BREWSTER, LINCOLN | Angels We Have Heard On High | 2013 |
241 | CLEMMONS, RILEY | Silent Night | 2018 |
242 | SMITH, MICHAEL W. | All Is Well f/Carrie Underwood | 2014 |
243 | MANDISA | Little Drummer Boy | 2008 |
244 | STORY, LAURA | Emmanuel | 2008 |
245 | CHAPMAN, STEVEN CURTIS | I Heard The Bells On Christmas | 2003 |
246 | REND COLLECTIVE | O Come All Ye Faithful… | 2014 |
247 | MURRAY, JASMINE | For God So Loved | 2017 |
248 | PHILLIPS, CRAIG & DEAN | Do You Hear What I Hear | 2010 |
249 | SCHULTZ, MARK/NORDEMAN, N | Silent Night | 2002 |
250 | REDMAN, MATT | His Name Shall Be | 2016 |
251 | HOLCOMB, ELLIE | Hope Is Alive | 2014 |
252 | BIG DADDY WEAVE | I’ll Be Brave This Christmas | 2009 |
253 | CHAPMAN, STEVEN CURTIS | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | 1995 |
254 | DAVID CROWDER BAND | The First Noel | 2011 |
255 | GOKEY, DANNY | O, Holy Night | 2015 |
256 | MERCYME | I’ll Be Home For Christmas | 2015 |
257 | GRANT, AMY | God Is With Us | 2004 |
258 | GOKEY, DANNY | What Christmas Means To Me | 2015 |
259 | BREWSTER, LINCOLN | O Come All Ye Faithful | 2019 |
260 | HARRIS, MARK | Mary Did You Know | 2006 |
261 | GRANT, AMY | Tennessee Christmas | 1983 |
262 | NEWSBOYS | All I Want For Christmas Is… | 2010 |
263 | WICKHAM, PHIL | This Year For Christmas | 2019 |
264 | NEWSBOYS | O Holy Night | 2010 |
265 | STEVENSON, RYAN | This Christmas Eve | 2017 |
266 | BREWSTER, LINCOLN | Shout For Joy | 2010 |
267 | WALKER, RHETT | Have Yourself A Merry Little C | 2019 |
268 | FOR KING & COUNTRY | Into The Silent Night | 2013 |
269 | WILSON, JOSH | The First Noel | 2008 |
270 | WICKHAM, PHIL | Christmastime | 2010 |
271 | HEATH, BRANDON | Silent Night | 2013 |
272 | THIRD DAY | Away in a Manger | 2006 |
273 | NEWSBOYS | Winter Wonderland | 2010 |
274 | SIDEWALK PROPHETS | O Holy Night | 2012 |
275 | STORY, LAURA | Just Another Christmas | 2015 |
276 | POINT OF GRACE | O Holy Night | 1999 |
277 | SANCTUS REAL | Angels We Have Heard on High | 2013 |
278 | SMITH, MICHAEL W. | White Christmas | 2014 |
279 | UNDERWOOD, CARRIE | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | 2008 |
280 | GRANT, AMY | Emmanuel, God With Us | 1992 |
281 | WILSON, JOSH | Christmas Changes Everything | 2012 |
282 | GRACE, JAMIE | Born Tonight | 2014 |
283 | HILLSONG WORSHIP | Peace Has Come | 2014 |
284 | STORY, LAURA | O Come All Ye Faithful | 2014 |
285 | HARPER, TORI | The Greatest Love… | 2018 |
286 | KERR, HANNAH | White Christmas | 2017 |
287 | LOVE & THE OUTCOME | The King Is Here | 2017 |
288 | WICKHAM, PHIL | Hark The Herald Angels Sing | 2019 |
289 | NEWSONG | The Best Christmas Ever | 2016 |
290 | GRAY, JASON | I’m Gonna Let It Go | 2019 |
291 | SHUST, AARON | Rejoice | 2014 |
292 | HILLSONG WORSHIP | Seasons | 2017 |
293 | POWELL, MAC | Away In A Manger/Joy To The… | 2018 |
294 | JOBE, KARI | When Hope Came Down | 2012 |
295 | WICKHAM, PHIL | Away In A Manger (Forever Amen | 2019 |
296 | NEON FEATHER | O Come O Come Emmanuel | 2018 |
297 | TENTH AVENUE NORTH | O Holy Night | 2017 |
298 | KUTLESS | Mary Did You Know | 2008 |
299 | DAVID CROWDER BAND | Joy To The World | 2011 |
300 | KERR, HANNAH | O Come O Come Emmanuel | 2017 |
301 | DIXON, COLTON | Jingle Bells | 2013 |
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All good tunes, but why do Christian formatted stations, feel the need to merge secular music into their playlist at Christmastime? Aren’t we suppose to be different by letting our light shine for the real reason for the season? What does Santa have to do with Jesus?
Hi Bill. It’s an outreach thing. If you don’t play familiar Christmas songs you will NOT get listeners outside of your P1 reach . It’s strategic. We have found that just the right mix brings in new listeners who you now have the opportunity to reach for Christ. And honestly, there are lots of you regular listeners who will go to the secular station to hear the familiar, memorable songs from Bing, Carpenters, Andy Williams, etc. (if you don’t air them)
Good points, Coy! Thanks for sharing your view.
What is this based on? I assume this is from a large online survey, but it doesn’t say. Curious what the demo is on this (F 25-54?) and the total number of responses to the survey.