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 | Please Come Home for Christmas | Various Artists |
| 4 | Home for Christmas | Buddy Guy |
| 5 | Merry, Merry Christmas | Keb Mo |
| 6 | Red Cloud Road | Tornado Sky |
| 7 | Strange Dreams | Amanda Shires |
| 8 | I Was a Bad Boy This Year | Blue Heart |
| 9 | Mama, I Know You Ain't Santa | Tracy Newman and the Reinforcements |
| 10 | I'm Your Santa | Alligator |
| 11 | Please Let Me Be Your Santa Claus | Alligator |
| 12 | Five Minutes 'Til Christmas | Micki Free |
| 13 | Christmas is Cancelled | Gulf Coast |
| 14 | Peace and Good Will | Blue Heart |
| 15 | Have You Heard the News? | Alligator |
| 16 | Christmas on the Bayou | David Gogo |
| 17 | Christmas Tears | Eric Clapton |
| 18 | Christmas Comes but Once a Year | B.B. King |
| 19 | Cool Yule | Colin James & the Little Big Band |
| 20 | Ring in the Holidays | Karney |
| 21 | Cruisin' in Santa's Sleigh | Melissa Carper |
| 22 | Elf Boogie | Ben Levin |
| 23 | Blues Christmas Dream (Live) | Sandy Atkinson |
| 24 | The Twelve Days of Christmas | Joey DeFrancesco |
| 25 | Santa Claws | Justin Time |
| 26 | Silver Bells | Ed Sweeney |
| 27 | Winter Song | Leslie Odom, Jr. |
| 28 | Sleigh Ride | Maxx Jazz |
| 29 | Santa Claus is Coming to Town | Concord |
| 30 | Caroling Caroling | Tim Warfield |
| 31 | I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day | Becky Buller |
| 32 | Christmas Fais Do Do | Alligator |
| 33 | Close | Mercedes Nicole |
| 34 | Santa Baby | Blue Heart |
| 35 | It Ain't Christmas | Gulf Coast |
| 36 | Christmas Time in New Orleans | Delta Moon |
| 37 | My First Christmas Alone (feat. Nolapsters) | Denis Agenet |
| 38 | Zydeco Christmas | Alligator |
| 39 | Skating | Ben Levin |
| 40 | Got to Get You Under My Tree | Flambeau |
| 41 | Bad Santa | Big Harp George |
| 42 | Blue Christmas | Gulf Coast |
| 43 | Santa's Got It in the Bag | Sean Poluk |
| 44 | Naughty List (feat. Johnny Burgin & Kid Andersen) | Joel Astley |
| 45 | Christmas | Frank Bey |
| 46 | Auld Lang Syne | B.B. King |
| 47 | Jingle No More | Misty Blues |
| 48 | Santa's Got the Blues | Mike Dangeroux |
| 49 | That's What I Like About Christmas | Lisa Biales |
| 50 | Slim Down Santa | Frank Bey |
| 51 | I Want Some Christmas Cheer | Frank Bey |
| 52 | Christmas Comes but Once a Year | Bullseye Blues |
| 53 | Reindeer on Strike | Big Harp George |
| 54 | Boogie Woogie Santa Claus | Various Artists |
| 55 | Elf on a Shelf | Michele D'Amour And The Love Dealers |
| 56 | Jingle Bells | Gary Hoey |
| 57 | Back Door Santa | Gulf Coast |
| 58 | Candy Cane (feat. Lil' Ed) | Ben Levin |
| 59 | Santa Claus is Coming to Town | Stacy Jones Band |
| 60 | Christmas Mood (feat. Candice Ivory) | Ben Levin |
| 61 | Merry Christmas Baby | Gulf Coast |
| 62 | Go Tell It on the Mountain (feat. Steve Krase) | Trudy Lynn |
| 63 | Meet Me Under the Mistletoe | Mike Dangeroux |
| 64 | Thee Three Kings | Big Harp George |
| 65 | Father Christmas | The Kinks |
| 66 | Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings |
| 67 | O Holy Night | String Ties |
| 68 | Sleigh Ride (feat. the J.O. Big Band) | Judith Owen |
| 69 | The Details | Amanda Shires |
| 70 | Blues Under the Christmas Tree | Geminii Dragon |
| 71 | What Child is This | Natalie MacMaster |
| 72 | Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (feat. Randy McDonald) | Johnny Vernazza |
| 73 | Soulful Christmas | James Brown |
| 74 | Christmas on Bourbon St | Gregg Martinez |
| 75 | Kiss Me Like It's Christmas | The Patti Fiasco |
| 76 | Silent Night | Ricky Skaggs |
| 77 | At Christmas | Lisa Biales |
| 78 | Santa's Messin' with the Kid | Eddie C. Campbell |
| 79 | Merry Christmas Baby | B.B. King |
| 80 | Kris Kringle Jingle | Ollee Owens |
| 81 | Please Come Home for Christmas | Charles Brown |
| 82 | Santa Claus is Gonna Make It Right | The Reverend Shawn Amos |
| 83 | The Bluest Christmas | Gulf Coast |
| 84 | Do They Know It's Christmas | Reid Jamieson |
| 85 | Boogie Woogie Christmas (feat. Jorma Kaukonen, Pete Sears, Jack Casady, Dave Diamond, Professor Louie, Miss Marie, Klyph Black & Tom Circosta) | Michael Falzarano |
| 86 | Forgot Mrs. Claus | Ben Levin |
| 87 | It Came Upon the Midnight Clear | Storyhill |
| 88 | Go Tell It on the Mountain | Bruce Cockburn |
| 89 | Christmas in Prison | John Prine |
| 90 | Unwrap You at Christmas | The Monkees |
| 91 | Where'll I Be for Christmas? | Big Harp George |
| 92 | City of Silver Dreams | Ellis Paul |
| 93 | Christmas Eve | Tony Trischka |
| 94 | Christmas Snow | Alligator |
| 95 | Santa Claus | Alligator |
| 96 | Back Door Santa | Alligator |
| 97 | What Child is This? | Roger "Hurricane" Wilson |
| 98 | Regifted | Ben Levin |
| 99 | Last Month of the Year | The Blind Boys Of Alabama |
| 100 | Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday | Jette Betrue |
| 101 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | Ellis Paul |
| 102 | Love Grows for Christmas | Davis Coen |
| 103 | Deck the Halls with Boogie Woogie | Alligator |
| 104 | Happy Christmas Tears | Bullseye Blues |
| 105 | (Have I Been) Naughty or Nice | Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene |
| 106 | Ride Santa Ride | Kerry Pastine & the Crime Scene |
| 107 | Lonesome Christmas | Bullseye Blues |
| 108 | Jingle Bells | Cool John Ferguson |
| 109 | Merry Christmas Baby | Johnny Vernazza |
| 110 | Please Come Home for Christmas | Mercedes Nicole |
| 111 | Read My Christmas List | Mercedes Nicole |
| 112 | Letter to Santa | Mike Dangeroux |
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