Even rock bands enjoy rocking out to a classic Christmas song — although as the name of the song indicates, this clearly isn’t just another stereotypical Christmas tune.

Kacey embraces less of her country roots and goes for a more old-school, retro twang that makes this song stand out among the many, many rest.

Not only do Sam Smith’s beautiful lyrics remind us to embrace celebrating the Christmas season, but they also serve as a reminder that the end of the year is near and is yet another exciting prospect that encourages us to reflect on the previous twelve months.

Katy’s cozy Christmas tune focuses on all the things that actually make the season warm and bright. It’s a great reminder to enjoy the holidays instead of getting stressed with everything you need to do.

Cher — she really can do it all, huh? The lead single off her 2023 Christmas album, this upbeat tune became Cher’s first song on the Billboard Hot 100 in 22 years. This holiday season we’re sure it’s bound to make a big resurgence once November finally hits.

As part of John Legend’s first Christmas album, A Legendary Christmas, this 2018 original song credits singer Meghan Trainor as one of its writers. The lyrics focus on valuing time with loved ones rather than focusing on what’s in the stockings and under the tree.

Written back in 2008 in the same year she dropped her first album The Fame, Lady Gaga put a more unique spin on her Christmas recording, as one can expect, with more adult-only lyrics and naughty innuendos.

The two pop queens show off their vocal ranges and beg Santa to give them what they want for Christmas on this live version of “Santa, Can’t You Hear Me.”

This catchy single from Ariana Grande — in which she asks Santa not to have her fall in love if the guy won’t be in her life the next Christmas — is perhaps one of the most popular holiday tracks released in recent years.

What better place to be than home for Christmas? You might recognize Bing Crosby’s hit in this cover by Camila Cabello with a twist of mariachi.

A Christmas song that combines the powerhouse vocals of Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson? Um, hit play, immediately!

Ne-Yo puts an R&B spin on several Christmas classics in his debut holiday album Another Kind of Christmas (2019). Our favorite is this rendition of “The Christmas Song.” The album also includes five original holiday tracks.

Popular a capella group Pentatonix has plenty of great Christmas songs — but one of their most popular is this cover of “Hallelujah,” and it’s easy to understand why.

The Jo Bros released “Like It’s Christmas” in 2019, making it the first holiday hit from Nick, Kevin, and Joe in more than a decade (the last one they released was “Girl of My Dreams” in 2007). The song is about being so in love that every day feels like Christmas. Aw!

Calling all fans of The Voice! If you love the power couple that is Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton, you definitely need to add this holiday duet to your playlist.

Need a holiday tune to capture that lonely-during-Christmas feeling? This tender, wistful song released in 2020 by This Is Us actress and singer Mandy Moore is perfect for that.