Christmas Songs and Music - Carols:

A Christmas carol is a carol whose lyrics center on the theme of Christmas or that has become associated with the Christmas season even though its lyrics may not specifically refer to Christmas. Both types of Christmas carols are included in this list.

Traditional Christmas carols mainly focus on the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus. Other Christmas songs focus on more secular Christmas themes, such as winter scenes, family gatherings, and Santa Claus.

Away in the Manger
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Let it Snow
Silent Night
The Christmas Song
Holly Jolly Christmas
Little Drummer Boy
Sleigh Ride
Deck The Halls
Here Comes Santa Claus
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Silver Bells
Do You Hear What I Hear?
I'll be Home for Christmas
O' Christmas Tree
Twelve Days of Christmas
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
O Come all ye Faithful
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
The First Noel
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Oh Holy Night

A significant subset of the secular songs are regarded as Christmas songs due to the time of year that they are most often sung, despite never mentioning anything about Christmas. These songs include traditional favorites such as Winter Wonderland, Let it Snow, and Sleigh Ride (whose standard lyrics mention not a holiday party but a birthday party). These songs fall into the generic winter classification, as they carry no Christmas connotation at all. However, it could be argued that it would be impossible to popularize a winter-themed song, especially in the United States, without its being regarded as a Christmas song. In fact, winter-themed songs are generally not played on the radio in the U.S. during the larger part of the winter after the Christmas season has ended, although they may receive limited radio airplay on some stations, particularly after a significant snow event.