Traditional Christmas Songs, Celtic Style

Christmas songs are classics!  However, if you play a song too much, even a classic, it becomes old and tired. A good solution is to listen to new versions of your favorite classics.  Below you will find 50 traditional Christmas songs played in a Celtic style.


The Napster playlist is here.
The Spotify playlist is here.
The Youtube playlist is here.

1. "Air A Chiad Latha Den Nollaig (12 Days of Christmas)" by Fiona Mackenzie
2. "The Angel Gabriel" by Crimson Ensemble
3. "Angels We Have Heard on High" by Irish Rovers
4. "Auld Lang Syne" by The Columba Minstrels
5. "Away in a Manger" by Holiday Favorites
6. "Bring A Torch Jeanette, Isabella/Hewlitt's" by Rose and Thistle Band
7. "Carol of the Bells" by Celtic Woman
8. "Christmas in Killarney" by Irish Rovers
9. "Christmas in the Old Man's Hat" by Noel McLoughlin
10. "The Christmas Song" by Celtic Woman
11. "Coventry Carol" by David Huntsinger (Not on Youtube Playlist)
12 "Deck the Halls" by Dan Gibson's Solitudes
13. "Ding Dong! Merrily on High" by Boann's Clan
14.  "Do You Hear What I Hear?" by Orla Fallon
15. "The First Noel" by Bandari
16. "Frosty the Irish Snowman" by Marc Gunn
17. "Fum, Fum, Fum" by Michelle Amato
18. "Go Tell It On the Mountain" by Jonna Fahey
19. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" by The Chieftains
20. "Good Christian Men Rejoice" by David Huntsinger (Not on Youtube Playlist)
21. "Good King Wenceslas" by Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chant Choir
22. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/ Angels We Have Heard on High" by Nightnoise
23. "Have Yourself a Merry Christmas" by Celtic Woman
24. "Here We Come A-Wassailing" by Magpie Lane
25. "The Holly and the Ivy" by Kim Robertson
26. "I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day" by Cherish the Ladies
27. "I Saw Three Ships" by The Barra MacNeils
28. "In the Bleak Mid-Winter" by The Columba Minstrels
29. "Infant Holy" by Sarah Moore
30. "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" by Matt & Shannon Heaton
31. "Jingle Bells" by G. Phillips
32. "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" by Michelle Amata
33. "Joy to the World" by Holiday Favorites
34. "Let It Snow" by G. Phillips
35. "Little Drummer Boy" by G. Phillips
36. "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" by Kim Robertson
37. "Lully Lullay" by Nightnoise
38. "O Christmas Tree" by John St. John
39. "O Come Emmanuel" by The Celtic Ensemble
40. "Oh Come, All Ye Faithful" by Cherish the Ladies
41. "A Oiche Bheannaithe (Oh Holy Night)" by Mary McLaughlin
42. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" by Matt &Shannon Heaton
43. "O the Holly She Bears a Berry" by The Chieftains
44. "Pat-A-Pan" by John St. John.
45. "Silent Night" by The Gothard Sisters
46. "Silver Bells" by Holiday Favorites
47. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" by The Columba Minstrels
48. "We Three Kings" by The Columba Minstrels
49. "What Child Is This?/ Greensleeves Jig/The Tongs By The Fire/ The Frost Is All Over" by Cherish the Ladies
50. "White Christmas" by The Munros

Unknown Christmas Songs A-Z

While the same Christmas songs seems to be played on repeat every year, there are some truly lovely songs that are just overlooked and never heard.  Here is an A-Z list of some beautiful (or at least unknown) Christmas songs that are worth a listen.

The Napster playlist is here.
The Spotify playlist is here.
The Youtube playlist is here.

1. "Ain't That a Rockin'" by Sally Jones
2. "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem" by Jasmine Commerce
3. "Christmas Mornings" by Richard Marx
4. "Dear Joseph" by Golden Bough
5. "Emmanuel" by Carolyn Cavanagh
6. "For Mary for Joseph" by The Barra MacNeils
7. "The Greatest Gift" by The Celts
8. "His Favorite Christmas Story" by Capital Lights
9. "It Must Have Been the Mistletoe" by Jana Petersen
10. "Joseph's Song" by Michael Card
11. "Kris Kringle" by Kate Rusby (Not on Spotify Playlist)
12. "Little Road To Bethlehem" by Shawn Colvin
13. "Merry Christmas Ho, Ho, Ho" by Ronnie Bowman, Sharon Skaggs (Not on Spotify Playlist)
14. "New York Christmas" by Amanda Droste
15. "One Bright Star" by Sarah Jarosz
16. "A Prayer for Christmas" by Jay Pothier
17. "A Quiet Christmas With You" by Snow Business (Not on Youtube  or Spotify playlist)
18. "Remember Me" by Daniel O'Donnell
19. "Santa Will Find You" by Mindy Smith
20. "The Three Great Ships" by Winter Harp Ensemble
21. "Underneath the Christmas Tree" by Ann Chaplin (Not on Spotify Playlist)
22. "Very Merry Christmas" by Zoe Bentley
23. "What Would Christmas Be?" by Na Leo Pilimehana (Not on Youtube playlist)
24. "Xmas Eve" by Penny Reign
25. "Your Present to Me" by Paul Scott (Not on Youtube or Spotify playlist)
26. "'Zat You, Santa Claus?" by Abney Park

Christmas in America

Christmas time is upon us which means that every mall, grocery store, and radio station from Alaska to Florida is playing Christmas music.  I like Christmas music just fine personally, but I know a lot of people who hate it simply because they hear the same old tired songs year after year after year.  However, I feel pretty confident that there will be many songs in this playlist you have never heard before (there were at least 2 in which I was the first person to ever watch the Youtube video).

In this playlist you will find a Christmas song for every state in the U.S.A. though I had to cheat with a few states and use popular cities.  Also, nobody celebrates Christmas in Utah or something, because I could not find a single Utah Christmas song (unless you count Utah Carol by Marty Robbins, which has a title that sounds like a Christmas song, but in reality has nothing to do with Christmas).  I just had to supplement Utah with the more generic "Desert" Christmas song.  If anybody knows of a Christmas song about Utah, please let me know.

The Napster playlist is here.
The Spotify playlist is here.
The Youtube playlist is here.


1. "Christmas in America" by Kenny Rogers
2. "An Alabama Moon for Christmas" by Scat Springs
3. "It's Christmas Every Day in Alaska" by Hank Thompson
4. "An Arizona Christmas" by Teri
5. "Arkansas Angel" by Dan Schafer
6. "California Christmas" by Leah Felder
7. "Colorado Christmas" by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
8. "Christmas in Connecticut" by Allison Demers
9. "Crossing the Delaware" by Danny O'Flaherty
10. "Another Florida Christmas" by Joe Rucker
11. "Georgia Christmas" by Diane Durrett
12. "Christmas in Hawaii" by Dunebilly
13. "Christmas in These Idaho Hills" by Braun Family
14. "Illinois Central Line" by Cody Wilder
15. "Christmas in Indiana" by Ernie Haase
16.  "Christmas in Iowa" by Mulberry Lane (Not in Napster playlist)
17. "December in Kansas" by Matt Crumpton (Not in Spotify  or Youtube playlist)
18. "Christmas in Kentucky" by Patricia Tarentino
19. "Louisiana Christmas" by Bill Niemi
20. "The Maine Christmas Song" by Laura Darrell
21. "Christmas in Baltimore" by Milkshake
22. "Boston Winter" by Greasy Grapes
23. "Michigan Christmas" by Brian d'Arcy James
24. "Minnesota Snow" by Mudlow
25. "Mississippi Christmas Eve" by Charlie Daniels
26. "Missouri Christmas Card" by Dierdre Jenkins
27. "Montana Winter" by Michelle Rivers
28. "Nebraska Snow" by The Hummingbirds
29. "Christmas in Nevada" by Willard Grant Conspiracy (Not in Spotify Playlist)
30. "Snowbound in New Hampshire" by Tony Smith
31. "Xmas in New Jersey" by Santa Sleigh Ride Shredders
32. "Christmas New Mexico" by Jerry Dean
33. "Christmas in New York" by Shilelagh Law
34. "It's a Carolina Christmas" by Michael Anthony Milton
35. "Dance of the Northern Lights (North Dakota Christmas)" by Deborah Keily Hanson
36. "Christmas in Ohio" by Chuck Wooke
37. "Christmas in Oklahoma" by Carter Sampson
38. "Oregon Snow" by Ky Burt
39. "Christmastime in Bethlehem, Pa" by Chris Bergson
40. "Holiday in Rhode Island" by The Softies
41. "Christmas in Carolina" by The Marshall Tucker Band
42. "Merry Christmas South Dakota" by The Rockford Mules
43. "Tennessee Christmas" by Alabama
44. "Christmas in Texas" by Asleep at the Wheel
45. "Christmas in the Desert" by Jazzrabbit (Not on Youtube playlist)
46. "Christmas in Vermont" by Dave Hall
47. "When It's Christmas In Virginia" by Michelle Nixon & Drive
48. "It's Christmas Eve in Washington" by Dana Spencer
49. "Christmas Time in West Virginia" by The Weber Brothers
50. "Christmas in Wisconsin" by The Mears Brothers
51. "Wyoming Christmas Time" by Saggy Bottom Boys
52. "Merry Christmas, U.S.A." by Austin Rudy