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There are a number of songs about Christmas that are not Christmas carols.
| Song | Composer /Lyricist | Year published | Notes | |
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| "All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" | written by Donald Yetter Gardner | 1948 | ||
| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" | written by Walter Afanasieff and Mariah Carey | 1994 | ||
| "Another Rock N' Roll Christmas" | 1984 | Gary Glitter | ||
| "Babes in Toyland" | written by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough | |||
| "A Baby Changes Everything" | 2008 | Faith Hill | ||
| "Baby's First Christmas" | 1961 | Connie Francis | ||
| "Back Door Santa" | Clarence Carter, in collaboration with Marcus Daniel | 1968 | Clarence Carter | |
| "Blue Christmas" | written by Bill Hayes and Jay Johnson | 1948 | first recorded by Ernest Tubb | |
| "Buon Natale" | words and music by Bob Saffer and Frank Linale | 1957 | Gene Autry | |
| "C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S" | words by Jenny Lou Carson / music by Eddy Arnold | 1949 | ||
| "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" | written by Ross Bagdasarian | 1958 | ||
| "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" | written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector | 1963 | ||
| Christmas Ain't Christmas (Without the One You Love)" | Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff | 1969 | The O'Jays | |
| "Christmas All Over Again" | written by Tom Petty | 1992 | Tom Petty | |
| "Christmas Auld Lang Syne" | 1960 | Bobby Darin | ||
| "Christmas Day" | music by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David | 1968 | from the Broadway musical Promises, Promises | |
| "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24" | 1996 | Trans-Siberian Orchestra | ||
| "Christmas for Cowboys" | words and music by Steve Weisberg | |||
| "Christmas in Hollis" | 1987 | Run-D.M.C. | ||
| "Christmas in Killarney" | words and music by John Redmond, James Cavanaugh, and Frank Weldon | |||
| "Christmas Is" | words by Spence Maxwell / music by Percy Faith | |||
| "Christmas Is Meant for Children" | ||||
| "Christmas Island" | words and music by Lyle Moraine | |||
| "Christmas Night in Harlem" | words and music by Lyle Moraine | 1955 | Louis Armstrong with the Benny Carter Orchestra | |
| "Christmas Shoes" | written by Leonard Ahlstrom and Eddie Carswell | 2000 | ||
| "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" | written by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells | 1946 | ||
| "Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End)" | written by The Darkness | |||
| "Christmas Time Is Here" | written by Vince Guaraldi and Lee Mendelson | 1965 | ||
| "Christmas Time Is Here Again" | written by George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr | |||
| "Christmastime" | written by Billy Corgan | |||
| "Christmas Vacation" | written by Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann | |||
| "Christougenna" Christmas |
performed by Despina Vandi | |||
| "Christougenna kai loipon" Christmas so what |
written by Giannis Karalis | first performed by Christos Dantis | ||
| "Christougenna panta tsakonomaste" At Christmas we always fight |
written by Dionysis Savvopoulos | performed by Dionysis Savvopoulos | ||
| "The Christmas Waltz" | music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Sammy Cahn, c.1954 | |||
| "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure | |||
| "Driving Home For Christmas" | written by Chris Rea | |||
| "Einai Christougenna" It's Christmas |
performed by Constantinos Christoforou | |||
| "Every Year, Every Christmas" | written by Richard Marx and Luther Vandross | 1995 | ||
| "Fairytale of New York" | written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan | |||
| "Feliz Navidad" | written by José Feliciano | 1970 | ||
| "The Gift of Christmas" | 1995 | |||
| "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" | written by Randy Brooks | 1983 | ||
| Hating you For Christmas | written by Art Alexakis | |||
| "Hanover Winter Song" | words and music by Richard Hovey and Frierick Field Bullard | |||
| "Happy Xmas (War is over)" | written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono | 1971 | ||
| "The Happy Elf" | written by Harry Connick, Jr. | |||
| "Hard Candy Christmas" | ||||
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | written by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin | 1944 | first recorded by Judy Garland for the film Meet Me in St. Louis | |
| "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" | written by Gene Autry and Oakley Haldeman | 1947 | ||
| "Here Comes the Fastest Man In Town" | music and lyrics by Gloria Parker | |||
| "Hi Ho the Holly" | ||||
| "A Holly Jolly Christmas" | written by Johnny Marks | 1964 | ||
| "I Believe in Father Christmas" | written by Greg Lake | 1975 | ||
| "(It Must've Been Ol') Santa Claus" | written by Harry Connick, Jr | |||
| "It's Christmas All Over The World" | 1985 | Sheena Easton | ||
| "It's Christmastime All Over The World" | 1967 | Sammy Davis, Jr. | ||
| "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" | written by Tommie Connor | 1952 | ||
| "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | written by Kim Gannon, Walter Kent and Buck Ram | 1943 | ||
| "It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas" | written by Robert Meredith Willson | 1951 | ||
| "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" | written by Edward Pola and George Wyle | 1963 | ||
| "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" | Written by John Rox | 1953 | ||
| "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" | written by Roy Wood | 1973 | ||
| "Jing-A-Ling, Jing-A-Ling" | words by Don Ray / music by Paul J. Smith | |||
| "Jingle Bell Rock" | written by Joe Beal and Jim Boothe | 1957 | first recorded by Bobby Helms | |
| "Jolly Old St. Nick" | traditional — Unknown author | The song is in an 1874 school song book edited by James Ramsey Murray and an 1881 song collection book edited by J. P. McCaskey | ||
| "Last Christmas" | written by George Michael | |||
| "The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot" | words and music by Tommie Connor, Jimmy Leach, and Michael Carr | |||
| "Little Saint Nick" | written by Brian Wilson | 1964 | ||
| "Marshmallow World" | written by Carl Sigman (lyrics) and Peter DeRose (music) | 1949 | recorded by Bing Crosby and Darlene Love | |
| "Mele Kalikimaka (the Hawaiian Christmas Song)" | words and music by R. Alex Anderson | |||
| "Merry Christmas Baby" | Lou Baxter and Johnny Moore | originally by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers. Popularly Cover version by Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, as well as Ike & Tina Turner, Otis Redding, Charles Brown, Chuck Berry and Christina Aguilera with Dr. John. | ||
| "Merry Christmas, Baby" | First recorded by The Beach Boys | |||
| "Merry Christmas Everyone" | written by Bob Heatlie | performed by Shakin' Stevens | ||
| "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)" | words by Joey Ramone | |||
| "The Merry Christmas Polka" | words by Paul Francis Webster / music by Sonny Burke | |||
| "Merry Xmas Everybody" | written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea | |||
| "Miracle" | written by Richard Marx | 1997 | ||
| "Mistletoe" | written by Colbie Caillat and Stacy Blue | 2007 | ||
| "Mistletoe and Wine" | words and music by Jeremy Paul, Leslie Stewart and Keith Strachan | 1986 | reworded and recorded by Cliff Richard, released 1988 | |
| "Must Be Santa" | Hal Moore & Bill Fredricks | 1961 | Mitch Miller and His Gang | |
| "My Dream Christmas" | lyrics and music by Gloria Parker | |||
| "My Only Wish (This Year)" | 2000 | Britney Spears | ||
| "Nuttin' for Christmas'" | words and music by Sid Pepper and Roy C. Bennett | first performed by Barry Gordon on The Milton Berle Show | ||
| "Natale" | words by Luisa Zappa / music by Angelo Branduardi | 1983 | ||
| "Please Come Home for Christmas" | written by Charles Brown and Gene C. Redd | 1960 | ||
| "Pretty Paper" | written by Willie Nelson | 1963 | ||
| "Proper Crimbo" | 2003 | |||
| "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" | written by Johnny Marks | 1958 | ||
| "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | written by Johnny Marks | 1949 | ||
| "Run Rudolph Run" | written by Marvin Brodie and Johnny Marks | 1958 | ||
| "Santa Baby" | written by Joan Javits, Philip Springer, and Tony Springer | 1953 | ||
| "Santa Claus Is Back in Town" | written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | 1957 | ||
| "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie | |||
| "Santa Claus, Indiana, U.S.A | words and music by Abe Olman and Al Jacobs | |||
| "Santa's List" | written by Cliff Richard | 2003 | ||
| "Silver and Gold" | ||||
| "Silver Bells" | written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the film The Lemon Drop Kid | 1951 | ||
| "Six White Boomers" | written by Rolf Harris and John D. Brown | 1960 | ||
| "Snoopy's Christmas" | performed The Royal Guardsmen | 1967 | ||
| "Step Into Christmas" | words by Bernie Taupin / music by Elton John | 1973 | ||
| "Stop The Cavalry" | words & music by Jona Lewie | 1980 | ||
| "Ta Christougenna me esena" Christmas with you |
performed by Thanos Kalliris | |||
| "Ta Christougenna xoris esena" Christmas without you |
performed by Labis Livieratos | |||
| "Take Me Back To Toyland" | words by Kal Mann / music by Bernie Lowe | |||
| "Thank God For Kids" | words and music by Eddy Raven | |||
| "That's What I Want for Christmas" | words by Irving Caesar / music by Gerald Marks | |||
| "The Power of Love" | written by Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 1984 | ||
| "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays" | written by Robert Allen and Al Stillman | 1954 | ||
| "Toast To Christmas With The Singing Glasses" | ||||
| "Toyland" | words by Glen MacDonough/ music by Victor Herbert | from the operetta Babes in Toyland | ||
| "Una all cam yerri wan fine fine word" | traditional Sierra Leone carol | |||
| "Up On the House Top" | attributed to Benjamin Hanby | |||
| "Walking in the Air" | written by Howard Blake | performed by Aled Jones | ||
| "We Need a Little Christmas" | written by Jerry Herman for the Broadway musical Mame | 1966 | ||
| "When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter" | words and music by Johnny Marks | |||
| "White Christmas" | written by Irving Berlin | 1942 | first recorded by Bing Crosby for the film Holiday Inn | |
| "Whispering Hope" | written by Alice Hawthorne | |||
| "Will Santy Come to Shanty Town?" | words and music by Eddy Arnold, Steve Nelson, and Ed Nelson, Jr. | |||
| "Wombling Merry Christmas" | 1974 | |||
| "Wonderful Christmastime" | written by Paul McCartney |