ASCAP’s releases 2025 holiday top 25

Released in December 2025, this year’s ASCAP 2025 Top 25 Christmas song list shows the classic canon still holding court, while newer hits continue their steady climb up the seasonal ladder or holiday hits.

At the very top sits “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” immortalized by Andy Williams and and Johnny Mathis. Close behind are “Sleigh Ride,” by The Ronettes from Phil Spector’s signal holiday album, and “Jingle Bell Rock,” forever tied to Bobby Helms.

But 2025’s list isn’t just a nostalgic romp through our favorite holiday offerings. Modern Christmas songs are making headway starting with Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Kelly Clarkson’s “Underneath the Tree,” and Ariana Grande’s “Santa Tell Me.”

Further down the list, Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” still swings with ageless energy, while Dean Martin’s “Let It Snow!” offers its familiar, fireside wintry warmth. Meanwhile, songs like Sia’s “Snowman” and Justin Bieber’s “Mistletoe” show how modern production and youthful voices have carved out permanent real estate in the holiday song landscape.

Taken together, ASCAP’s 2025 ranking feels like a perfectly curated playlist for a cozy December night in the run up to Christmas. The classics still provide the foundation, while newer tracks edge their way into our holiday playlists.

ASCAP Top 25 Holiday Songs of 2025 (with the popular artist versions that got them there)

1. It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas — Johnny Mathis

2. Sleigh Ride — The Ronettes

3. Jingle Bell Rock — Bobby Helms

4. All I Want for Christmas Is You — Mariah Carey

5. A Holly Jolly Christmas — Burl Ives

6. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree — Brenda Lee

7. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! — Dean Martin

8. It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year — Andy Williams

9. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) — Nat King Cole

10. Underneath the Tree — Kelly Clarkson

11. White Christmas — Bing Crosby

12. Santa Tell Me — Ariana Grande

13. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer — Gene Autry

14. Mistletoe — Justin Bieber

15. Winter Wonderland — Aretha Franklin

16. Feliz Navidad — José Feliciano

17. Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town — Bruce Springsteen

18. Snowman — Sia

19. Blue Christmas — Elvis Presley

20. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) — John Lennon

21. Do You Hear What I Hear? — Whitney Houston

22. Carol of the Bells — Trans-Siberian Orchestra

23. O Holy Night — Josh Groban

24. Run Rudolph Run — Chuck Berry

25. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) — Darlene Love