Your 1950s Christmas Song Playlist
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Music is an integral part of the Christmas season, and there's nothing quite as magical and nostalgic as classic Christmas songs from the 1950s. The decade itself is so strongly associated with family gatherings and holiday traditions, certain things that transport us back there just have a way of creating a special warmth.
Plus, the singers and the music in the 1950s were just so cool—especially the crooners and the rock 'n rollers emerging at the time. To this day, they have an enduring appeal and iconic status
If you're hosting a Christmas party and want to cue up a playlist of great Christmas songs from the '50s, we've assembled some highly recommended tunes to include. They're all classics performed by classic artists of the time. Some have multiple versions, of course, but each is a beloved, famous tune from the decade; any version you dig up online, on iTunes, on Spotify, or elsewhere will do.
Or, better yet, maybe you have some of them on vinyl.
40 Classic '50s Christmas Songs
- “Sleigh Ride” by The Andrews Sisters
- “Cool Yule” by Louis Armstrong
- “Winter Wonderland” by Louis Armstrong
- “The Son of Mary” by Harry Belafonte
- “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” by Jimmy Boyd
- “All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)” by Nat King Cole
- “Frosty the Snowman” by Nat King Cole
- “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” by Nat King Cole
- “It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” by Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters
- “How Lovely Is Christmas” by Bing Crosby
- “Little Jack Frost Get Lost” duet by Bing Crosby and Peggy Lee
- “Silver Bells” duet by Bing Crosby and Carol Richards
- “O Come All Ye Faithful” by Bobby Darin
- “White Christmas” by The Drifters
- “That's What Christmas Means to Me” by Eddie Fisher
- “You're All I Want for Christmas” by Eddie Fisher
- “It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” by The Fontane Sisters
- “O Little Town of Bethlehem” by Connie Francis
- “The Lord's Prayer” by Connie Francis
- “Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms
- “Santa Baby” by Eartha Kitt
- “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee
- “Home for the Holidays” by Vera Lynn
- “Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow” by Dean Martin
- “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” by Dean Martin
- “The Christmas Blues” by Dean Martin
- “Hey Santa Claus” by the Moonglows
- “Boogie Woogie Santa Claus” by Patti Page
- “Blue Christmas” by Elvis Presley
- “Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me” by Elvis Presley
- “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” by Elvis Presley
- “Merry Christmas by Anne Shelton
- “My Christmas Wish by Anne Shelton
- “Baby It's Cold Outside” by Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark
- “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” by Frank Sinatra
- “I'll Be Home for Christmas” by Frank Sinatra
- “Jingle Bells” by Frank Sinatra
- “The Christmas Waltz” by Frank Sinatra
- “Little Drummer Boy” by Trapp Family Singers
- “Silent Night” by Dinah Washington