Youâve heard the same exact holiday songs every single year since you were a child. Although theyâre classics and are going to give you sweet nostalgia, they can get old quickly. They can make you feel more like a grinch than anything else. If youâre sick of listening to the same songs your grandparents once played for you, here are a few more modern tunes to get you in the holiday spirit this year:
1. Itâs Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries by Carly Rae Jepsen
Best lyrics:
âMy boyfriend is a vegan so they fed him fish
My uncle made it worse by talking politics
I had a few opinions, might have started a fight
Well, itâs not Christmas âtil somebody cries.â
2. Oh Santa! by Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, and Jennifer Hudson
Best lyrics:
âIâve been really, really, really good this year
So put on that red suit and make him appear
Make this Christmas cheer
Just ainât the same without my baby.â
3. Like Itâs Christmas by The Jonas Brothers
Best lyrics:
âAnd I donât wanna miss a single thing
Donât wanna put end to all this cheer
But as long as youâre with me
Itâs always the time of the year.â
4. You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Gwen Stafani and Blake Shelton
Best lyrics:
âThought I was done for, thought that love had died
But you came along, I swear you saved my life
And I wanna thank you, baby
âCause you make it feel like Christmas.â
5. Santa Tell Me by Ariana Grande
Best lyrics:
âDonât make me fall in love again
If he wonât be here next year
Santa, tell me if he really cares
âCause I canât give it all away
If he wonât be here next year.â
6. Underneath The Tree by Kelly Clarkson
Best lyrics:
âPresents, what a beautiful sight
Donât mean a thing if you ainât holding me tight
Youâre all that I need
Underneath the tree.â
7. Cozy Little Christmas by Katy Perry
Best lyrics:
âCause you canât buy this a-feeling
Nothing lights my fire or wraps me up, baby, like you do
Just want a cozy, a cozy little Christmas here with you.â
8. Candy Cane Lane by Sia
Best lyrics:
âTake a trip down Candy Cane Lane with me
Iâll call Rudolph down to meet us in the street
We can dance, he can prance
Thereâs no canâtâs, âcause here, everything is possible.â
9. One More Sleep by Leona Lewis
Best lyrics:
âIâve got 5 more nights of sleeping on my own
4 more days until youâre coming home
3 more dreams of you and mistletoe
2 more reasons why I love you so
Iâve got 5 more nights until youâre next to me
4 more days of being lonely
3 more wishes I can barely breathe
If I can make it to Christmas Eve.â
10. I Am the Grinch by Tyler, The Creator
Best lyrics:
âI donât like love
I donât like fun
When Iâm around
Christmas is done.â
11. Mistletoe by Justin Bieber
Best lyrics:
âI donât wanna miss out on the holiday
But I canât stop staring at your face
I should be playing in the winter snow
But Iâmma be under the mistletoe.â