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\n\tWe might be a little biased, but Billboard <\/em>firmly believes music is the best part of the holiday season every year. <\/p>\n\n\tThat includes songs from all time periods, and certainly some of the Christmas canon\u2019s oldest classics \u2014 think Bing Crosby\u2019s \u201cWhite Christmas,\u201d Brenda Lee\u2019s \u201cRockin\u2019 Around The Christmas Tree\u201d and Andy Williams\u2019 \u201cIt\u2019s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.\u201d Premiere artists of the latter half of the 20th century have also offered up a number of beloved contemporary carols, with special mentions spanning Paul McCartney\u2019s \u201cWonderful Christmastime,\u201d Wham!\u2019s \u201cLast Christmas\u201d and, of course, Mariah Carey\u2019s incomparable \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tBut with all due respect to the iconic pre-Y2K tracks that have won us over in decades past, the 2000s are also brimming with holiday musical excellence. Some of the best Christmas tracks of the 21st century are hidden gems, some of them are Billboard <\/em>chart-toppers and some of them are already well on their way to becoming cross-generational classics joining the ranks of the tracks listed above \u2014 but all of them demonstrate that celebrating the best time of year through songwriting is a timeless art.<\/p>\n\n\tFrom uptempo bangers from Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber that shoot holiday adrenaline through shopping-mall speakers each year to more understated tracks from Sufjan Stevens, Norah Jones and Colbie Caillat that capture the versatile beauty of the season, the past quarter-century or so has tied bows on numerous Christmas stand-outs. See Billboard<\/em>\u2018s top Xmas tunes from this time period below.<\/p>\n\n
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\n\n\nSufjan Stevens, \u201cLumberjack Christmas\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2006<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric:<\/strong> \u201cNo one save you from Christmases past\/ You\u2019ll have to love him, or leave him at last\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n!!!, \u201cAnd Anyway It\u2019s Christmas\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear:<\/strong> 2013<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cNothing feels quite like a kiss does \/ And anyway it\u2019s Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nLea Michelle, \u201cChristmas in New York\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear:<\/strong> 2019<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cFind me on Broadway or at the ballet\/ And I\u2019m five years old again\/ Making my wish list, but all I wish is\/ For another Christmas in New York.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nNorah Jones, \u201cChristmas Calling (Jolly Jones)\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear:<\/strong> 2021<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cAnd the friends who feel like family\/ With their secret angels holding me?\/ And the snow is falling, can\u2019t you see?\/ Is it Christmas calling out to me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nKylie Minogue, \u201cEvery Day\u2019s Like Christmas\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2015<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cUntil you, every day was ordinary, it\u2019s true\/ And now every day\u2019s like Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n\n\nStraight No Chaser feat. Kristen Bell, \u201cText Me Merry Christmas\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2014<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cText me Merry Christmas\/ Let me know you care\/ Just a word or two\/ Of text from you\/ Will remind me you\u2019re still there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nV, \u201cChristmas Tree\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2021<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cYour light\u2019s the only thing that keeps the cold out\/ Moon in the summer night\/ Whispering of the stars\/ They\u2019re singing like Christmas trees for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nKelly Clarkson & Brett Eldridge, \u201cUnder the Mistletoe\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2020<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cMagic fills the air\/ Standin\u2019 over there\/ Santa hear my prayer\/ Here under the mistletoe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nJimmy Fallon & Meghan Trainor, \u201cWrap Me Up\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2023<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cWrap me up\/ It\u2019s like Christmas magic\/ Wrap me up\/ I\u2019m the whole damn package.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nColbie Caillat, \u201cChristmas in the Sand\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2012<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cDon\u2019t need your winter coat, don\u2019t need you winter hat\/ Just grab the one you love and say, \u2018You\u2019re never coming back.’\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nKaty Perry, \u201cCozy Little Christmas\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear:<\/strong> 2018<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric:<\/strong> \u201cNothing lights my fire or wraps me up, baby, like you do\/ Just want a cozy, a cozy little Christmas here with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nDan + Shay, \u201cTake Me Home for Christmas\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2020<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cBaby, won\u2019t you take me home for Christmas, show me \u2019round your town?\/ Take me where you used to watch the snow come down\/ All of your traditions, I wanna know \u2019em all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nColdplay, \u201cChristmas Lights\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2010<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric:<\/strong> \u201cThose Christmas lights light up the street\/ Maybe they\u2019ll bring her back to me\/ Then all my troubles will be gone\/ Oh, Christmas lights, keep shining on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nSabrina Carpenter, \u201cA Nonsense Christmas\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2022<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cYou\u2019re my wish list\/ Lookin\u2019 at you got me thinkin\u2019 Christmas\/ Snowflakes in my stomach when we\u2019re kissing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nBleachers, \u201cMerry Christmas, Please Don\u2019t Call\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2024<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cAnd the toughest part is that we both know\/ What happened to you\/ Why you\u2019re out on your own\/ Merry Christmas, please don\u2019t call.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nKacey Musgraves, \u201cChristmas Makes Me Cry\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2016<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cI wonder if I\u2019m the only one\/ Whose broken heart still has broken parts\/ Just wrapped in pretty paper\/ And it\u2019s always sad seeing mom and dad\/ Getting a little grayer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nGwen Stefani & Blake Shelton, \u201cYou Make It Feel Like Christmas\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2017<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cI never thought I\u2019d find a love like this\/ But I found forever in that very first kiss\/ I want to thank you, baby (I want to thank you)\/ You make it feel like Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nJonas Brothers, \u201cLike It\u2019s Christmas\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear:<\/strong> 2019<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric:<\/strong> \u201cAnd I don\u2019t wanna miss a single thing\/ Don\u2019t wanna put an end to all this cheer\/ But as long as you\u2019re with me\/ It\u2019s always that time of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nLeona Lewis, \u201cOne More Sleep\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2013<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201c\u2018Cause I got five more nights of sleeping on my own\/ Four more days until you\u2019re coming home\/ Three more dreams of you and mistletoe\/ Two more reasons why I love you so.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nIngrid Michaelson & Sara Bareilles, \u201cWinter Song\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2008<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cThis is my winter song\/ December never felt so wrong\/ \u2018Cause you\u2019re not where you belong\/ Inside my arms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nJohn Legend, \u201cYou Deserve It All\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2021<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cYou give of yourself so unselfishly\/ So I, I wanna give with all the finest things\/ I found a gift that\u2019s perfect\/ And you\u2019re more than worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nTaylor Swift, \u201cChristmas Tree Farm\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2019<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cAnd when I\u2019m feelin\u2019 alone\/ You remind me of home\/ Oh, baby, baby, Merry Christmas\/ And when the world isn\u2019t fair\/ I pretend that we\u2019re there\/ Baby, baby, Merry Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nPentatonix, \u201cThat\u2019s Christmas to Me\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2014<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cI\u2019ve got this Christmas song in my heart\/ I\u2019ve got the candles glowing in the dark\/ I\u2019m hanging all the stockings by the Christmas tree\/ Oh, why? Cause that\u2019s Christmas to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nMichael Bubl\u00e9, \u201cCold December Night\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2011<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cOh but this evening can be a holy night\/ So cozy on up by the fireplace\/ And dim those Christmas lights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nMariah Carey, \u201cOh Santa!\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2010<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cI\u2019ve been really, really, really good this year\/ So put on that red suit and make him appear\/ \u2018Cause Christmas cheer\/ Just ain\u2019t the same without my baby.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nTrain, \u201cShake Up Christmas\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear:<\/strong> 2010<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric:<\/strong> \u201cI know you\u2019re out there, I hear your reindeer\/ I see the snow where your boots have been\/ I\u2019m gonna show them, so they will know then\/ Their love will grow and they believe again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nJustin Bieber, \u201cMistletoe\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2011<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cI don\u2019t wanna miss out on the holiday\/ But I can\u2019t stop starin\u2019 at your face.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nSia, \u201cSnowman\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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\n\tYear: <\/strong>2017<\/p>\n\n\tBest lyric: <\/strong>\u201cI want you to know that I\u2019m never leaving\/ \u2018Cause I\u2019m Mrs. Snow, \u2019til death we\u2019ll be freezing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nAriana Grande, \u201cSanta Tell Me\u201d<\/h2>\n \t<\/p>\n
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