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What are the most popular Christmas songs?

Answer:
The Christmas Song by Mel Tormé

tops the list of the Top 25 most popular holiday songs according to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. They seem like a pretty authorative bunch, so we tend to give some credence to their collective opinion.

The Christmas Song, which you may not recognize by name, is perhaps best known by the following lyrics - Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. One writer - Johnny Marks - makes the top 25 list three times, making him "Mr. Christmas."

Here are the top 25 most popular Christmas songs:

1. The Christmas Song - Mel Tormé, Robert Wells
2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
3. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin
4. Winter Wonderland - Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith
5. White Christmas - Irving Berlin
6. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
7. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - Johnny Marks
8. Jingle Bell Rock - Joseph Carleton Beal, James Ross Boothe
9. I’ll Be Home For Christmas - Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram
10. Little Drummer Boy - Katherine K. Davis, Henry V. Onorati, Harry Simeone
11. Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
12. It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year - Edward Pola, George Wyle
13. Silver Bells - Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
14. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree - Johnny Marks
15. Feliz Navidad - José Feliciano
16. Blue Christmas - Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson
17. Frosty The Snowman - Steve Nelson, Walter E. Rollins
18. A Holly Jolly Christmas - Johnny Marks
19. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Tommie Connor (PRS)
20. Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman
21. It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas - Meredith Willson
22. (There’s No Place Like) Home For The Holidays - Bob Allen, Al Stillman
23. Carol Of The Bells - Peter J. Wilhousky, Mykola Leontovich
24. Santa Baby - Joan Ellen Javits, Philip Springer, Tony Springer
25. Wonderful Christmastime – Paul McCartney (PRS)