43 Best Christmas Guitar Songs to Play During the Holidays

Oh Christmas time, the most wonderful time of the year. If you’re looking to get into the holiday spirit by learning some Christmas song chords and tabs, this collection of classic songs is a great place to start. There are a ton of popular Christmas songs and various renditions of each to choose from. However, in this list, I selected the best 40+ classic Christmas songs that everyone knows.

Now, of course, almost every one of these songs have been re-recorded by various artists over the years. I tried to select the most popular version of each song, however, if you like one artist’s version better than the one I selected, you may just need to find the specific song chords/tabs for that version.

You’ll also notice that I’ve included a few links for each song

1. A Premium Video Lesson from Guitar Tricks
2. Tabs/Chords from Ultimate-Guitar
3. Guitar Pro tabs / Songsterr tabs if GP was unavailable.
4. A free video lesson from YouTube

If you choose to download the Guitar Pro version of the tabs I’d highly recommend using Guitar Pro to open the files. This piece of software helps you get a better feel for the timing of each tab and provides you with tools to learn songs much faster.

Furthermore, if you’d rather have an officially tabbed book of Christmas songs, I’d recommend checking out these popular Amazon options:

• Fingerpicking Christmas: 20 Carols Arranged for Solo Guitar in Notes & Tablature
• Christmas Standards: 27 Chord Melody Arrangements in Standard Notation & Tab
• Christmas Guitar: Easy Guitar Tab
• Fingerpicking Christmas Songs: 15 Songs Arranged for Solo Guitar in Standard Notation & Tab (Fingerpicking Guitar)

Without further ado, check out the full list of Christmas song chords and tabs below and start spreading some holiday cheer through song.

Best List of Christmas Songs

1. Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNgKxdmqjXg&ab_channel=MartyMusic

2. Wonderful Christmastime – Paul McCartney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdXWQxOkbls&ab_channel=GuitarLessons365Song

3. Run Run Rudolph – Chuck Berry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX_qGiJPpdA&ab_channel=MartyMusic

4. Jingle Bells – Michel Cortez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgV6lCAnh1Q&ab_channel=MunsonCovers

5. Step Into Christmas – Elton John

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdJAa_c-Vds&ab_channel=LeftHandedGuitarist

6. Deck the Halls – Nat King Cole

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA4b_OOpZYU&ab_channel=swiftlessons

7. We Wish You a Merry Christmas – Kidsongs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWoox6rJQXk&ab_channel=DrueJames

8. Joy To The World – Nat King Cole

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9qp4FT7CdU&ab_channel=SimplifiedGuitar

9. Silver Bells – Dean Martin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ5wYYUOZ3w&ab_channel=KyleScott

10. O Come All Ye Faithful – Casting Crowns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1bw9xeknyE&ab_channel=KyleScott

11. It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas – Bing Crosby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rjDA5Ldgjo&ab_channel=MartyMusic

12. Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2Q3Nxzmgis&ab_channel=MartyMusic

13. Happy Christmas (War Is Over) – John Lennon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCCBOV5NwR8&ab_channel=JustinGuitarSongs

14. Silent Night – Frank Sinatra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9vK3c9WUyg&ab_channel=GuitarZoom.com

15. Let It Snow! – Dean Martin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaLgLAUtaxE&ab_channel=MartyMusic

16. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing – Frank Sinatra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7dzTpzpOCw&ab_channel=mahalodotcom

17. Twelve Days of Christmas – Bing Crosby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jajlVZwUQ5U&ab_channel=mahalodotcom

18. The First Noel – Frank Sinatra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aarv-VwmRIw&ab_channel=SimplifiedGuitar

19. Away In a Manger – Nat King Cole

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEhdPb4L94U&ab_channel=SimplifiedGuitar

20. We Three Kings – John Hopkins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mePy3o1X6EI&ab_channel=SimplifiedGuitar

21. All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5gkMUPPsb4&ab_channel=JustinGuitarSongs

22. Frosty The Snow Man – Walter Rollins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_V5jDP_Vuw&ab_channel=mahalodotcom

23. Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer – Elmo & Patsy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDm_3o3HJzc&ab_channel=JohnMorganGuitar

24. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Michael Bublé

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAcEtox0kFo&ab_channel=SimplifiedGuitar

25. I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Frank Sinatra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ous9c623vkE&ab_channel=swiftlessons

26. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPxrerpRR3U&ab_channel=CenterStageGuitar%2CBass%2CandUkuleleAcademy

27. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer – Gene Autry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kpy-7pwsBdo&ab_channel=MartyMusic

28. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – The Jackson 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68nbwJiqCbo&ab_channel=JustinGuitarSongs

29. O Christmas Tree – Kidsongs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSIWl49e5rw&ab_channel=SimplifiedGuitar

30. Christmas Time – Bryan Adams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiGf_fikdJc&ab_channel=blainevaqGuitarTutorials%F0%9F%8E%B8

31. Last Christmas – Wham!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkYnfCjV_Dg&ab_channel=GuitarZero2Hero

32. It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year – Andy Williams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzTloW2Iw0g&ab_channel=mahalodotcom

33. Winter Wonderland – Bing Crosby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6UCRfD39PE&ab_channel=Guitareo

34. Little Drummer Boy – Bing Crosby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHAj3j8IbjI&ab_channel=GuitarLessons365Song

35. Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7TQsOIEfQM&ab_channel=GuitarLessons365Song

36. The Christmas Song – Nat King Cole

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA4b_OOpZYU&t=9s&ab_channel=swiftlessons

37. Angels We Have Heard on High – Josh Groban

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqLjiDjSEkY&t=6s&ab_channel=SimplifiedGuitar

38. Blue Christmas – Elvis Presley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OxWe27MFJg&ab_channel=swiftlessons

39. Here Comes Santa Claus – Gene Autry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPFQIhgFT7M&ab_channel=SixStringFingerpicking

40. Ring Christmas Bells – Ray Conniff

https://youtu.be/mYlq70973Ig

41. Do You Hear What I Hear? – Carrie Underwood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4lHv-no_Qc&ab_channel=RainyDayGuitar

42. What Child Is This? – Martina McBride

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR-b1gGQ3ro&ab_channel=Shutup%26Play-GuitarTutorials

43. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause – John Mellencamp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUloaebMLMI&ab_channel=gtrjoe1901

Christmas Song Chords and Tabs – Summary

This list of Christmas song chords and tabs should give you a good starting point of classic songs you can learn that everyone will sing along to. Certain songs are more guitar-focused than others, however, the chord progressions and song structure for each one are all fairly easy to play.

Did I miss any classic Christmas songs that you love to listen to during the holiday season? Let me know in the comments section below what your favorite Christmas song is!

Merry Christmas 🙂