[2026] A roundup of recommended Christmas songs for bands to cover
Aren’t there actually quite a lot of people who perform live around Christmas time?
If you’re in a high school club or a university circle, there’s probably a Christmas live.
And if it’s an event during the holiday season, you’ll naturally want to perform Christmas songs with your band!
But don’t you feel like the most classic Christmas songs aren’t really “band” tunes?
So in this article, I’ll introduce plenty of Christmas songs that are great for band covers!
I’ll include some classics, but I’ll also feature lots of rock band tracks—both Japanese and Western—so use this as a reference when choosing songs to perform!
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[2026] Recommended Christmas songs for bands to cover (91–100)
Christmas Time in Blue -Whistling on the Holy Night-Sano Motoharu
A track from Motoharu Sano’s fifth album, “Café Bohemia,” which was also released as a lead single.
Despite its reggae rhythm, the effective use of echo creates a wintry atmosphere.
It conveys the message, “There are all kinds of people and all kinds of things going on, but let’s have fun tonight!”—making it a very warm and heartfelt song.
Christmas EveYuuri
Songs that capture the bittersweetness of Christmas can warm the heart on cold winter nights.
Released in November 2022, this track was Yuuri’s first Christmas song.
It overlays lost love and loneliness onto the special day of Christmas Eve.
With delicately poetic touches characteristic of Yuuri—such as likening the dimming and extinguishing of candlelight to love gradually fading—the song shines with nuance.
Also included on the album “Ni,” the piece highlights Yuuri’s expansive vocals and emotional expressiveness.
It sounds perfect for a group sing-along at karaoke, too.
Christmas EveYamashita Tatsuro
Among Japanese Christmas songs, Tatsuro Yamashita’s “Christmas Eve” is one of the absolute classics, always vying for the top spot.
It’s a song you can’t go a year without hearing somewhere! Although it was released in the 1980s, it still feels completely timeless—that’s exactly why it’s been loved for so long.
Please try to capture that sense of excitement and sparkling beauty.
Sercret Love StoryKishidan
It’s Kishidan’s fourth single, released in 2003.
Many of you probably know that the idol group Momoiro Clover Z covered it in 2016.
It’s a sweet, bittersweet, and gentle Christmas song that somehow brings tears to your eyes.
Actress Erika Sawajiri appears in the music video.
CHRISTMAS BOOGIECanned Heat
Canned Heat is an American blues-rock band that has been active from the 1960s to the present.
This track is a number included on their 2007 Christmas album, and their gritty boogie is alive and well here, too! How about covering the combination of heavy guitar riffs and slide playing with twin guitars?