Disney songs to listen to at Christmas: a collection of classics that color the holiday season

What is Christmas?

What's This? (The Nightmare Before Christmas)

In the film The Nightmare Before Christmas, this is the song that captures the awe Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, feels after opening the door to Christmas Town and wandering into the world beyond.

Knowing nothing about Christmas yet, Jack—the king of fright—bounces around with childlike innocence, singing about the people and things he encounters in the snowy town.

It’s an absolutely magnificent classic.

It's Christmastime! 2018

[TDS][CD Audio] It’s Christmas Time! 2018 (New Harbor Show) (Resort Early Release)

This thrilling track opens with a grand orchestral flourish.

It feels like the start of a Disney showtime, making you wonder what’s about to begin.

Listening to this song could turn an ordinary Christmas into an even happier, more joyful day.

The harmony between Christmas and Disney is just perfect—this really is the ultimate song.

Wish Upon a Star

When You Wish Upon A Star

It’s the main theme song that Jiminy Cricket sings in the film Pinocchio.

Its gentle melody suits the holy night, and the lyrics—promising good fortune to those who wish upon a star—also connect it to Santa Claus.

In fact, in parts of Northern Europe it’s associated with the Bible and treated as a Christmas song.

The Japanese title is “Hoshi ni Negai o,” known in English as “When You Wish Upon a Star.”

Someday My Prince Will Come

Someday My Prince Will Come (Snow White)

A dreamy ballad featured in Disney’s first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, released in 1937, in which Snow White gracefully sings of her ideal prince.

Recognized as a classic in film history, it was ranked 19th by the American Film Institute.

It also became a jazz standard after Miles Davis featured it on his 1961 album Someday My Prince Will Come.

It’s a song to listen to on a quiet midwinter night, reflecting on happiness and love yet to be found.

How about using it as background music for a leisurely time under the warm lights of the holiday season?

Beauty and the Beast

Ariana Grande, John Legend – Beauty and the Beast (From Beauty and the Beast – Official Video)

A gentle ballad sung during the ballroom scene where Belle and the Beast connect heart to heart.

As beautiful as a timeless tale and as nostalgic as an old song, its lyrics portray a form of love that resonates with the warmth of Christmas.

Familiar as the theme song of the 1991 film, it also appears in a duet version by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson over the end credits, which likewise won a Grammy.

It’s a song that gives you the courage to believe in true love during the holiday season spent with someone special.

Lonely Banquet (Be Our Guest)

Disney Music Showcase / Be Our Guest | Disney+

This lavish number, in which the castle servants welcome Belle in “Beauty and the Beast,” was composed as a Broadway-style show tune.

Created by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman for the feature film released in October 1991, it is included on the soundtrack album “Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.” The scene, with its sumptuous feast and lively performances, is like a Christmas banquet.

The rich orchestral sound and vibrant choral parts are sure to elevate any holiday-season party.

Let It Go ~As I Am~

Takako Matsu – Let It Go ~Ari no mama de~ (From “Frozen”)

Even people who haven’t seen the film have probably heard it.

It’s the main theme song from the blockbuster Disney animated movie Frozen.

It’s also included on May J.’s mini-album Christmas Songs, which features the Japanese version.

A new standard that breaks from conventional winter imagery.

This version is the one sung by Takako Matsu.