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

Welcome to Christmas

Welcome to Christmas

This is a song used in Candlelight Reflections, held at Tokyo DisneySea.

Among the songs over the years, it’s one of the most popular hits—a track anyone can enjoy, no matter the era or the listener.

Its fantasy-filled sound moves and inspires us.

Christmas Eve Montage

Christmas Eve Montage

This orchestral piece included on the soundtrack of The Nightmare Before Christmas accompanies the Christmas Eve scene.

Skillfully weaving in the film’s vocal melodies, it creates a festive atmosphere with a colorful palette of timbres, including woodwinds, harp, and celesta.

It is also featured on the album The Nightmare Before Christmas, released by Walt Disney Records in October 1993.

Recommended for those who want to experience the film’s unique world—where Halloween and Christmas merge—through music, or for anyone looking for slightly unconventional Christmas background music.

As long as there is Christmas

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas – As Long As There’s Christmas [Japanese]

There’s hardly anyone who doesn’t know the Disney animated classic Beauty and the Beast.

But are you familiar with its spin-off, Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas? Be sure to check out the song As Long as There’s Christmas from the film, too.

The story fills in the gaps within Beauty and the Beast, depicting how the Beast spends Christmas with Belle and how their love deepens.

The song celebrates both their love and the joy of Christmas.

A Whole New World

Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott – A Whole New World (from Aladdin) (Official Video)

This is the signature duet from Disney’s Aladdin, sung in a romantic scene where the characters soar through the sky on a magic carpet.

With Alan Menken’s beautiful melody and Tim Rice’s poetic lyrics, the song captures the thrill and hope of opening the door to a whole new world.

It’s perfect as background music for a special Christmas night spent with someone dear.

Ideal for scenes where you share dreams for the future under a sparkling starry sky, it enhances the romantic atmosphere of the holiday season.

Bella Notte

Bella Notte (From “Lady and the Tramp”/Sing-Along)

It’s a slow, Italian-style love ballad that plays during the romantic evening shared by Lady and Tramp in the 1955 film Lady and the Tramp.

Sung by the restaurant owners to the two dogs under the moonlight, the song has long been cherished as an iconic scene of the movie.

It is included on the albums Songs from Walt Disney’s Lady and the Tramp and The Legacy Collection: Lady and the Tramp, and it was carried over into the 2019 live-action version as well.

It’s the perfect track to set a warm mood on a Christmas night spent with someone special.

Celebration Bell

Ring in the Season (Japanese Version)

When it comes to Disney’s winter tales, it has to be Frozen—and the impression that its songs are outstanding is especially strong.

This is a midday song from the day of a Christmas party featuring Anna, Elsa, and Olaf.

With Olaf’s unstoppable excitement and a charming glimpse of the moments before the castle’s upcoming party, it’s a highly entertaining musical.

A Dream is Secretly (A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes)

Lily James – A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes (from Disney’s “Cinderella”)

Known as one of the signature songs of the Disney Princesses, this piece gently reminds us of the importance of continuing to believe in our dreams.

The calm, lyrical melody that Cinderella sings with the animals is perfect for a quiet Christmas morning.

Its message—that if you keep believing, the wish hidden in your heart will surely come true—beautifully aligns with the hopeful atmosphere of the holiday season.

Featured on the original soundtrack of the 1950 film Cinderella, the song has since been covered by many artists.

It’s recommended for those who want to spend a leisurely Christmas morning with family or welcome the holidays with a tranquil feeling.