A mutual-love Christmas song. A love song you’ll want to listen to on the holy night.

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For those who have a boyfriend at Christmas, the lyrics are highly relatable, and from a woman’s perspective, it’s a song that makes you think how happy you’d be to be loved like this.

For people spending Christmas without a partner, it might feel a bit enviable, but it’s a perfect love song for the holiday.

wishasmi

wish – asmi (Official Music Video)

Singer-songwriter asmi from Osaka.

Released digitally in November 2022, this work is her first Christmas song under her solo name.

The lyrics, which sing about the warm feelings you get in a winter city, evoke the anticipation of spending special time with someone.

With its relaxed, lyrical sound and asmi’s charming vocals, it’s sure to color the holy night.

A pop ballad born in the Reiwa era, perfect for a quietly spent Christmas Eve with someone special.

Mont BlancIkuta Erika

Erika Ikuta “Mont Blanc” Lyric Video

Since graduating from Nogizaka46, Erika Ikuta has been forging her path as a solo artist.

Released in November 2024, this track is her first song themed around winter.

On a Christmas night when lovers gather, it delicately portrays the feelings of a protagonist spending the evening alone, layering the sweetness of a cake they ordered with the aching sadness of an unattainable love.

The lyrics, where the dream of a pure love like a white shortcake intersects with the bittersweetness of reality, will resonate in the stillness of a winter night.

A gentle arrangement anchored by piano highlights her clear, translucent voice, evoking a nostalgic mood.

It’s a Reiwa-era Christmas ballad that quietly stays by your side on a holy night spent alone.

The 5th＝LOVE

=LOVE (Equal Love) / 10th Single “The 5th” [MV full]

=LOVE is a female idol group produced by Rino Sashihara.

The title track of their 10th single, released in December 2021, is an after-story told five years after the group’s second Christmas song, “Bokura no Seifuku Christmas,” which came out in 2017.

Through imagery like a ring on the ring finger and lovers nestled together in snowy landscapes, it portrays a special moment shared by two people who have grown up.

In the music video, where white costumes and illuminations look stunning, the members’ individual Christmas stories intertwine with dance scenes, and the choreography—polished down to the fingertips—leaves a strong impression.

With its dreamy sound that colors winter romance, it’s a romantic Christmas number.

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Present

The hip-hop artist Awich from Okinawa released a song in December 2020 that was created as an insert track for the film “Silent Tokyo.” The title carries a double meaning—“gift” and “the present”—and, in her own words, conveys the message that “each of our existences is the greatest present.” It’s an R&B-infused number built on gentle piano and a subdued beat, with lyrics interweaving English and Japanese that are sure to resonate.

Centered on appreciating a loved one’s very existence, it’s a warm track perfect for those spending Christmas with someone special.

On Christmas nightYUTORI-SEDAI

YUTORI-SEDAI – On Christmas Night - [Official Music Video]

This release by YUTORI-SEDAI, a three-piece band from West Tokyo, dropped digitally in November 2021 and is a ballad that straightforwardly captures the feeling of wanting to see someone special on Christmas night.

While the narrator blames their trembling legs on the cold, in truth they’re wrapped in the nervous tension of love—a delicate inner state expressed with great care.

Ryouki Kanehara’s tender, heartrending vocals resonate over the band’s unhurried performance, taking nearly six minutes to carefully convey the nuances of emotion.

It’s a winter night love song that expands on YUTORI-SEDAI’s signature world—lyrics about love that invite empathy.

A perfect track for anyone spending that moment when you wish to confess your feelings to someone you like.

It doesn’t have to be on Christmas Day.Yuika

It doesn’t have to be on Christmas Day / “Yuika” [MV]

Released in December 2024 by singer-songwriter Yuika, born in 2005, this work is a mid-tempo number that captures the aching desire to meet someone—without insisting on Christmas Day itself.

Interweaving nighttime scenes glittering with illuminations and everyday details like slipping a pocket warmer into her coat for cold hands, it tenderly portrays a heroine’s earnest feelings as she longs to close the distance yet can’t take that final step.

The string arrangement by Takahiro Onagawa blends with Yuika’s crystal-clear vocals, gently enveloping the bittersweetness of a winter night.

It’s a Reiwa-era Christmas song perfect for those who relate to spending the holy night alone, or who want to pass a quiet moment thinking of an unrequited love.