Winter songs with lyrics that really hit home. Winter tunes you’ll want to listen to closely.
When you think of winter songs, what kind of tunes come to mind?
There are upbeat tracks that joyfully sing about Christmas and snowy scenery, as well as tender, beautiful love ballads—songs that portray happy couples or bittersweet heartbreak.
In this article, we’ll highlight winter favorites with particularly great lyrics.
We’ve included not only love songs for that special someone, but also tracks that celebrate love in a broader, more universal sense, so we hope you’ll find a new favorite!
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Winter songs with lyrics that really hit home. Winter tunes to savor (71–80)
Song of a Winter DayGReeeeN
A medium-tempo song that can brighten up even the coldest winter, “Fuyu no Aru Hi no Uta” (A Song from a Winter’s Day).
It’s a single released in December 2008 by GReeeeN, who cemented their popularity with the smash hit “Kiseki.” Although they aren’t strongly associated with winter songs, this Christmas-themed track is a hidden winter gem! It’s a straightforward love song about spending Christmas as a couple.
With GReeeeN’s signature melody and lyrics, it warms the heart even in the cold of winter.
Give it a listen with someone special.
snow globeKANA-BOON
This song is included on KANA-BOON’s second album, TIME, released in 2015.
Although it wasn’t released as a single, it’s a fan favorite.
It’s packed with KANA-BOON’s signature style and sound, and for a winter song it’s surprisingly upbeat and positive.
While it has a driving feel, the chorus also carries a poignant, heart-tugging sadness.
It’s a winter song that really hits home, conjuring up images of glittering snow inside a snow globe.
contact lens caseSaucy Dog
Saucy Dog’s “Contact Lens Case” makes your heart clench from the very beginning—you can tell it’s a sad love song.
As is often the case with love songs, it’s about realizing how important someone was only after they’re gone.
This track captures those feelings so vividly, as if you could reach out and touch them, pouring out one after another—feelings for a girlfriend who’s no longer here.
The emotions are sorrowful yet incredibly pure, evoking a crisp winter morning that’s cold but refreshing.
It’s a sad song with a striking sense of clarity.
Winter songs with lyrics that really hit home. Winter tunes to savor (81–90)
A Winter Tale for TwoSonar Pocket
It is included on the 2016 album “Sonapoke-ism 6: Songs Gifted with Love.” They are a three-member music group from Nagoya City, formed in 2005.
This song features beautiful twin-vocal harmonies over a mid-tempo rhythm and a pop, catchy melody packed with digital flair.
Winter GiftTUBE
It’s included on the 2007 album “WINTER LETTER.” It’s a winter-themed track by TUBE, a four-piece rock band that debuted in 1985 and is renowned as a summer band.
The vocals, delivered in a calm tone, are striking against the slow tempo and mellow, gentle melody.
Winter, today, towermonobright
Do you ever feel like you’re not good with the cold, but you still love the atmosphere of winter? MONOBRIGHT’s song that captures that feeling, “Fuyu, Kyou, Tawa” (read as “Tokyo Tower”), is a digital single released in 2015.
It’s a track where you can sense winter’s serene stillness and crisp, clear air—one that lets you savor winter’s unique vibe.
The music video is a beautiful, mesmerizing piece that captures the winter streets and people around Tokyo Tower.
It’s a song that lets you quietly feel winter and gently seeps into your heart.
Two People’s WinterElefanto Kashimashi
A winter song by The Elephant Kashimashi that’s beloved by people of all genders, “Futari no Fuyu.” This track was included as the B-side to the single “Asu ni Mukatte Hashire,” released in 1997.
Many of The Elephant Kashimashi’s songs feature striking, emotionally resonant lyrics, and while a lot of them are sung from a male perspective—making them especially relatable and moving for men—this is one of those tracks, isn’t it? The ending has lyrics that are irresistibly heart-fluttering, making it a recommended song for women as well.