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 (81–90)
A winter fairy is melting a snowmanKimura Kaera
Included on the 2011 album “8EIGHT8,” it was also used in an NTT Docomo commercial.
From the very start it sets a Christmas mood, and the refrain in the chorus is so vivid it feels like it lingers in the back of your mind.
The light rhythm and the pop, easy-to-listen-to melody are also very good, I think.
winter fallL’Arc〜en〜Ciel
When it comes to L’Arc’s winter songs, it has to be this one! “winter fall” was released ahead of the album HEART in 1998 and became a huge hit, now a staple winter tune.
Hyde’s vocals amplify the lyrics that evoke winter—and the cold—like the clear, crisp winter air.
It’s also a very popular pick for winter karaoke.
Even those who aren’t fond of winter or the cold and can’t wait for spring can comfortably feel the season through this song.
A Person Upon Whom Snow FallsEn Hiroshi
It was a single released in 1990 and was used as the theme song for TV Asahi’s “Quiz Shigotonin.” He is a singer-songwriter from Kochi Prefecture who is often treated as a “one-hit wonder,” perhaps because few of his songs besides the smash hit “Musōka” are widely known, but he has written many great songs.
Someday Merry ChristmasB’z
It’s a rock ballad that stirs the emotions.
It’s one of the signature songs by B’z, a rock duo that represents the Japanese music scene, included on their 1992 mini-album “FRIENDS.” The lyrics trace an awakening to thinking of others—that is, to “love”—and they really resonate.
Spending Christmas with someone precious… it makes you wonder if there’s any happiness greater than that.
The grand sound arrangement is probably another reason it makes you feel that way.
Do you have someone like that in your life?
Snow SmileBUMP OF CHICKEN
It’s a tear-jerking ballad that brings back memories of walking a winter road with “you.” It’s a song by the rock band BUMP OF CHICKEN, known for hits like “Tentai Kansoku,” and it was released in 2002 as their fourth single.
The warm arpeggio phrases on acoustic guitar are especially striking.
And the lyrics really hit you in the heart.
The feeling of loneliness from being all by oneself comes through so strongly it’s almost overwhelming.
Be sure to give it a listen while taking a walk outside.
Winter, againGLAY
It’s a heart-wrenching rock ballad.
The song is by GLAY, a band that has been at the forefront of the Japanese music scene for many years, and it was released in 1999 as their 16th single.
It has sold over one million copies.
Some of you might even sing it often at karaoke.
And the lyrics—expressing the desire to show you that winter scenery—really hit home.
I recommend listening to it in a snowy place, gazing absentmindedly out the window.
Winter songs whose lyrics hit you in the heart. Winter songs you want to listen to closely (91–100)
A Winter Day in 2009class
Released as a single in 2008 and used as the ending theme for Nippon TV’s “Downtown DX,” this song was put out by a musical duo that debuted in 1993.
“Fuyu no Hi no 2009” was released as an answer song to their smash debut single “Natsu no Hi no 1993.” It depicts the winter fifteen years later for the couple who fell in love on a summer day and eventually got married.
Many listeners may find the intro nostalgic, as it’s the same as in “Natsu no Hi no 1993.”