Karaoke Songs to Sing in December 2026! J-Pop Picks Perfect for Christmas and Year-End Parties

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Snow Globe / Mosawo. [Music Video]

Released in November 2025, this work is a mid-tempo ballad that sings of the bittersweetness of love—the pain of being unable to confess feelings kept deep inside.

Like snow trapped in a snow globe, the protagonist’s love has nowhere to go, and that image tightens the chest.

The delicate sound woven by piano and strings lets you feel both the chill and the warmth of winter at the same time.

It will especially resonate with anyone nursing a one-sided crush.

Why not take your time and give it a careful listen?

PresentINI

INI｜’Present’ Official MV

This song, included on the first winter single THE WINTER MAGIC released in November 2025, is a romantic dance-pop number that colors winter scenery and the holiday season.

Interweaving images like powdery snow and glowing lights, it gently portrays a pure desire to convey one’s feelings to someone special.

With lyrics penned by Rihito Ikezaki and Hiroto Nishi, the words, spun with an intimate sense of distance, resonate deeply.

The same single also features Because You Were There, written as the theme song for the film INI THE MOVIE “I Need I,” resulting in a work where festivity and sentiment coexist.

The exhilarating blend of shimmering synths and harmonies makes it a perfect track for those special winter moments spent with lovers or family.

One-Room ChristmasCARAMEL CANDiD

CARAMEL CANDiD “One-Room Christmas” MV

On Christmas night, spending time alone in a studio apartment.

This song, which revisits the distance between who I am now and the memories of the tree I once gathered around with my family as a child, delicately portrays the loneliness felt all the more in a festive season and the unextinguished longing for warmth.

The clear, high-toned vocals resonate as if awakening the bells and lights from memory, highlighting a lyrical world where sweetness and bitterness coexist.

Released digitally by the four-piece band CARAMEL CANDiD in October 2024, the track was later included on their October 2025 album, “A Place with Neither Heaven nor Hell.” Year-end parties and dazzling celebrations are great, but when you want to quietly look back on the year, this is a song that gently keeps you company for a Christmas spent alone.

Because the Christmas tree is beautifulEXILE THE SECOND

Because the Christmas tree is beautiful

Blending the bittersweet chill of winter with a gentle warmth, this medium-tempo ballad is EXILE THE SECOND’s first song themed around Christmas.

Released in December 2024, it portrays a protagonist reminiscing about a past lover against a backdrop of ringing jingle bells and sparkling Christmas trees in the city.

The lyrics delicately trace emotions that sting like peeling off a bandage, along with a wistful longing for days when dreams shone endlessly like stars.

Crafted by member SHOKICHI, who wrote and composed the track, its sound is an alluring fusion of R&B and city pop.

It’s a perfect choice to sing tenderly at year-end parties or Christmas gatherings.

Meri-kuru?Task have Fun

Task have Fun “Merikuru?” (MV)

The three-member dance and vocal idol unit Task have Fun released their first Christmas song in December 2024—a fun number that blends the thrill of romance with the magic of Christmas.

It captures the uplifting excitement of hearts naturally drawing closer at a Christmas party and the growing butterflies as feelings deepen, making you feel cheerful just by listening.

The lyrics are by MIZUE, the composition by Shinya Sumida, and the arrangement by REO, resulting in a sparkling, poppy sound.

It’s the perfect track to boost the Christmas mood at karaoke, and singing it at a party with friends or a significant other is sure to make the atmosphere instantly more festive!

Holy Lightimase

【imase】Holy Light（Official Audio）

This is a song written by imase, a singer-songwriter who rose to prominence on TikTok, for the Shibuya Scramble Square Christmas campaign.

It’s included on the digital EP “POP CUBE,” released in November 2022, and was produced as the campaign song for the fair “SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE XMAS,” held from November 17 to December 25.

The lyrics, themed around an urban Christmas scene, strikingly capture a desire that hungrily reaches for brilliance.

The light, upbeat ensemble blending bell tones and synth sounds has a glamorous feel reminiscent of the city’s sparkling illuminations.

It’s a stylish and emotional Christmas tune, perfect for a special moment spent gazing out over the Shibuya nightscape.

By the time of the Christmas carolsInagaki Junichi

Junichi Inagaki – When It's Christmas Carol Time (Official Music Video)

Junichi Inagaki is a singer who represents Japanese AOR/adult contemporary.

His 27th single, used as the theme song for the TBS drama “Homework,” topped the Oricon Weekly Chart for a total of four weeks and became a massive hit with an estimated 1.406 million copies sold.

Written from the perspective of a man reflecting on the future of a couple in the doldrums, it depicts lovers who make a time-limited promise—“by the time the Christmas carols are playing”—to reassess their relationship.

Rather than painting a happy ending, the song strikingly frames winter as a grace period for reconciliation.

Its enduring popularity is evident, with a music video finally produced 32 years later in December 2024.

Nobuyuki Shimizu’s meticulous synthesizer work and Inagaki’s calm vocals highlight the seasonal atmosphere and the subtleties of mature emotions, making it a bittersweet adult ballad that you’ll want to sing at year-end karaoke, whether at Christmas or end-of-year parties.