Karaoke Songs to Sing in December 2026! J-Pop Picks Perfect for Christmas and Year-End Parties
In December, we get more chances to go to karaoke for Christmas parties and year-end gatherings.
Since you’re going anyway, the best way to make it even more fun and exciting is to choose songs that match the season! In this article, we’ve carefully selected tracks perfect for December karaoke, focusing on Christmas songs and winter tunes.
We’ve picked a variety of songs—ones that blow away the blues, and ones full of appreciation for all the hard work you’ve done this year! Sing your heart out and welcome the New Year feeling great!
- [2026] Japanese karaoke songs to sing at year’s end: a roundup of popular hits and classics
- [Songs to Listen to in December] J-POP and Christmas Songs that Feel Like Winter [2026]
- [2026] Recommended for your 40s! A roundup of perfect karaoke songs for Christmas
- Funny songs that will be a hit at year-end parties [2026]
- [Latest] A roundup of popular Christmas songs on TikTok [Classics]
- [Karaoke] A roundup of songs that are easy for women to sing!
- [Easy to Sing] Recommended Winter Songs for Karaoke: A Collection of Classic Winter Hits
- Popular Winter Songs Ranking [2026]
- Even karaoke beginners can relax! Easy-to-sing songs for men
- Christmas songs sung at karaoke! Introducing easy-to-sing tracks
- [2026 Edition] Karaoke Songs That Will Get the Crowd Going—Perfect for Women in Their 40s
- Must-see for men: Songs that look cool if you can sing them at karaoke—numbers that women can’t help but be captivated by.
- Recommended fun songs for karaoke: a roundup of danceable and hype/energetic tracks
[2026] Karaoke songs to sing in December! Recommended J‑Pop for Christmas and year‑end parties (41–50)
Because the Christmas tree is beautifulEXILE THE SECOND
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
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
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 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.
Our Uniform Christmas＝LOVE
A Christmas song released in December 2017 by the idol group =LOVE, produced by Rino Sashihara.
It’s a quintessential Christmas number that depicts a special date starting at dusk! The lyrics overflow with the fluttering feelings of lovers spending time together in their school uniforms and the excitement of their very first Christmas for just the two of them.
As their 2nd single, it reached No.
3 on the Oricon charts and remains a long-standing fan favorite.
With its catchy melody and emotional sound, it’s easy to sing at karaoke.
How about delivering your honest feelings to someone you like by singing it at a Christmas party or end-of-year gathering?
Christmas EveYamashita Tatsuro
When it comes to Christmas, it has to be this song! The quintessential Christmas tune: Tatsuro Yamashita’s “Christmas Eve.” It’s so famous that you might hesitate to sing it at karaoke—or even forget about it altogether—but isn’t it a song loved by both men and women? It’s not a happy mutual-love song, but its indescribable atmosphere amplifies the special feeling of Christmas all the more.
Someday at ChristmasDISH//
DISH// is a four-member dance-rock band.
They’ve carved out a unique niche as an idol group that performs while dancing, and they’ve created numerous classic songs to date.
Among them, the one I especially recommend is Itsuka wa Merry Christmas.
Although the tempo is relatively fast, the vocal range is narrow and sits in the low-mid to mid range.
It doesn’t require vibrato or ad-libs either, so simply tracking the pitch is enough to aim for a high score.
