Keisuke Kuwata’s Christmas Songs: Popular Song Ranking [2026]

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Keisuke Kuwata – Shiroi Koibitotachi (Full ver.)

From the intro’s beautiful organ sound, this song really evokes winter.

It’s a classic you always hear when the season comes around! Although the theme is “heartbreak,” its gentle melody and touching lyrics make it a song you’ll find yourself wanting to sing.

The final chorus is sung almost entirely in falsetto, so the range gets quite high, but otherwise it stays around D3–G4, which is relatively calm and comfortable for male voices.

Using falsetto here and there enhances the bittersweet mood and brings out the song’s appeal.

For the falsetto on the B4 in the last chorus, try producing a thin tone as if your voice is being pulled up from above your head—you should get a clean sound.

For the very last chest-voice note of the song, project it straight out as far as you can! The key is to avoid tensing up.

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Kubota Mami

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Kissin’ Christmas (It’s not because it’s Christmas)

A hidden Christmas song sung by Keisuke Kuwata is “Kissin’ Christmas.” It’s included on his third best-of album, I LOVE YOU -now & forever-, released in 2012.

It was also used as the theme song for Nippon TV’s music program Merry Xmas Show, and it really captures the vibe of lovers at Christmastime.

Be sure to check out the playful, highly original lyrics—so characteristic of Yumi Matsutoya, who wrote them.

Get everyone singing it together at karaoke and bask in the memories of Christmases from “back then.”

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miyabi

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Kissin’ Christmas (Not Because It’s Christmas) – Keisuke Kuwata, solo acoustic performance

It’s a miraculous co-written song by two artists who represent the Japanese music scene: Keisuke Kuwata and Yumi Matsutoya.

Although it was created as the theme song for a Nippon TV network program in 1986, it wasn’t commercially released for a long time, and finally received an official audio release in 2012 when it was included on the album “I LOVE YOU – now & forever –.” With lyrics by Yuming and music by Kuwata—the ultimate tag team—the song delicately portrays the feelings of confessing one’s heart to someone special on Christmas night.

The arrangement, gently colored by keyboards and percussion, has a warm touch and is structured in a way that makes it easy to try as a guitar-and-vocal performance.

It’s a song you’ll want to play when you wish to convey your heartfelt feelings on a Christmas night spent with someone dear.

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Keisuke Kuwata – Shiroi Koibito-tachi (Short ver.)

This is a signature Christmas song by Keisuke Kuwata, who went solo after Southern All Stars.

As expected from Kuwata, he gifted us a wonderful, tear-jerking Christmas song.

“Shiroi Koibitotachi,” released in 2001, is something you hear every Christmas season.

Many people probably remember those days when they listen to this song.

Spending Christmas with the sweet, bittersweet memories of your former self might be nice, too.

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Mayumi

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Kissin’ Christmas (It’s Not Because It’s Christmas)

It’s a Christmas song created by Keisuke Kuwata, the vocalist of Southern All Stars, singer-songwriter Yumi Matsutoya, and the KUWATA BAND.

It was used as the theme song for the music program “Merry X’mas Show,” broadcast on December 24 in 1986 and 1987.

Christmas is the big year-end event.

Looking back on the year, you were always by my side… Those feelings are woven into the lyrics of this heartwarming love song.

Couples and married partners should definitely give it a listen.

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Araki Jakkan

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