Yumi Matsutoya Christmas Songs and Popular Tracks Ranking [2026]

My lover is Santa ClausMatsutōya Yumi1rank/position

Lover Is Santa Claus Piano Beginner Beautifully Resonant Piano Solo Christmas

A song by Yumi Matsutoya that established Japan’s Christmas culture as an event for lovers.

Included on the 1980 album “SURF & SNOW,” it became widely known through the 1987 film “Take Me Out to the Snowland.” The meaning of “Your lover is Santa Claus,” which is hard to grasp in childhood, only truly clicks when you fall in love as an adult.

It warmly portrays that coming-of-age journey.

The bright melody over a lively 8-beat is easy to remember, and when played on the piano, you can feel the Christmas excitement spilling right from your fingertips.

End of WinterMatsutōya Yumi2rank/position

End Of The Winter / Fuyu No Owari (2022 Ｍix)

A track included on the album TEARS AND REASONS, released in November 1992.

It was selected as the ending theme for the Fuji TV drama Stolen Hearts, which began airing that same month.

The song portrays a story of youthful turmoil and jealousy that begins with a letter suddenly handed over in a classroom.

Its lyrics delicately express the complex feelings toward a hardworking friend and the loneliness of feeling left behind.

When sung, the distinctive lyricism of Yumi Matsutoya vividly brings back the poignant emotions of those days.

A Merry Christmas to the you I’d almost forgottenMatsutōya Yumi3rank/position

Bye Bye My Merry Christmas / Wasurekaketa Anata Eno Merry Christmas

Among Christmas songs born in the ’90s, this track by Yumi Matsutoya is known as a masterpiece that portrays a bittersweet longing for love.

Included on the album “Cowgirl Dreamin’,” released in February 1997, it centers on spending Christmas Eve alone.

The lyrics are memorable for their delicate depiction of a rain-soaked cityscape and fleeting memories of past love that resurface for just a moment.

Through the special, almost magical time of Christmas, the song gently sings of feelings for a precious person that were nearly forgotten.

It’s a moving piece for those who have experienced heartbreak or have been separated from someone important.

A song you’ll want to listen to quietly, alone, on Christmas night.

3-D Christmas cardMatsutōya Yumi4rank/position

3D Christmas Card / 3-D No Christmas Card

When it comes to Yumi Matsutoya’s Christmas songs, this one stands out for its vivid, three-dimensional scene-setting.

Against a snowy backdrop, the protagonist dreams of an ideal Christmas spent with a loved one, expressed through Yumi’s uniquely poetic lyrics.

Featured on the album “ALARM à la mode,” released in November 1986, the track is characterized by its distinctly ’80s arrangement centered on synthesizers.

The city pop–inflected sound pairs with lyrics that evoke a three-dimensional visual beauty, as if leaping out of a Christmas card.

The imagery of winter’s beautiful natural scenery and the warmth of human connection conveys the magic of Christmas and the value of time spent with someone special.

It’s truly the perfect song when you want to elevate the Christmas mood.

Christmas Waiting at the LodgeMatsutōya Yumi5rank/position

Christmas At The Lodge / Lodge De Matsu Christmas

Yumi Matsutoya’s song delicately depicts the quiet of a moonlit ski slope and the aching feelings of the protagonist waiting in the lodge.

The way the heart alone seems to glide—chasing a distant echo of a lover’s voice, slipping past windows and doors—symbolizes just how strong the longing is for someone far away.

Included as the opening track on her 1978 album “Ryūsenkei ’80,” the piece was also used as an insert song in the 1987 film “Take Me Out to the Snowland.” It’s a perfect song for that special scene of waiting for someone dear at a ski resort on Christmas night.