[Snow Songs] Classic winter tunes themed around snow. Snow songs that touch the heart.
Snow, a symbol of winter, has a certain romantic allure and is a theme often featured in songs.
The sight of snow falling silently and piling up, or a landscape blanketed in pure white, evokes a beautiful image, doesn’t it?
You might also think of its connection to winter sports like skiing and snowboarding.
This time, we’ll spotlight songs about snow—perfect winter tunes to enjoy precisely because the season is so cold!
Despite the chill of the snow, there are plenty of songs that will warm your heart.
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[Snow Songs] Classic Winter Tunes with a Snow Theme: Snow Songs That Touch the Heart (81–90)
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The folk group Neko’s 1972 single “Yuki” is a classic in which the band delivers a song written and composed by Takuro Yoshida.
The protagonist’s poignant feelings for someone far away overlap with the quietly accumulating snowfall.
The delicate timbre of the 12-string guitar, the rhythm emphasized by the hi-hat, and the restrained vocals create a crystalline resonance that evokes the sophisticated mood of urban folk.
On a winter night when you long for someone you can’t meet, why not listen while watching snow dance outside your window? It’s a song that seeps into the heart, keeping you company when you want to bask in memories in a warm room.
snowInaba Akira
Like snow falling and piling up quietly, this song gently seeps into the heart.
Akira Inaba’s expansive vocals tenderly embrace the sorrow of lost love.
Released in July 1994, the track was included on the best-of album “REQUEST ~ My Best Songs Vol.
1 ~.” It’s perfect for spending a cold winter night alone or when you want to forget unpleasant things.
Listen by the snow-covered window, and the feelings deep within your heart will gradually unwind.
Let It Go ~As I Am~Matsu Takako
The theme song of Disney’s 2013 film Frozen.
The original is sung by Idina Menzel in the United States, but it has versions in many languages; in Japanese, it is sung by Takako Matsu and May J.
It was not released as a single but included on the film’s soundtrack album released in 2014.
The lyrics closely follow the story of the film, and carry a message of living positively as your true, unadorned self, which has encouraged many people—especially women and younger audiences.
Winter is starting.Makihara Noriyuki
The fourth single by Noriyuki Makihara, released in November 1991.
Riding the momentum of his previous smash hit “Donna Toki mo,” it was used in a winter Sapporo Beer commercial.
Amid the still-thriving ski boom of the bubble era, its bright tone encouraging people to enjoy winter and snow was well received.
It peaked at No.
5 on the Oricon weekly chart and sold a total of 762,000 copies.
A flower that blooms in the snowAkizuki Maria (Hanazawa Kana)
Yuki ni Saku Hana (A Flower Blooming in the Snow) captivates with its translucent, pure singing voice.
This song serves as the ending theme for the anime From the New World and is presented as being sung by the character Maria Akizuki.
Kana Hanazawa, who voices the character, performs the vocals, richly expressing a romantic situation.
Not only is it beautiful, but it also conveys sorrow and fragility—an aspect worth noting.
Knowing the anime’s story will help you connect with it on an even deeper emotional level.
A town where snow fallsAimer
Aimer, whose heartfelt vocals have won her great popularity.
Her song “Yuki no Furu Machi” (Snowbound Town) was released in 2012 as her third single, and it includes three winter-themed tracks.
When it comes to winter songs, snow is indispensable—there are countless songs that even have “snow” in the title.
In this song as well, not only the title but the lyrics are filled with imagery of snow: you can picture the powdery flakes piling up and a landscape blanketed in white.
It’s a poignant track that tightens the heart, evoking sorrow and tender feelings for someone dear who is no longer here.
[Snow Songs] Winter classics themed around snow: Moving songs about snow (91–100)
Let it snow!DEAN FUJIOKA
A winter song released in 2017 by DEAN FUJIOKA, an actor and singer-songwriter.
It’s a memorable track featuring DEAN FUJIOKA’s sexy vocals over a DTM sound.
Not only the musical style but also the lyrics make it a chic, mood-filled number.
