[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 themed around snow. Snow songs that touch the heart (101–110)
March in the SnowNagai Tateko
This is a song heartfeltly woven by Takeshi Nagai, a Japanese Army officer and composer, born from his harsh experiences while serving in the First Sino-Japanese War.
Unlike the previously triumphant strains of traditional military songs, this piece sets the soldiers’ raw emotions—hunger, cold, and a chest-tightening sense of despair as they advance through the snow—to a somewhat melancholic yet brisk melody that uses the yo scale (pentatonic without semitones).
It is said to have been composed around February 1895, and its melody can be heard on albums such as “Immortal Masterpieces of Japanese Marches, Vol.
2.” It is memorably featured in the film “Mount Hakkoda” and the anime “Girls und Panzer,” and remains etched in many people’s memories as a theme that reflects both harsh conditions and the hearts of those living within them.
When you wish to ponder deeply the power of music born from history and the stories behind it, why not listen quietly?
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.
Snow WhiteFlower
Flower’s ‘Snow White’ is inspired by a world as white and beautiful as snow, evoking the motif of Snow White.
Released in 2013, the song was chosen as the theme for the NOTTV drama ‘We Are All Dead♪’.
It sings of a woman’s faint, heartrending feelings as she falls for someone who already loves another.
The image of her, devoted yet lonely, waiting endlessly in colorless, pure white snow is deeply moving.
It’s a snow song that tightens the heart—one we want you to hear if you’re experiencing a bittersweet love.
Powder Snow ~An Eternally Unending Winter~Sandaime Jē Sōru Burazāzu fromu Eguzairu Toraibu
A love ballad released by Sandaime J Soul Brothers in 2012.
It’s a winter song where feelings of love, gently spun over a melody that exudes the classic winter vibe, seem to soak in.
Is the character in the lyrics perhaps experiencing a first love? There are times when you can’t grasp the sense of distance or don’t know what to do, right? It portrays the emotion of wanting to let those unspoken feelings ride on the snow.
When you want to recall faint memories or a pure heart, you’ll find yourself longing for “Powder Snow ~An Eternally Unending Winter~.”
[Snow Songs] Winter masterpieces themed on snow. Snow songs that touch the heart (111–120)
Snow Weeps ~Setsunaku~ MelodyGacharic Spin
Gacharic Spin is a digital rock band that began activities in 2009, and their third single “Yuki Naku ~setsunaku~ Melody” was released in 2010.
The melody for this song was apparently written by bassist KOGA when the band was formed, and it’s an excellent piece that conveys the band’s determination.
The colorful sound palette and steady-tempo rhythm resonate pleasantly.
It’s a medium ballad that gently seeps in, overlaying the bittersweet feeling of not existing in the heart of the one you love, and the sorrow of no return, with the image of softly dancing snow.
winter fallL’Arc〜en〜Ciel
It’s a masterpiece that paints a winter landscape through music.
The scene of snow piling up is expressed with delicate melodies and beautiful vocals.
Released in January 1998 as L’Arc~en~Ciel’s eighth single, it reached No.
1 on the Oricon charts.
Even while wrapped in the chill of winter, this song brings a warm feeling to the heart.
It’s perfect for a quiet winter day spent with a loved one, or for listening alone while gazing at the snowy scenery and reflecting on the past.