Winter Songs: Classic tracks you want to listen to in winter. Songs you long for during the winter.
When you think of “songs you want to listen to in winter,” what comes to mind?
In the J-POP scene, countless winter songs are released every year, and there are so many popular hits as well as hidden gems!
Of course there are tracks that depict snow and Christmas, but even songs without explicit seasonal words—those whose sound evokes the atmosphere of winter—are captivating.
I’m sure you also have a special winter song of your own.
In this article, we introduce timeless tunes that will stir up fond memories or make you want to listen as they match the winter scenery.
From love songs to pieces that sing of beautiful winter landscapes, we hope you’ll find a track that resonates with your heart.
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Heroineback number
The moment you hear the chorus, you can’t help but think, “Ah, this is it!”—that’s back number’s “Heroine.” Released in 2015 as back number’s 11th single, it was also used as the theme song for the 2014–2015 “JR SKI SKI” commercials.
back number is strongly associated with love songs, and this track is no exception: it’s a romantic song that makes your heart flutter, amplified by wintry scenery and the chill in the air.
thawAwesome City Club
This work by Awesome City Club was released in November 2021 as the second installment in a series of seven consecutive digital singles.
It’s a song that fully showcases the appeal of their twin vocals, with a warm sound arrangement featuring piano and strings that leaves a strong impression.
It depicts a couple spending a cold night together, delicately expressing the complex emotions that arise on the brink of parting.
The bittersweetness blends with a romantic atmosphere, making your heart ache.
Please take the time to listen closely.
Love Garmentimase
imase’s music has a gentle warmth, like a cup of hot milk tea on a cold day.
Released on February 5, 2024, this song is a lovely love song that makes you forget the winter chill.
Born from a collaboration project with Kirin Afternoon Tea, it features a country-style sound and distinctive strings.
It expresses the warm feelings lovers share during cold days together through the metaphor of “koi-goromo” (love’s garment).
It’s a track that makes you think, “Love is wonderful.”
Christmas songback number
When it comes to winter songs and Christmas songs, many of them are mellow, yet somehow they still manage to lift you into the Christmas spirit.
back number’s “Christmas Song” is also a very relaxed, tender track that makes you feel the winter breeze, but it still brings a little excitement and a flutter to your heart.
It’s a love song like a letter, confessing your feelings to someone you love, and it resonates especially with couples—a number that heightens the winter mood.
Snow Ghostflumpool
The four-piece rock band flumpool, known for their expansive vocals and steady band sound, has released numerous hit songs.
Their digital single “Snow Ghost,” released in December 2025, began when vocalist Ryuta Yamamura posted on social media in the height of summer that he wanted to write a winter song again.
Set in the snow-dusted streets of Tokyo, it tells a poignant love story that retraces memories with a former lover once walked beside.
The song’s world, which overlays feelings for someone now out of reach with the phantom of snow drifting through a winter night, strikes a deep chord.
It’s a winter song perfect for when you want to linger in memories of love.
silentSEKAI NO OWARI
A wistful Christmas song draped in the stillness of winter.
Released in December 2020, it was used as the theme song for the drama “Kono Koi Atatamemasu ka.” It paints a scene in a pure white world where only the voice of a lost loved one echoes in the heart.
The interplay of piano and sleigh bells feels like snowflakes falling upon the listener’s soul.
Fukase’s gentle vocals, too, sink deep into the chest.
It’s a song that keeps you company on cold winter nights as you spend time thinking of someone.
366 daysHY
Even if they don’t explicitly feature winter season words or scenes, there are many songs that simply feel right for winter.
HY’s “366 Days” is one such song, well-known as a tearjerker and a heartbreak anthem.
Included on their fifth album “HeartY,” released in 2008, the track has also been covered by numerous artists.
This song, which expresses feelings of sadness and heartache, might resonate even more deeply when you listen to it on a cold, freezing winter’s day.