Best Christmas playlists on Apple Music

With the Christmas season in full swing, a few festive tunes are an essential part of setting the mood. Whether it’s for the office party, or just to enjoy while you’re at home, there’s a playlist or album to fit the bill. We’ve put together a list of the best Yuletide selections currently available on Apple Music, so you can be very merry this Christmas.

If you’re not yet a subscriber to the service, be sure to check out our Apple Music review to see what you’re missing. We also have everything you need to know about Apple’s Christmas ads from the past 10 years.

Finally, if you find something you like on Spotify, here’s how to move Spotify playlists to Apple Music.

Christmas Pop Hits

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Here we have 50 modern Christmas hits from the likes of Leona Lewis, Ariana Grande, and Justine Bieber.

You’ll find Underneath the Tree by Kelly Clarkson, Somewhere Only We Know by Lily Allen, and Santa Baby by Kylie Minogue.

There are some stalwarts, like Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You, and Wham!’s Last Christmas and plenty of the great.

Essential Christmas playlist

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There are 53 Christmassy tracks including favourites Step Into Christmas by Elton John, Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas?, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!,  Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You, and Whitney Houston singing Do You Hear What I Hear?  

It’s December! Get yourself in the Christmas spirit!

Children’s Christmas

If you have kids in the household, you might like to give Apple’s Children’s Christmas playlist a listen.

It’s got everything from The Chipmunk’s singing Christmas Don’t Be Late, Your’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch, Frosty The Snowman, and obviously All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) by Spike Jones. And Santa Shark for those fans of Baby Shark.

100 Greatest Christmas Songs Ever

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This playlist includes 100 of greats. You’ll find numbers from artists such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, Otis Reading, and Idina Menzel (of Frozen fame).

Also included are hits like Little Saint Nick by The Beach Boys, and When a Child Is Born by Johnny Mathis.

Christmas Crooners

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If you’re looking for a mixture of old and new, then this 52 song playlist should have what you’re after. From Michael Bublé siinging It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas, to Perry Como’s Winter Wonderland there’s a fair breadth of classics and fun favourites that will have you singing along, no matter how stressful the shopping is proving.

NOW Christmas: Xmas Hits for All the Family

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The NOW compilation albums have been around for a very long time, and yet their popularity shows no signs of abating. That’s not surprising when you look at the excellent collection of tunes found on this playlist: 71 in all, which lasts for just under four hours of playtime.

This means you can cook the turkey while enjoying the Pogues, Wham!, Slade, Bing Crosby, and a heavenly host of others. Tasty!

Classical Christmas

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If Christmas crooning and festive frippery are not to your taste, then the more elegant delights of a classical compilation might be a tempting proposition. This playlist features a variety of orchestral and choral favourites that will bring some much-needed peace to the frantic end-of-year madness.

Michael Buble – Christmas

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There are few voices as smooth as that of Michael Buble, and on his Christmas album he floats it over classics such as It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, White Christmas, and I’ll be home for Christmas. The word mellifluous was invented for this album.

Sia – Everyday is Christmas

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It’s not just old songs that get an outing in December, as Sia proved with this collection of original seasonal tunes in 2017. The tone of the album is upbeat and fun, with plenty of lively entries that could become standards over the next few years.

You’ll find tubular bells and jingle bells in the background, so it still feels like Christmas. Just an up-to-date one.

The Ultimate Motown Christmas Collection

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Those that prefer a little more groove in their yuletide music will be right at home with this wonderful Motown collection. The Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye and a wealth of other stars shine brightly, making it an album any wise men (or women) will want to follow.

A Pentatonix Christmas Deluxe

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If you haven’t yet sampled the unique delights of Pentatonix, then this Christmas album is a great place to start. The mixture of hymns, crooner classics, and jolly old seasonal tunes gives the acapella group the perfect stage for their finely honed vocal harmonies. Wonderful stuff.

Essential Carols – The Very Best of King’s College, Cambridge

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Christmas wouldn’t be complete without a few carols, and this selection sung by the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge is a fine way to celebrate the occasion. All the usual suspects are here – Once in Royal David’s City, Away in a Manger, Hark! The Herald – plus a number of other offerings that are sure to stir the soul and lift the spirits as the year draws to a close.

Hopefully this selection of albums and playlists will be just the soundtrack you need to get through the festive season. From all at Macworld, we hope you have a peaceful and enjoyable Christmas.