Christmas Song Name Generator

Holiday song titles from carols to mosh pits

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Generate Christmas song names for a holiday single, a school concert or a parody video: crooner titles like Two Cups on the Mantel, country ones like Sleigh Bells on Route 9, funny ones like Santa Missed Our Exit and punk ones like Tinsel in the Mosh Pit.

About Christmas song names

A Christmas song title works best when it holds one picture a listener can see. Seasonal words alone (snow, bells, mistletoe) have been on so many releases that they blur together, so the titles in this list tie the season to something concrete: Snow on the Mailbox, Home Before the Candles, The Water Tower Has a Star.

The 1,000 titles run across the main kinds of holiday song: crooner standards (Two Cups on the Mantel), sacred carols and nativity songs (Bethlehem Was Quiet), pop singles, country Christmas (Sleigh Bells on Route 9), soul and gospel, wassail and midwinter folk, children's songs (Mittens for Two), lonely ballads (One Plate Fewer This Year), jazz and lo-fi instrumentals, songs about the trip home, and winter and New Year songs. Two groups are larger on purpose: funny novelty titles such as Santa Missed Our Exit, and punk, rock and metal titles such as Tinsel in the Mosh Pit.

The titles are meant as fresh ideas, not a catalog of released songs, and an old carol line appears only as an echo, as in Hold the Ladder, Harold. Nobody has checked them against existing music, so search the exact title on a streaming service before you put it on a single.

How to choose Christmas song names

  • Pick the style before the title. A school concert wants Up Goes the Star or Ring a Bell for Every Friend, a church program wants The Fourth Candle Is Burning, and a parody video can carry The Inflatable Snowman Has Fallen.
  • Put one real detail in it. Swap in your own road, town, relative or instrument: Sleigh Bells on Route 9 becomes your highway, and Uncle Ray Brought the Kazoo becomes your uncle.
  • For punk, rock and metal, pair one loud image with one seasonal image and stop. Circle Pit Around the Tree and Drum Fill Down the Chimney name the genre and the season in five words.
  • Sing the title on the chorus melody before you commit. A title that is also the hook, such as Home Before the Candles, is easier for an audience to remember than one that never appears in the lyric.
  • Search the exact title on streaming services before you release anything. We have not checked these titles against existing songs, and holiday phrases are reused every year.

Frequently asked questions

What makes a good Christmas song name?

One seasonal signal plus one specific image. Snow on the Mailbox, Your Stocking Still Hangs on the Nail and The Water Tower Has a Star each put the listener in a place before the first verse starts. A bare seasonal word or two has usually been used many times already.

Are there funny Christmas song names in the list?

Yes, novelty titles are one of the two largest groups. Examples are Santa Missed Our Exit, Fruitcake From 1987, The Cat Climbed the Tree (Reprise) and Hold the Ladder, Harold. The jokes are about tangled lights, burned rolls and relatives, so they suit a family show or a school parody.

Does it work as a Christmas punk song name generator?

Yes. A large share of the list is punk, pop punk, rock and metal, with titles like Tinsel in the Mosh Pit, Up the Punks, Down the Chimney, Circle Pit Around the Tree and The Frost Hammer Falls. Reroll until one comes up, or scan the full A to Z list at the end of the page.

Are these song titles already used by other artists?

Some may be. The list leaves out well-known carols and holiday hits and avoids bare seasonal phrases, but nobody has checked each title against released music. Song titles are reused all the time, so search the exact title before you print or upload anything.

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A: 38 names

  • A Barrel of Russets for Twelfth Night
  • A Bow Stuck to the Dog All Morning
  • A Bowl of Lamb's Wool
  • A Candle in the Window Till You're Back
  • A Carriage Ride With Brass Bells on the Harness
  • A Chorus Over David's Town
  • A Clean Page and a Sharp Pencil
  • A Cradle Made of Borrowed Wood
  • A Fiddle Tune for the First Frost
  • A King Without a Candle
  • A Lamb Asleep Beside the Manger
  • A Lamb Beside the Cradle

A, continued

  • A Little More Sugar in the Yams
  • A Pear Tree Is Not a Practical Gift
  • A Penny for the Wren Boys
  • A Puzzle on the Card Table
  • A Rose in the Frozen Garden
  • A Sleigh Has Room for Everyone
  • A Stocking for the Old Dog
  • A Toast on the Tailgate at Twelve
  • A Toast to the Ones Who Made It Home
  • A Tuxedo for the Tree Lighting
  • A Window Table on Christmas Eve
  • A Wreath for the Gate You Loved
  • A Wren Song for the Twelfth Day

A, continued

  • Advent Wreath, Final Flame
  • After-Hours Carol in D Minor
  • All I Got Was This Fruit Basket
  • All My Friends Are in the Chorus This December
  • All My Wishes Have Your Name
  • All-Ages Show at the Grange Hall, Christmas Night
  • Almost Home, Almost December
  • Angels Crowd the Rafters
  • Another Lap Around the Sun
  • Assembly Required at 3 A.M.
  • Aunt Linda's Red and Green Gelatin Mold Returns
  • Auntie's House on Christmas Day
  • Avalanche Breakdown at the Ski Lodge

B: 45 names

  • Back Roads Shine When They're Icy
  • Back Seat Carols on the Turnpike
  • Ballad for the Night Before
  • Ballad of the Returns Counter
  • Barn Dance on Boxing Day
  • Basement Show, December 24th
  • Bass Clarinet at Solstice Dusk
  • Bass Drop at the Gingerbread Bake Sale
  • Bathrobes and Ribbon
  • Battle Jacket With a Snowflake Patch
  • Battle of the Bands at the Rec Center Toy Drive
  • Bayberry and Beeswax
  • Bebop for Busy Elves
  • Bedtime Story by the Tree Glow
  • Bells of the Hill Parish

B, continued

  • Bethlehem Was Quiet
  • Biscuits Before the Presents
  • Black Ice Boogie
  • Blankets on the Sleeping Porch
  • Bless the Apple Trees Till Spring
  • Blessed Is the Barn Tonight
  • Blizzard Warning, Stay With Me
  • Blue Bulb in a String of White
  • Blue Lights on the Front Porch Rail
  • Blue Note for a Gray December Afternoon
  • Blue Spruce Bounce
  • Boot-Shaped Stocking on the Jukebox
  • Boots in a Pile by the Door
  • Born Where the Cattle Feed
  • Borrowed Amp, Borrowed Scarf

B, continued

  • Bowling Alley Reunion in Santa Hats
  • Bows in My Hair, You on My Mind
  • Brake Lights Like a String of Bulbs
  • Brass Band on the Church Steps, Christmas Morning
  • Breakdown at the Bell Choir
  • Breath Like Smoke at the Bus Stop
  • Bring a Covered Dish and a Song
  • Bring the Yule Log Through the Door
  • Bring Us In a Bowl of Punch
  • Broken String, Still Singing Fa La La
  • Brushes on a Snowy Snare
  • Bundle Up, Buttercup
  • Bunk Beds and Cousins Till New Year's Day
  • Buñuelos on the Back Burner
  • Bus Bench Choir in the First Snow

C: 62 names

  • Cab Ride Through the Decorated Streets
  • Cabin Fever Two-Step
  • Calling Home From a Pay Phone in the Snow
  • Camo Stocking, Lace Tree Skirt
  • Candle in the Kitchen at the End of the Road
  • Candle Wax on the Piano
  • Candlemas Is Coming After
  • Candles in the Supper Club Window
  • Candy Cane Lipstick
  • Card Games After the Dishes
  • Carol of the Car Alarm
  • Carols in Three Wrong Keys

C, continued

  • Carrot Nose, Button Smile
  • Carry the News to the Hill Country
  • Carry-On Full of Cookies
  • Cat on the Amplifier, Tinsel on the Cat
  • Catch a Snowflake on Your Tongue
  • Cathedral of Icicles
  • Cedar Garland and Sweet Tea
  • Chain Mail Stocking
  • Chains on the Tires Past the Summit
  • Champagne and a Paper Crown
  • Checkered Shoes in the Slush
  • Cheeks Like Candy Apples

C, continued

  • Chestnut Cart on the Corner
  • Children's Choir on the Risers in Paper Halos
  • Chords for a Frosted Window Seat
  • Christmas Eve at the Truck Stop
  • Christmas in a Single-Wide
  • Christmas Lights on a Cattle Gate
  • Christmas Night Shift at the All-Night Diner
  • Christmas on a Gravel Budget
  • Cinnamon Rolls Before Sunrise
  • Cinnamon Stick Swing
  • Circle Pit Around the Tree
  • Clap for the Candy Canes
  • Clap Your Mittens, Tap Your Boots

C, continued

  • Clarinet for a Clear Cold Morning
  • Cocoa On, Needle Down
  • Cold Blows the Wind on Candle Night
  • Cold Hands on a Warm Mug
  • Collard Greens and Candlelight
  • Come See the Child in the Hay
  • Confetti in the Snowbank
  • Cookie for the Reindeer, Carrot for Me
  • Cookie Tins From the Neighbors
  • Cool Blue Evergreen
  • Cornbread Dressing and a Prayer
  • Couch Bed Under the Colored Lights

C, continued

  • Count It In, Kris Kringle
  • Count the Cookies With Me
  • Countdown in Sequins
  • Countdown on the Kitchen Clock
  • Countdown to Your Flight
  • Counterpoint for Two Sleds
  • County Road Carolers
  • Cousin Dave Does Magic With the Nutcracker
  • Cranberry Sauce From the Can, Please
  • Crowd Surfing to the Cookie Table
  • Crumbs on the Chimney Plate
  • Cufflinks and Candlelight
  • Cut the Holly by the Churchyard Wall

D: 27 names

  • Dad Carves, Mom Conducts the Noels
  • Dad Fell Asleep in the Paper Hat
  • Dad's Lights Can Be Seen From Space
  • Dad's Only Carol Is Humming
  • Dad's Waiting at Arrivals in the Reindeer Sweater
  • Daddy Cut the Cedar Himself
  • Daddy Reads Luke by the Lamp
  • Dance Me Past the Mistletoe
  • Dance the Old Year Down
  • Dance With Me Under the Hallway Mistletoe
  • Darling, the Sidewalk Is Sparkling With Frost
  • Dear Santa, It's Complicated
  • December Has Your Fingerprints

D, continued

  • December Never Looked So Good on You
  • Deck the Rafters Green
  • Deer Stand Sunrise on the Twenty-Fourth
  • Deployed in December
  • Detour Past the High School Holiday Marquee
  • Distortion Pedal Under the Mistletoe
  • Distortion Pedal Under the Tree
  • Does This Tree Come in Small
  • Dog in the Back Seat, Pie on My Lap
  • Don't Open That, It's for Your Brother
  • Doorbell Carol for Grandpa
  • Dragon on the Chimney
  • Dropped D for December
  • Drum Fill Down the Chimney

E: 16 names

  • Eggnog Anthem for the Kids' Table
  • Eggnog in E Flat
  • Eggnog Mustache in the Family Photo
  • Electric Piano With a Wreath on the Lid
  • Elves Don't Do Overtime
  • Elves on the Morning Shift
  • Emmanuel Among the Lambs
  • Empty Chair at the Card Table

E, continued

  • Epiphany Morning Bells
  • Evergreens From the Hedgerow
  • Every Carol Has Your Harmony Missing
  • Every Chimney Smoking on Our Road
  • Every Knee in the Stable
  • Every Voice in the Alto Row
  • Everybody Signs the Christmas Tablecloth
  • Extension Cord to the Light-Up Reindeer

F: 32 names

  • Fa La La La Laundry
  • Fast Song for a Slow Elf
  • February Is Just Around the Bend
  • Feedback on Christmas Eve
  • Ferns of Ice on the Bedroom Pane
  • Fewer Folding Chairs This December
  • Fireside Loop Number Three
  • Fireworks Over the Frozen River
  • First Christmas in the New Apartment
  • First Footprints of the Year

F, continued

  • First Snow Since the Funeral
  • Five Round Snowmen in a Row
  • Flannel and Fa La La
  • Flannel Sheets and Whispered Guesses
  • Flour on the Radio, Stars on the Cookie Sheet
  • Flurries in Five-Four
  • Flyers on Every Frozen Pole
  • Folding Napkins Into Trees
  • Four Kids in a Van With a Wreath
  • Four-Wheel Drive Through the Drifts to Grandma's
  • Frankincense in the Doorway

F, continued

  • Friends Who Stay Through January
  • From a Far Country, Following Light
  • Frost Giant's Lullaby
  • Frost on the Standing Stones
  • Frost on the Windshield, Fire in My Chest
  • Frostbitten Riff in a Cold Garage
  • Frozen Laundry on the Line
  • Frozen Pond Where We Learned to Skate
  • Frozen Throne of the Solstice
  • Fruitcake From 1987
  • Fuzz Pedal Fa La La

G: 35 names

  • Gang Vocals on the Carol
  • Garland on the Practice Space Door
  • Garlands for the Market Cross
  • Gate B12 With a Poinsettia
  • Gather at the Manger Gate
  • Gift Receipt for My Heart
  • Gift Tag With My Old Address
  • Gift Wrapped in Gig Posters
  • Gingerbread Man on the Run
  • Glad I Missed the Last Train Before New Year's
  • Glitter in the Group Chat

G, continued

  • Gloria From the Hayloft
  • Glory in the Tambourine
  • Glory Over the Sheepfold
  • Glow Stick Garland
  • Glue and Glitter Angels
  • Gold for a Borrowed Crib
  • Good Master, Open Your Gate
  • Good News for the Night Watch
  • Good News on Lenox Avenue
  • Goodnight to the Herd on the Twenty-Fourth
  • Granddad's Fiddle on Christmas Morning
  • Grandma Waves From the Storm Door

G, continued

  • Grandma's Gravy Is Classified
  • Grandma's Kitchen Got the Spirit
  • Grandma's Piano Only Gets Played at Christmas
  • Grandpa Tells the Blizzard Story
  • Grandpa's Coat on the Hook
  • Grandpa's Two Hundred Slides of Past Christmases
  • Green Grows the Fir on the Fell
  • Groove Around the Punch Bowl
  • Groove for the Cookie Tin
  • Grown Adult in Footie Pajamas on the Twenty-Fifth
  • Guest Room With the Quilts
  • Guitar Solo on the Roof

H: 47 names

  • Hail on the Tin Roof at Midnight
  • Half a Tank and All of Christmas Eve to Drive
  • Half Stack by the Fireplace
  • Half the Lights Are Burned Out
  • Half-Time Sleigh Ride Home
  • Hallelujah at the Feed Trough
  • Hallelujah in a Hand-Me-Down Coat
  • Hallway Full of Boots
  • Hand Claps and Sleigh Bells
  • Hand Stamp From the Christmas Show
  • Hang the Kissing Bough

H, continued

  • Hang Your Sock Up, Sleepyhead
  • Hay Bale Nativity
  • He Came When Nights Were Longest
  • Headbang the Sugarplums Loose
  • Headlights on the County Line
  • Hear the Hills of Judah Ring
  • Heart on a Gift Tag
  • Heaven's Got a Front Porch Too
  • Hello to the Lengthening Days
  • Hello, Mister Evergreen
  • Hi-Hat Hailstones on the Skylight
  • Hide and Seek Behind the Tree

H, continued

  • Ho Ho Hold the Door
  • Hogmanay on the Harbor Wall
  • Hold My Hand Across the Icy Street
  • Hold the Ladder, Harold
  • Holiday Crush on Aisle Five
  • Home Before the Candles
  • Home Is Where the Good Blankets Are
  • Home Movies of the Year We Got the Sled
  • Hometown Parade on a Hay Wagon
  • Hometown Show on the Twenty-Third
  • Honey, the Tree Is Fine
  • Honk If You Love Carols

H, continued

  • Hoofprints in the Yard
  • Hooves on the Housetop, Clip Clop Clip
  • Hosanna in the Barn Loft
  • Hospital Cafeteria Christmas
  • Hot Cocoa, Extra You
  • Hot Pink Ornaments and Your Hoodie
  • Hot Soup, Cold Moon
  • How Many Sleeps Till Morning
  • Howl of the North Wind
  • Hugs in the Front Hall With Coats On
  • Hush Now, All You Hills
  • Hush, the Workshop's Humming

I: 37 names

  • I Bought a Small Tree This Time
  • I Can See the Water Tower Through the Flurries
  • I Could Get Used to Decembers Like This
  • I Drove Past the Old House and Its New Wreath
  • I Got a Sweater Shaped Like Regret
  • I Got Joy in a Shoebox
  • I Hate the Mall but I Love You
  • I Hid Your Gift So Well It's Gone
  • I Hung Two Stockings Out of Habit
  • I Kept the Ornament You Broke
  • I Know This Hill by Heart in the Snow
  • I Learned Your Gingerbread Recipe Too Late

I, continued

  • I Left My Gloves at Your Door
  • I Lost the Receipt and My Dignity
  • I Only Came for the Cookies
  • I Only Skate in Circles Toward You
  • I Peeked at the Presents and I'm Sorry
  • I Put Your Name on the Biggest Box
  • I Smelled the Woodsmoke First
  • I Stepped on an Ornament Hook
  • I Still Sign Both Our Names on the Cards
  • I Thought the Candle Was a Cookie
  • I Tipped My Hat to the Snowman
  • I Wrapped My Heart in Tissue Paper

I, continued

  • I Wrapped the Remote by Mistake
  • I Wrapped You a Saddle, You Wrote Me a Song
  • I'd Trim a Thousand Trees for You
  • I'll Be the One Who Calls This Year
  • I'll Open Mine Alone at Midnight
  • Ice Fishing With My Father
  • Ice Giants Guard the Pole
  • Icebound Citadel of the Toymaker
  • Icicles on the Fire Escape
  • Icing Is a Food Group
  • Iron Sleigh, Northern Sky
  • Is It Too Late to Send Cards
  • It Doesn't Smell Like Pine Without You

J: 9 names

  • January Has a Clean Windshield
  • January Thaw in My Chest
  • Jingle All the Way to Bed
  • Jingle Bell Ringtone at the Recital
  • Jingle in My Step
  • Joseph Kept the Fire Low
  • Joy in the Fellowship Hall
  • Joy Runs Down the Center Aisle
  • Julbock by the Stove

K: 8 names

  • Kazoo Chorus for the Cookie Thief
  • Keep the Porch Light Burning Red and Green
  • Kick Drum Wrapped in Garland
  • Kinfolk Harmony Round the Advent Candles
  • Kiss Me by the Vending Machine Lights
  • Kiss Me When the Clock Says Twelve
  • Kitchen Dance With a Poinsettia Dish Towel
  • Kneel Where the Oxen Stand

L: 32 names

  • Lamplight Serenade for a Cold Night
  • Lantern Street Shuffle
  • Lanterns Down the Lane
  • Lanterns for the Christ Child
  • Last Bus Out Before the Storm
  • Last Slow Song at the Winter Formal
  • Last Year's Wrapping Paper
  • Late Set on the Longest Night
  • Latkes and Tinsel in One House
  • Layover on the Twenty-Fifth Without You

L, continued

  • Leather Jacket, Santa Hat
  • Lefse on the Griddle
  • Leftover Ribbon and Your Old Records
  • Let Earth Lean In to Listen
  • Let Every Steeple Answer
  • Let the Record Skip Till Christmas Morning
  • Letters From the Base at Christmas
  • Light a Candle for the Block
  • Light the Rose Candle Too
  • Light the Tallow, Tune the Pipes
  • Lights Out, Tree On

L, continued

  • Lip Balm and Cinnamon
  • Little Drum, Big Parade
  • Lo-Fi Hearth and Rain
  • Long Distance Call on the Shortest Day
  • Long Haul for the Holidays
  • Long Line for the Photo With Santa
  • Long Underwear Love Song
  • Loop for Lazy Flurries
  • Loop for Slow Ribbon Curling
  • Loud Sweater, Louder Guitar
  • Lullaby for the Prince of Peace

M: 60 names

  • Magi at the Gate of Morning
  • Mall Santa's Lunch Break
  • Mama Sang Alto on the Carols in the Kitchen
  • Mama's Chair Stays Empty by the Garland
  • Mama's Recipe Card for Fudge
  • Mama's Tree Still Leans to the Left
  • March of the Winter Legion
  • Mari Lwyd at the Door
  • Marshmallow Overboard in the Cocoa
  • Mary Hummed Him to Sleep
  • Matching Pajamas, No Regrets
  • Matching Sweaters Were Not My Idea
  • Meet Me at the Ice Rink at Nine
  • Meet Me Under the Clock on Christmas Eve at Six
  • Mellow Tone for a White Morning

M, continued

  • Mercy Fell Like Snow
  • Midnight at the Tree Lot
  • Midnight Came in Wearing Glitter
  • Midnight Carolers on Maple Street
  • Midnight Clear, Volume Up
  • Midwinter Modal in the Small Hours
  • Midwinter Sun Through the Blinds
  • Mince Pies and Cider
  • Minor Key Mistletoe
  • Mistletoe on the Rearview Mirror
  • Mistletoe Over the Screen Door
  • Mittens for Two
  • Mohawk Full of Snow
  • Molten Cocoa From the Forge
  • Mom Labels Everything From Santa

M, continued

  • Mom Left the Garage Light and the Star On
  • Mom Says Smile for the Card
  • Mom Still Labels My Gifts From Santa
  • Mom's Car at the Station With Antlers on the Roof
  • Moonlight on the Sleigh Tracks
  • Morning Glory on Christmas Day
  • Motel Tree in the Lobby
  • Mother Mild Beside the Embers
  • Mrs. Claus Makes Pancakes
  • Muted Trumpet, Frosted Glass
  • My Amp Goes to Eleven Pipers
  • My Baby Brought Me Mittens
  • My Band Is Home Till New Year's
  • My Boots Are on the Wrong Feet
  • My Elf Costume Shrank in the Wash

M, continued

  • My Favorite Sweater Is Yours
  • My Hat Hangs Next to Your Stocking
  • My Heart Wears a Red Carnation Tonight
  • My Mittens Are Both Left Hands
  • My Nose Is Red Too
  • My Old Key Turns Under the Holly
  • My Overcoat Has Room for Two
  • My Phone Lit Up Like a Tree
  • My Skateboard Has a Bow
  • My Sled Is Named Lightning
  • My Snowman Needs a Hat
  • My Stocking Has a Hole in the Toe
  • My Sweater Has a Battery Pack
  • My Ugly Sweater Won a Ribbon
  • Myrrh on the Evening Air

N: 16 names

  • Nana Hums the Harmony Over the Cookie Dough
  • New Coat, Same Butterflies
  • New Year, Same Old Sweater
  • Next December We'll Laugh About This
  • Nine Ladies and a Fiddler
  • Nine Reindeer Walk Into a Barn
  • No Room, but Room Enough
  • Nobody Else in the Laundromat This Christmas

N, continued

  • Nobody Knows How You Made the Stuffing
  • Nocturne for a String of Lights
  • Noisemakers at the Neighbors'
  • North Pole Zip Code
  • Northbound With a Trunk Full of Gifts
  • Northern Lights Above the Rink
  • Not Too Cool for Cookies
  • Nylon Strings by the Fire

O: 31 names

  • O Small and Holy Town
  • Oats for the Horse, Ale for the Singer
  • Ode to the Last Parking Spot in December
  • Ode to the Self-Checkout in December
  • Oh What a Christmas Morning in the Kitchen
  • Old Tom's Twelfth Cake
  • Old Year Out the Back Door
  • One Bulb Out, Whole String Down
  • One Glass of Eggnog Raised to an Empty Room
  • One Horse, No Sleigh

O, continued

  • One More Chorus Before the Fire Dies
  • One More Song Before the Year Turns
  • One Plate Fewer This Year
  • One Present on the Night Before
  • One Red Mitten Missing
  • One Stoplight and It's Wearing Tinsel
  • One, Two, Three, Four Calling Birds
  • Open the Window, Let the Old Year Go
  • Organ Swells at the Watch Night Service
  • Organ Trio at the Ski Lodge

O, continued

  • Ornament Blues in B Flat
  • Ornament Hooks in the Junk Drawer
  • Ornaments Go Here and There
  • Our Drummer Is Dressed as a Tree
  • Our Song Came On at the Office Party
  • Our Street Looks Smaller Every Year
  • Our Table at the Tavern on New Year's Eve
  • Our Tree Is Mostly Tape
  • Our Tree Lot Is a Parking Lot Now
  • Out-of-State Plates in a Snowed-In Driveway
  • Oyster Stew at Grandpa's

P: 41 names

  • Pajamas Till Noon
  • Pan Dulce and Hot Chocolate
  • Papaw Whittled Me a Reindeer
  • Paper Chains in the Classroom Window
  • Paper Crowns at the Table
  • Parents' Basement Christmas
  • Partridge in a Parking Garage
  • Party Hats and Parkas
  • Pass the Present Round the Circle
  • Pass the Rolls, Not the Opinions
  • Patch Vest and Peppermint
  • Patched Jeans and Presents
  • Peace Came Down at Midnight

P, continued

  • Peace on This Avenue
  • Pecan Pie and a Porch Swing
  • Pedal Steel Snowdrift
  • Peek Inside the Stocking
  • Peeling Oranges by the Stove
  • Peppermint Bark Is Not for Dogs
  • Peppermint Heartbeat on the Dance Floor
  • Peppermint on Your Breath
  • Peppermints for the Horses Tonight
  • Photo Booth Kisses in Felt Antlers
  • Photo by the Staircase Every Year
  • Pickup Bed Full of Firewood
  • Pierogi by the Dozen
  • Pine Needles in the Carpet Forever

P, continued

  • Pizza Box Under the Tree
  • Play the Carol Fast Before Dinner
  • Polka for a Lost Glove
  • Pop Punk Paper Snowflakes
  • Popcorn Strings and Cranberries
  • Postmarked Too Late for the Twenty-Fifth
  • Powder Day, Call in Sick
  • Power Chords for the North Pole
  • Power Slide Down the Icy Driveway
  • Praise Break by the Poinsettias
  • Praise in a Paper Cup
  • Pulling In as the Candles Are Lit
  • Punk Rock Paper Chain
  • Put Some Soul in That Stocking

Q: 1 name

  • Quiet Storm Over the Pines

R: 30 names

  • Rainy Christmas in the Tropics
  • Raise Your Mittens
  • Red-Eye Flight Over Towns Strung With Lights
  • Regifted to the Original Giver
  • Reindeer Don't Use Turn Signals
  • Reindeer Games at Recess
  • Reindeer Need Their Naps
  • Reindeer of Steel and Starlight
  • Reindeer on the Roof Rack
  • Reindeer Stampede on Rooftop Nine
  • Rejoice on the Radio Dial
  • Rejoice, You Frostbound Fields
  • Rental Car With Reindeer Antlers
  • Resolutions on a Napkin
  • Rest, Little Shepherd of Us All

R, continued

  • Reverb in the Chapel After Midnight Mass
  • Reverb Like a Cathedral in Winter
  • Ribbon on My Wrist
  • Riders of the Aurora
  • Riff Against the Cold
  • Riff for the Reindeer Crew
  • Ring a Bell for Every Friend
  • Ring It From the Mission Tower
  • Riot at the Cookie Swap
  • Robin on the Spade Handle
  • Rodeo Buckle Under the Tree
  • Rolling Up a Snowman's Tummy
  • Rosemary and Bay for the Midwinter Door
  • Rosemary for the Winter Door
  • Round the Bonfire on Saint Stephen's

S: 128 names

  • Safety Pins and Holly
  • Saffron Buns for Saint Lucia's Morning
  • Samba for a Sunny Christmas
  • Santa Brought the Train Set Dad Built
  • Santa Drives a Flatbed Down Here
  • Santa Forgot the Allen Wrench
  • Santa Knows I Tried
  • Santa Left a Parking Ticket
  • Santa Missed Our Exit
  • Santa Plays a Seven-String
  • Santa Reads My Letter Twice
  • Santa's Beard Is Tickly
  • Santa's Boots Go Stomp Stomp Stomp
  • Santa's GPS Says Recalculating

S, continued

  • Santa's Sleigh Got Towed
  • Santa, Please Read the Terms
  • Save Me the Last Dance by the Tree
  • Scraping Ice in My Good Shoes
  • Scuffed Boots, Shiny Paper
  • Second Helping of Joy
  • Secret Santa Got Me a Stapler
  • See the Steeple, Almost There
  • See You on the Other Side of Midnight
  • Seven Cousins on One Couch in Matching Pajamas
  • Seven Fishes and a Long Table
  • She Hung My Hat on the Tree
  • Shepherds on the Cold Hillside
  • Shoes by the Door for the Three Kings

S, continued

  • Shortbread and a Lump of Coal
  • Shotgun Seat Full of Presents
  • Shout Along, Tinsel on the Mic Stand
  • Shout Good Tidings From the Stoop
  • Shoveling Out by Moonlight
  • Simeon Waited All His Years
  • Sing Low, the Baby's Sleeping
  • Sing Me Something With Bells in It
  • Sing Nowell Down the Valley
  • Sing That Carol Like You Mean It, Cousin
  • Sing to the Cattle at Midnight
  • Six Hours South, Heater Broken, Gifts in the Trunk
  • Skateboard Under the Tree
  • Skates Over My Shoulder

S, continued

  • Skating Backwards Into You
  • Skinned Knees and Sleigh Bells
  • Sledding After Dark
  • Sleep, Small Savior, Sleep
  • Sleeping Bag on My Old Floor Till New Year's
  • Sleigh Bells on Route 9
  • Sleigh Emoji, Heart Emoji
  • Sleigh of Thunder
  • Sleigh Out of Gas
  • Slide Over, Santa
  • Slippers From Aunt June, Wrapped in Newspaper
  • Slow Blues for the Night Shift Elves
  • Slow Dance by the Hotel Lobby Poinsettias
  • Slow Fade on the Fairy Lights

S, continued

  • Slow Jam by the Space Heater and the Nativity Set
  • Small Hands, Wide Heaven
  • Small Town Tree Lighting, Big Sky Night
  • Smooth as Buttered Rum
  • Snow Angels at 2 A.M.
  • Snow Blower Ballet
  • Snow Day on Sycamore Street
  • Snow Delay in Denver
  • Snow on the Mailbox
  • Snow on the Stock Tank
  • Snow on the Thatch
  • Snow on Your Side of the Driveway
  • Snow Pants Drying by the Back Door
  • Snow Shovel Serenade
  • Snow Tires on Wet Pavement

S, continued

  • Snow Wraith Over the Fjord
  • Snowball Fight Behind the Venue
  • Snowball, Snowball, Roll Along
  • Snowdrops by Candlemas
  • Snowed In at the Lazy R
  • Snowed In With My Crush
  • Snowflake Cookie Shuffle in B-Flat
  • Snowflakes on Your Opera Gloves
  • Snowmelt in the Gutter
  • Snowplow Rock and Roll
  • Snowshoes at Sunrise
  • Socks Again, Thank You So Much
  • Soft Focus on the Tree Farm
  • Solo Piano for a Lobby Full of Wreaths

S, continued

  • Solstice Fire on the Mountain
  • Somebody Sat on the Yule Log Cake
  • Somebody Saved Me a Seat by the Fire
  • Somebody Unplugged the Blow-Up Santa
  • Somebody Wake Up Grandpa, It's Present Time
  • Somebody's Singing Carols in Baggage Claim
  • Sometimes the Tree Is Just a Tree
  • Somewhere Between the Eggnog and Goodnight
  • Sorghum and Silver Bells
  • Sparklers at the End of the Dock
  • Sparklers on the Fire Escape
  • Speed Carol for the Paper Route
  • Spiced Ale and a Dancing Tune
  • Spiked Wristbands, Ribbon Bows

S, continued

  • Stage Dive Off the Sleigh
  • Standby Seat on the Twenty-Third
  • Stardust on the Skating Pond
  • Starlight Through the Stable Roof
  • Starting Over at 12:01
  • Steel Guitar Lullaby for December
  • Steel Reindeer on the Overpass
  • Step Touch Under the Streetlight
  • Sticker on My Stocking
  • Stir It Slow Like Mama's Gravy
  • Stir the Cocoa Round and Round
  • Stockings in Age Order
  • Stockings on the Mic Stand
  • Stole the Star Off City Hall

S, continued

  • Storm Crown of the North
  • Stride Piano for the Stair Garland
  • String the Lights on the Stock Trailer
  • Stuck in the Chimney Polka
  • Stuffing Sandwiches on the Twenty-Sixth
  • Sugar Cookies Shaped Like States
  • Sugar Rush Under the Streetlights
  • Sugarplum Bossa for Two Guitars
  • Suitcase Full of Wrapped Things
  • Sun Return Over the Barrow
  • Supper's On, Santa
  • Surprise, It's Another Candle
  • Swaddled in the Lamplight
  • Sweet Harmony by the Wreath on the Front Steps
  • Sweet Potato Pie and a Slow Song

T: 224 names

  • Take the Wreath Down Gently
  • Tamales on the Twenty-Fourth
  • Tap the Icicle Xylophone
  • Ten Little Snowflakes on My Nose
  • Ten Lords A-Leaping Need a Bigger Stage
  • Ten Seconds to January
  • Tenor Sax on a Frozen Pier
  • Testify by the Tree
  • Text From the North Pole
  • Text Me When the Snow Starts
  • Thank the Lord for Wood Heat
  • Thank You for the Year We Had
  • Thank-You Notes by New Year's
  • The Advent Calendar Is Already Empty

T, continued

  • The Angel Is Still in the Box
  • The Angel Mom Made in Third Grade
  • The Angel on Top Is Crooked
  • The Attic Box Marked Fragile
  • The Ball Drops on Main Street
  • The Ballroom Smelled of Oranges and Cloves
  • The Bell Dad Rings at Breakfast
  • The Bellringers' Supper
  • The Bells Across the Avenue
  • The Big Pot Only Comes Out Once a Year
  • The Big Red Sack Song
  • The Blacksmith Made a Star
  • The Blizzard King Awakens
  • The Boar's Head Hornpipe
  • The Bridge Was Lit Up Green and Red

T, continued

  • The Calendar Has One Page Left
  • The Card I Never Mailed
  • The Carolers Won't Leave
  • The Carpenter's First Lullaby
  • The Carter's Yuletide Homecoming
  • The Cat Climbed the Tree (Reprise)
  • The Cat Versus the Garland
  • The Census Road at Dusk
  • The Choir Loft Smells Like Peppermint
  • The Choir Robes Are Red Tonight
  • The Church Parking Lot at Midnight
  • The Coat Check Girl Knows It's Christmas
  • The Conductor Hummed a Carol
  • The Cookie Jar Alibi
  • The Cranberry Sauce Keeps Its Shape

T, continued

  • The Dance Hall Hung Icicle Lights
  • The Dashboard Snowman
  • The Deacon's Christmas Solo
  • The Diner After the Show Had Lights Up
  • The Dishwasher Runs Three Times on the Twenty-Fifth
  • The Dog Knew My Car, Jingle Collar and All
  • The Dog Opened Everyone's Presents
  • The Dog Still Waits by the Door
  • The Dog Wore the Antlers Better
  • The Donkey Knew the Way
  • The Doorman Hums in December
  • The Drover's Road at Christmastide
  • The Elevator Stopped at Christmas
  • The Elf Called in Sick
  • The Elf Who Painted Stripes

T, continued

  • The Encore Was a Carol
  • The Evergreen Room Is Open Late
  • The Exit With the Giant Candy Cane
  • The Ferry Runs Late on Christmas Eve
  • The Ferryman's December
  • The Fiddler's Frozen Fingers
  • The Fireplace Remembers You
  • The Fourth Candle Is Burning
  • The Frost Hammer Falls
  • The Fruitcake Came Back
  • The Gift Card Had Four Dollars on It
  • The Gingerbread House Failed Inspection
  • The Gingerbread Parade
  • The Good Tablecloth and the Red Candles Come Out
  • The Goose Is Getting Fat Again

T, continued

  • The Gravy Boat Sails Again
  • The Harper Stays Till Plough Monday
  • The Hearth Is Swept for Strangers
  • The Heavens Sang Over Judea
  • The Holiday Station Fades Near the State Line
  • The Holiday Train Whistles Past Our Town
  • The Holly Bough and the Barley Loaf
  • The Horn Section Wore Santa Hats
  • The House Is Too Quiet for Carols
  • The Inflatable Penguin Took My Parking Spot
  • The Inflatable Snowman Has Fallen
  • The Innkeeper's Lantern
  • The Interstate Is All Taillights and Carols
  • The Jukebox Only Plays Carols Tonight
  • The Kids Are Shaking the Boxes

T, continued

  • The Kitten Found the Ribbon
  • The Lake Sings When It Freezes
  • The Last Gift You Wrapped
  • The Last Leaf Under the Ice
  • The Last Mile Is Gravel and Frost
  • The Last Train Home Had Tinsel
  • The Lawn Flamingo Has a Scarf
  • The Leaf Goes in the Table Every December
  • The Lights Are Up but You're Not Here
  • The Lights on Elm Street Are for Us
  • The Lights Were Tangled When I Got Here
  • The Littlest Elf Wears the Biggest Hat
  • The Long Road From Nazareth
  • The Long Way to Your Porch on the Twenty-Fourth
  • The Longest Night Is Over Now

T, continued

  • The Mailman Stays for Coffee in December
  • The Midwife's Hymn
  • The Miller's Christmas Loaf
  • The Mountain Pass Closed at Noon
  • The Mouse Who Stayed Awake
  • The Mummers Come at Dusk
  • The Neighbors' Roof Santa Is Synchronized to Music
  • The Night the Angels Found the Fields
  • The Night the Whole Block Sang Noel
  • The Night Was Deep and He Was Near
  • The North Pole Marching Band
  • The Nutcracker Looks Nervous
  • The Office Party Karaoke Incident
  • The Opening Band Was Carolers
  • The Orchestra Wore Holly

T, continued

  • The Organist Took the Last Carol Home
  • The Ornament Survived the Toddler
  • The Ornament With My Kindergarten Photo
  • The Peddler's Pack of Ribbons
  • The Penguin Wants a Scarf
  • The Piano Player Knows Our Carol
  • The Pilot Wished Us Peace
  • The Piper at the Frozen Ford
  • The Plough Stands Idle Till January
  • The Plow Came Through at Dawn
  • The Pond Froze Overnight
  • The Promise Kept in Winter
  • The Quilt Aunt Ruth Made
  • The Radiator Keeps Time for the Carolers
  • The Radio Played It Twice for Us

T, continued

  • The Radio Plays Our Carol and I Change the Station
  • The Record Store Stayed Open Christmas Eve
  • The Recorder Solo at the Winter Concert
  • The Reindeer Ate My Homework
  • The Reindeer With the Squeaky Hoof
  • The Scarf I Knit Is Nine Feet Long
  • The Setlist Was All Carols
  • The Shepherd's Reel
  • The Shepherds Ran Down Laughing
  • The Shift Ends at Midnight on the Twenty-Fourth
  • The Singer Lost His Voice Caroling
  • The Sled Dog Wants a Raise
  • The Sled Goes Whoosh
  • The Sleigh Runs on Diesel
  • The Snowman Moved to Florida

T, continued

  • The Snowman We Never Finished
  • The Soloist Held That Noel Till Dawn
  • The Stable Door Stood Open
  • The Stairs Creak at Five on Christmas Morning
  • The Star Singers Knock Three Times
  • The Star Stayed Until Dawn
  • The String of Porch Lights Nobody Plugs In
  • The Sugar Cookies Aren't Burnt, They're Caramelized
  • The Tape Ran Out With Nine Gifts to Go
  • The Teddy Bear Got a Bow
  • The Tenors Showed Up for the Midnight Service
  • The Thatcher's Carol
  • The Thaw Can Wait
  • The Thirteenth Guest at the Table
  • The Tinsel You Hated

T, continued

  • The Toll Booth Man Said Merry Christmas
  • The Town Sign Has a Wreath
  • The Tractor Wore a Bow This Year
  • The Tree Goes Out to the Curb
  • The Tree Smells Like the Garage
  • The Tree Stand Wins Again
  • The Turkey Needs Six More Hours
  • The Usher Board Sings Lead at the Pageant
  • The Vibraphone Wore Mittens
  • The Waits Are Singing in the Square
  • The Water Tower Has a Star
  • The Weaver's Midwinter Song
  • The Whole Block Smells Like Cinnamon
  • The Wind-Up Robot Found His Stocking
  • The Word in a Wooden Trough

T, continued

  • The Year Everybody Fit in the Picture
  • The Year Folds Like a Paper Boat
  • The Year of the Glitter Glue
  • The Year the Phone Didn't Ring
  • The Year We Forgot the Ham
  • The Yule Log Is a Video
  • There's a Wreath on Every Lamppost
  • They Saved My Seat and My Stocking
  • Thin Walls and Somebody Else's Carols
  • Third Set at the Chalet, New Year's Eve
  • This One's for the Holiday Night Crew
  • This Party Needs More Tinsel
  • Thrash Around the Fireplace
  • Three French Hens and a Confused Mailman
  • Three Ships Past the Harbor Bar

T, continued

  • Three Travelers Under One Star
  • Thrift Store Tinsel
  • Thunder Sled Down Iron Hill
  • Ticket Home in My Coat Pocket
  • Tidings on the East Wind
  • Tinsel in My Ponytail
  • Tinsel in the Mosh Pit
  • Tinsel on My Lapel
  • Tinsel on the Tailgate
  • Tiptoe Past the Presents
  • Too Far to Drive by the Twenty-Fifth
  • Too Many Elves, One Oven
  • Too Much Tinsel, Said No One
  • Trifle in the Good Glass Bowl
  • Trio for Tree and Window

T, continued

  • Trombone for a Tired Reindeer
  • Tuba Carol for the Back Row
  • Tuning Up in the Cold Garage
  • Twelfth Night Lanterns
  • Twelve Days of Leftovers
  • Twelve Days of Missing You
  • Twenty Bucks, a Candy Cane and a Bus Pass Home
  • Twinkle Goes the Top Branch
  • Two Connections and a Fruitcake in My Carry-On
  • Two Cups on the Mantel
  • Two Lanes, One Star
  • Two Time Zones From the Tree
  • Two-Minute Carol, No Breaks
  • Two-Step Around the Living Room Pine
  • Two-Stepping Round the Woodstove

U: 9 names

  • Ugly Sweater, Honest Heart
  • Uncle Ray Brought the Kazoo
  • Under the Glitter Ball in December
  • Unpacking on the Twenty-Sixth
  • Unplugged the Tree to Plug the Amp
  • Up All Night Wrapping Records
  • Up Goes the Star
  • Up the Punks, Down the Chimney
  • Upright Bass in the Coat Room

V: 5 names

  • Valhalla Has a Fireplace
  • Velvet Ribbon, Silver Tray
  • Vending Machine Cocoa at Mile Marker Ninety
  • Vinyl Crackle, Pine Scent
  • Voicemail From Last December

W: 52 names

  • Wait for Your Sister Before the Stockings
  • Wake the Town, the Light Has Come
  • Walking Bass Through Fresh Powder
  • Waltz for a Paper Star
  • Waltz of the Missing Tree Skirt
  • Waltzing Past the Department Store Windows
  • Warm Me Like a Wool Blanket
  • Wave to the Snowplow
  • We Burned the Rolls Again
  • We Don't Do Quiet Carols
  • We Named the Robot Vacuum Blitzen
  • We Never Had Much but the Tree
  • We Played the Holiday Talent Show

W, continued

  • We Sang Noel Till the Windows Fogged
  • We Sing Before We Slice the Holiday Ham
  • We Stayed Up for the Whole Year
  • We Used to Argue About the Star
  • We Wish You a Merry Something
  • Welcome Mat Under the Snow
  • What the Shepherd Boy Saw
  • When the Lake Was Our Dance Floor
  • When the Streetlamps Wear Wreaths
  • When You Sing the Carols Off Key
  • Whiplash on the Sled Hill
  • Whistle Stop on the Winter Line
  • Who Ate the Gingerbread Roof

W, continued

  • Who Put Garlic in the Eggnog
  • Who Regifted Me My Own Candle
  • Who's That Tapping on the Roof
  • Whoa-Oh for the Winter Break
  • Whole Town Fits in One Pew
  • Whose Turn to Place the Star
  • Why Is the Tinsel Still Here in June
  • Wiggle Like a Jingle Bell
  • Winter Break Is Almost Over
  • Winter Came Before I Said It
  • Winter Wheat Beneath the Drift
  • Winter Wolves on the Ridge
  • Wipers Keeping Time to Sleigh Bells on the Radio

W, continued

  • Wise Men Crossed the Desert Slow
  • Wish List With One Line
  • Wish You Were Wrapping Badly Beside Me
  • Wishing on the Airport Tree
  • Woodwinds Over Snowy Rooftops
  • Wool Socks and Wishes
  • Wrap It in the Sunday Paper
  • Wrap It Up With a Bow, Baby
  • Wrap Your Arms Around My December
  • Wrapped Up in Your Hoodie
  • Wrapping a Bicycle Is Impossible
  • Wrapping Paper Paper Cut Blues
  • Wreath of Iron and Pine

Y: 15 names

  • Yes, the Lights Stay Up Till March
  • You Glow Brighter Than the Mall
  • You Had Me at Hot Chocolate
  • You Looked Like Christmas in That Scarf
  • You're My Front Row at the Tree Lighting
  • You're the Gift I Asked For Twice
  • You're the Star on Top of Mine
  • Your Coat Still Smells Like Pine
  • Your Handwriting on the Gift Tags
  • Your Laugh Rings Like a Sleigh Bell on a Shop Door
  • Your Name in the Frost on My Window
  • Your Scarf in the Hall Closet
  • Your Side of the Pew
  • Your Stocking Still Hangs on the Nail
  • Yuletide in the Fishing Village