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The ultimate list of free-to-use Christmas and winter songs that are in the public domain [updated 2025]

  1. Angels from the Realms of Glory – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_from_the_Realms_of_Glory
  2. Angels We Have Heard on High – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angels_We_Have_Heard_on_High
  3. As with Gladness Men of Old – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_with_Gladness_Men_of_Old
  4. Auld Lang Syne – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Lang_Syne
  5. Away in a Manger – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Away_in_a_Manger
  6. The Boar’s Head Carol – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boar%27s_Head_Carol
  7. Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bring_a_Torch,_Jeanette,_Isabella
  8. Carol of the Bells (Shchedryk MELODY) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shchedryk_(song) Important: the popular English lyrics (“Hark how the bells…”) were added later by Peter Wilhousky (1936) and are not public domain yet. You can use or record the music freely, but avoid Wilhousky’s lyrics unless you have a license.
  9. Child in the Manger – https://hymnary.org/text/child_in_the_manger
  10. Christians, Awake, Salute the Happy Morn – https://hymnary.org/text/christians_awake_salute_the_happy_morn
  11. Christmas Concerto (Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6 No. 8) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Concerto
  12. Christmas Is Coming – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Is_Coming
  13. Come, All Ye Shepherds (Kommet, ihr Hirten) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kommet,_ihr_Hirten
  14. Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come,_Thou_Long_Expected_Jesus
  15. Coventry Carol – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Carol
  16. Deck the Halls – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deck_the_Halls
  17. Ding Dong! Merrily on High – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_Dong!_Merrily_on_High
  18. From Heaven Above to Earth I Come (Vom Himmel hoch) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vom_Himmel_hoch,_da_komm_ich_her
  19. Fum, Fum, Fum – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fum,_Fum,_Fum
  20. Gabriel’s Message – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel%27s_Message
  21. Gaudete – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaudete
  22. Gloucestershire Wassail – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucestershire_Wassail
  23. Go Tell It on the Mountain – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Tell_It_on_the_Mountain
  24. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Rest_Ye_Merry,_Gentlemen
  25. Good King Wenceslas – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_King_Wenceslas
  26. Good Christian Men, Rejoice – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Christian_Men,_Rejoice
  27. Green Grows the Holly – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Groweth_the_Holly
  28. Hallelujah Chorus – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_(Handel)
  29. Hallelujah! What a Savior – https://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Hallelujah_What_a_Savior/
  30. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hark!_the_Herald_Angels_Sing
  31. Here We Come A-Caroling (Wassail Song) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_We_Come_A-Caroling
  32. He Is Born, the Divine Christ Child (Il est né, le divin Enfant) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_est_n%C3%A9,_le_divin_Enfant
  33. Huron Carol (‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huron_Carol
  34. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Heard_the_Bells_on_Christmas_Day
  35. In Dulci Jubilo – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Dulci_Jubilo
  36. I Saw Three Ships – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Saw_Three_Ships
  37. Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (W żłobie leży) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_Holy,_Infant_Lowly
  38. In the Bleak Midwinter – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Bleak_Midwinter
  39. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Came_Upon_the_Midnight_Clear
  40. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesu,_Joy_of_Man%27s_Desiring
  41. Jingle Bells – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jingle_Bells
  42. Jolly Old St. Nicholas – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolly_Old_Saint_Nicholas
  43. Joy to the World – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_to_the_World
  44. Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (Beethoven’s Ode to Joy's melody) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hymn_of_Joy
  45. Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Es_ist_ein_Ros_entsprungen
  46. O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Tannenbaum
  47. O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adeste_Fideles
  48. O Come, Divine Messiah – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Come,_Divine_Messiah
  49. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Come,_O_Come,_Emmanuel
  50. Oh, How Joyful (O Du Fröhliche) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_du_fr%C3%B6hliche
  51. O Holy Night – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Holy_Night
  52. O Little Town of Bethlehem – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Little_Town_of_Bethlehem
  53. Once in Royal David’s City – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_in_Royal_David%27s_City
  54. O Sanctissima (O Thou Joyful, O Thou Wonderful) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_sanctissima
  55. Pat-a-Pan – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patapan
  56. Ríu Ríu Chíu – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%ADu_R%C3%ADu_Ch%C3%ADu
  57. See, Amid the Winter’s Snow – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See,_Amid_the_Winter%27s_Snow
  58. Shepherds, Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep – https://hymnary.org/text/shepherds_shake_off_your_drowsy_sleep
  59. Silent Night – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night
  60. Sing We Now of Christmas – https://hymnary.org/text/sing_we_now_of_christmas
  61. Sleep, Holy Babe – https://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/sleep_holy_babe.htm
  62. Somerset Carol (Come All You Worthy Gentlemen) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset_Carol
  63. Still, Still, Still – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still,_still,_still
  64. The Cherry Tree Carol – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cherry_Tree_Carol
  65. The First Noel – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_First_Noel
  66. The Friendly Beasts – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Friendly_Beasts
  67. The Holly and the Ivy – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holly_and_the_Ivy
  68. There’s a Song in the Air – https://manna.amazingfacts.org/amazingfacts/website/bibleuniverse/hymns/sheetmusic/theres-a-song-in-the-air.pdf
  69. The Seven Joys of Mary – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Joys_of_Mary_(carol)
  70. The Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night All Christians Sing) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex_Carol
  71. The Twelve Days of Christmas – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas
  72. Toyland – https://www.classical-music.com/articles/toyland-song-lyrics
  73. Up on the Housetop – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_on_the_Housetop
  74. We Three Kings – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Three_Kings
  75. Wexford Carol – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wexford_Carol
  76. We Wish You a Merry Christmas – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Wish_You_a_Merry_Christmas
  77. What Child Is This? – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Child_Is_This
  78. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/While_Shepherds_Watched_Their_Flocks
  79. While by My Sheep (Als ich bei meinen Schafen wacht) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/While_by_My_Sheep

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