List of best-selling Christmas singles in the United States

This list of best-selling Christmas singles in the United States includes artists from around the world, but only reflects sales in the United States. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby is not only the best-selling Christmas single in the United States, but also the best-selling single of all time since the advent of recorded music, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide.Guinness Book of Records, 2007 Edition, page 187 Guinness Book of Records, 2008 Edition, page 181Guinness Book of Records, 2009 Edition, pages 14, 15 & 169

Prior to March 1, 1991, the only means of tracking sales figures for record albums and singles in the United States was via the certification system of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), based specifically on shipments (less potential returns) on a long-term basis. From March 1, 1991, through the present day, the Nielsen SoundScan tracking system has been more widely used to accurately track sales of record albums and singles at the point of sale (POS) based on inventory bar code scans, as well as digital music download sales starting in 2003. As of November 25, 2016, the holiday single with the most digital downloads is Mariah Carey's 1994 track "All I Want for Christmas Is You", which SoundScan estimates as having sold 3,200,000 copies.

Best-selling Christmas/holiday singles by Nielsen SoundScan data

This is a list of the top ten best-selling Christmas singles of the SoundScan era in the United States according to the Nielsen Company, as last updated on November 25, 2016. Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital download sales data at the end of June 2003.

Best-selling Christmas singles

Rank Title Artist Released Label Digital downloads1"All I Want for Christmas Is You"1994Columbia4,000,0002"Do You Want to Build a Snowman?", Agatha Lee Monn & Katie Lopez2013Walt Disney1,600,0003"Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24"Savatage (later credited to Trans-Siberian Orchestra, which featured all Savatage members)1996Lava1,300,0004"Mistletoe"2011Island1,100,000 5"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"1958Decca1,000,0006 "Where Are You Christmas?"2000Interscope977,0007"Christmas Canon"Trans-Siberian Orchestra1998Lava918,0008"Feliz Navidad"1970RCA808,000 9"Jingle Bell Rock"1957Decca780,000 10"Last Christmas"Wham!1984Columbia751,000

Best-selling Christmas/holiday singles by RIAA certification This is an incomplete list of the best-selling Christmas/holiday singles in the United States based on certification by the RIAA. This list provides a more complete representation of the best-selling Christmas/holiday albums in history, as it includes those released well before the Nielsen/SoundScan era of music sales.

Digital singles

Year of release Title Artist Label Certification award Certification date1994"All I Want for Christmas Is You"Columbia18× Platinum 2025-12-151984"Last Christmas"Columbia9× Platinum 2025-12-091958"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"Decca7× Platinum 2024-12-092013"Do You Want to Build a Snowman?", Agatha Lee Monn & Katie LopezWalt Disney5× Platinum 2026-01-222014"Santa Tell Me"Republic4× Platinum 2024-01-091978"Please Come Home for Christmas"EaglesElektra4× Platinum 2026-10-062011"Mistletoe"Island3× Platinum 2021-01-111996"Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24"Savatage/Trans-Siberian OrchestraLava3× Platinum 2025-04-141963"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"Legacy3× Platinum 2023-04-071963"Little Saint Nick"The Beach BoysCapitol3× Platinum 2026-05-151963"Sleigh Ride"The RonettesLegacy3× Platinum 2023-04-072017"Snowman"SiaAtlantic2× Platinum 2024-12-041998"Christmas Canon"Trans-Siberian OrchestraLava2× Platinum 2025-04-141959"Baby, It's Cold Outside"Capitol2× Platinum 2024-09-061959"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"Capitol2× Platinum 2024-09-062019"Like It's Christmas"Jonas BrothersRepublicPlatinum 2023-01-252018"Cozy Little Christmas"CapitolPlatinum 2022-01-272018"What Christmas Means to Me" (Featuring Stevie Wonder)ColumbiaPlatinum 2022-03-222017"A Ghetto Christmas Carol"XXXTentacionBad Vibes ForeverPlatinum 2023-05-022017"You Make It Feel Like Christmas" (Featuring Blake Shelton)InterscopePlatinum 2023-12-042016"Hallelujah"PentatonixRCAPlatinum 2018-02-092014"Mary, Did You Know"PentatonixRCAPlatinum 2018-02-092007"This Christmas"RCAPlatinum 2021-10-012005"Wizards in Winter"Trans-Siberian OrchestraLavaPlatinum 2025-04-141994"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"ColumbiaPlatinum 2022-03-271994"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/Gloria (In Excelsis Deo)"ColumbiaPlatinum 2023-12-081994"O Holy Night"ColumbiaPlatinum 2023-12-081973"Step into Christmas"MCAPlatinum 2025-12-011965"Christmas Time Is Here"FantasyPlatinum 2019-01-311963"Winter Wonderland"LegacyPlatinum 2023-04-071958"Run Rudolph Run"GeffenPlatinum 2020-11-182023"Blue Christmas" & Elvis PresleyRCA NashvilleGold 2025-04-142023"Winter Wonderland"LaufeyAWALGold 2026-01-162021"Merry Christmas" and Elton JohnAtlanticGold 2024-09-272021"Pick Out a Christmas Tree"Dan + ShayWarner Music NashvilleGold 2024-05-092020"Do You Hear What I Hear?"For King & CountryCurbGold 2024-07-252020"Take Me Home for Christmas"Dan + ShayWarner Music NashvilleGold 2022-02-032019"Do You Hear What I Hear?" Featuring Whitney HoustonRCAGold 2023-01-272018"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"ColumbiaGold 2023-02-142017"Candy Cane Lane"SiaAtlanticGold 2023-11-152017"Santa's Coming for Us"SiaAtlanticGold 2023-11-152015"Noel" (with Lauren Daigle)sixstepsrecords/SparrowGold 2024-03-072014"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"CapitolGold 2020-02-112011"All I Want for Christmas Is You (SuperFestive!)" with Mariah CareyIslandGold 2020-06-252011"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" featuring UsherDef JamGold 2024-01-102011"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"Def JamGold 2023-12-122010"Shake Up Christmas"TrainColumbiaGold 2024-02-262002"Mary, Did You Know?" & Wynonna JuddCurbGold 2024-07-252000"The Christmas Shoes"NewSongBenson/ReunionGold 2020-07-312000"My Only Wish (This Year)"JiveGold 2023-10-241996"Chanukah Song"Warner Bros.Gold 2009-10-051996"A Mad Russian's Christmas"Trans-Siberian OrchestraLavaGold 2025-04-141994"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"ColumbiaGold 2022-03-271982"Hard Candy Christmas"RCAGold 2022-10-211965"Linus and Lucy"FantasyGold 2019-05-101963"Frosty the Snowman"The RonettesLegacyGold 2023-04-07

Cellular ringtones Year of release Title Artist Labels Certification award Certification date2006"All I Want for Christmas Is You"Columbia2× Multi-Platinum 2009-12-152003"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"Elmo & PatsyLegacy/EpicGold 2008-12-102003"Santa Baby"LegacyGold 2008-12-09

Physical singles According to the most recent record certifications, the two holiday singles with the highest RIAA certification are Elvis Presley's 1964 single "Blue Christmas" and Bruce Springsteen's 1985 single "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town", which are certified Platinum by the RIAA (though their dates of certification occurred at least ten years after the RIAA reduced the threshold for Platinum level for singles from two million copies to one million copies). Year of release Title(A-side/B-side) Artist(s) Label Certification award Certification date1965"Blue Christmas"/"Santa Claus Is Back in Town"RCA VictorPlatinum1999-07-151985"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"(Live at C. W. Post College)Bruce Springsteen ColumbiaPlatinum2022-05-251989"This One's for the Children"/"Funky, Funky Xmas"New Kids on the BlockColumbiaGold1990-01-091984"Do They Know It's Christmas?"/"Feed the World"Band AidColumbiaGold1984-12-191984"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"Elmo & PatsyEpicGold1989-12-271982"Mickey's Christmas Carol"(no artist listed)Disneyland/VistaGold1989-05-111977"A Charlie Brown Christmas"(Story and Song)(no artist listed)Buena VistaGold1994-03-251977"Frosty the Snow Man"(Story and Song)(no artist listed)Disneyland/VistaGold1994-03-251976"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"(Story and Song)(no artist listed)Disneyland/VistaGold1994-03-251970"The Night Before Christmas"(Story and Song)(no artist listed)DisneylandGold1994-03-251959"Alvin's Harmonica"/"Mediocre" (David Seville)The ChipmunksLibertyGold1958"The Chipmunk Song"/"Almost Good" (David Seville)The Chipmunks with the Music of David SevilleLibertyGold1958"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"/"Papa Noël"DeccaGold1957"Jingle Bell Rock"/"Captain Santa Claus (and His Reindeer Space Patrol)"Bobby HelmsDeccaGold1955"Nuttin' for Christmas"/"Santa Claus Looks Just Like Daddy" and His OrchestraVocal by Barry GordonMGMGold1952"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"/"Thumbelina"ColumbiaGold1950"Frosty the Snow Man"/"When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter" and The Cass County BoysColumbiaGold1949"I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas"/"Yingle Bells"CapitolGold1949"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"/"If It Doesn't Snow on Christmas" & The PinaforesColumbiaGold1969-11-101948"All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)"/"Happy New Year" and his City SlickersRCA VictorGold1948"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"/"I'm A-Tellin' You, Sam" and his OrchestraColumbiaGold1947"Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)"/"An Old-Fashioned Christmas"ColumbiaGold1946"Christmas Island"/"Winter Wonderland"Andrews Sisters and Guy Lombardo and His Royal CanadiansDeccaGold1946"The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)"/"In the Cool of Evening"The King Cole TrioCapitolGold1944"White Christmas"/"If You Are But a Dream"ColumbiaGold1943"I'll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in My Dreams)"/"Danny Boy"DeccaGold1943"Jingle Bells"/"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" and the Andrews SistersDeccaGold1942"White Christmas"/"Let's Start the New Year Right"DeccaGold1942"White Christmas"/"Abraham" and his OrchestraVictorGold1935"Silent Night"/"Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful)"DeccaGold

List of best-selling Christmas singles in the United States

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