30 Best Blues Christmas Songs: Music & Albums for the Season

“Bells will be ringing the glad, glad news. Oh, what a Christmas to have the blues.” – Please Come Home For Christmas, by Charles Brown

These are the most amazing Christmas songs you aren’t listening to! The best blues Christmas songs will make you wish you had been listening to them years ago. Adding these songs will immediately elevate your Christmas time playlist!

Sleigh With These Top 30 Best Blues Christmas Songs for Your Holiday Playlist!

This post will make sure your holiday playlist is banging with these 30 Best Blues Christmas Songs: Music & Albums for the Season! Everything you want to get in the holiday spirit during the most wonderful time of the year. Perfect not just for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, but all season long!

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30 Best Blues Christmas Songs: Music & Albums for the Season

If you’re tired of the same old Jingle Bells and White Christmas tunes, these rarely-heard blues Christmas songs will bring some flavor and soul to your holiday playlist.

You are lucky to be in a roomful of blues and once you start to listen to them, you won’t know how you did Christmas without them! There are plenty of blues songs and artists to choose from. Songs like “Merry Christmas Baby” by Charles Brown and “Back Door Santa” by Clarence Carter are ageless bangers that will add some Christmas soul to your celebration of hope. A few other more mainstream names like Ray Charles and Otis Redding are also great ones to search.

If you want a country twist on some of these, Willie Nelson and Kasey Musgraves have done their versions of them as well.

So add this to your playlist as you are decorating the Christmas tree or having a cozy evening with friends. This collection will elevate your holiday vibe in a way that only blues music can.

Curating these songs on your Spotify account or last.fm account will bring new life to christmas time.

30 Best Blues Christmas Songs

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Classic Blues Christmas Songs

1. “Merry Christmas Baby“ – B.B. King
2. “Christmas Blues“ – Canned Heat
3. “Santa Claus“ – Sonny Boy Williamson
4. “Boogie Woogie Santa Claus“ – Mabel Scott
5. “Lonesome Christmas“ – Lowell Fulson
6. “Christmas Comes But Once a Year“ – Amos Milburn
7. “Please Come Home for Christmas“ – Charles Brown
8. “Santa Claus, Santa Claus“ – Louis Jordan
9. “Bring My Baby Back“ – Lightnin’ Hopkins
10. “Christmas in Heaven“ – Freddie King

Modern Blues Christmas Songs

11. “Back Door Santa“ – Clarence Carter
12. “Christmas Tears“ – Eric Clapton
13. “Blues for Christmas“ – John Lee Hooker
14. “Christmas Eve Blues” – Blind Lemon Jefferson
15. “Santa Claus Is Back in Town“ – Elvis Presley
16. “Stocking Full of Blues“ – Joe Bonamassa
17. “Christmas Fais Do Do“ – Marcia Ball
18. “I’m Your Santa“ – Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials
19. “A Weary Silent Night“ – Earl King
20. “Christmas Time Blues” – Mad Dog Mark and the Blues Hounds

Jazz-Influenced Blues Christmas Songs

21. “White Christmas“ – Ella Fitzgerald
22. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas“ – Etta James
23. “Christmas in New Orleans“ – Louis Armstrong
24. “Cool Yule“ – Brian Setzer Orchestra
25. “Zat You, Santa Claus?” – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
26. “Winter Wonderland“ – Bryson Tiller
27. “Run Rudolph Run“ – Chuck Berry
28. “Merry Merry Christmas“ – Koko Taylor
29. “Every Day Will Be Like a Holiday“ – William Bell
30. “Silver Bells” – Fats Domino

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Blues vs Jazz Music – what’s the difference?

Blues and jazz are like musical cousins—they come from the same roots, but they have very different personalities.

Blues is often more straightforward, raw, and emotional. It’s all about expressing feelings, especially hardship, struggle, or longing, and it typically follows a predictable structure. When you listen to the blues, it’s like you can feel someone telling you their life story through their guitar or voice, pouring out their emotions in a way that really hits home.

A great example of blues song storytelling comes from artists like Lowell Fulson and John Lee Hooker, who bring a gritty yet emotional touch to classic christmas music.

Jazz, on the other hand, is more unpredictable and free-flowing. It’s got this improvisational vibe, where musicians are constantly playing off each other, experimenting, and changing things up. Jazz can be upbeat and full of energy, or smooth and laid-back, but it’s always a little more complex and less structured than blues.

If blues is about telling a story with heart and soul, jazz is more like a conversation where each instrument gets to speak and take turns showing off. Both are soulful in their own way, but blues hits you deep in the gut, while jazz gets you thinking and moving.

Jazz often leans towards a smooth, elegant vibe, typically seen in Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole renditions, while blues is more heart-wrenching, making it a perfect fit for those seeking a different type of Christmas spirit.

30 Best Blues Christmas Songs: Music & Albums for the Season

We hope this list of the best blues Christmas songs has given you lots of great Christmas song additions to your playlist. We have loved listening to these christmas albums while we were making this list. Don’t risk a silent night at your events! We know Santa Claus wants to have these playing when he visits on Christmas Eve.

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