I thought this was interesting- ASCAP has compiled a list of the most-played on the radio Christmas songs published by ASCAP members over the past five years. Although the list incorporates all recorded versions of the songs, it also lists the most popular version of each song that is played most often.
- Santa Baby (Javits/Springer/Springer) Tamir- Madonna
- Home For the Holidays (Allen/Stillman) Deitcher/Music Sales- The Carpenters
- Feed The World (Geldof/James) Warner/Chappell- USA for Africa
- Carol of the Bells (Wilhousky/Leontovich) Fischer- John Tesh
- Here Comes Santa Claus (Autry/Haldeman) Autry’s Western/Warner Chappell- Elvis Presley
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Connor) Jewel- John Mellencamp
- It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (Willson) Frank/Willson- Johnny Mathis
- A Holly Jolly Christmas (Marks) St. Nicholas- Burl Ives
- Frosty The Snowman (Nelson/Rollins) Warner/Chappell- The Ronettes
- Blue Christmas (Hayes/Johnson) Universal- Elvis Presley
- Feliz Navidad (Feliciano) J&H- Jose Feliciano
- Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree (Marks) St. Nicholas- Brenda Lee
- Silver Bells (Livingston/Evans) Paramount/Famous- Kenny G
- I’ll Be Home For Christmas (Kent/Gannon/Ram) Gannon & Kent/Piedmont- Vanessa Williams
- It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (Pola/Wylie) Barnaby- Andy Williams
- Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (Marks) St. Nicholas- Gene Autry
- Sleigh Ride (Anderson/Parish) EMI Mills- The Ronettes
- Little Drummer Boy (Davis/Onerati/Simone) EMI Mills/Korwin- Harry Simeone Chorale
- Jingle Bell Rock (Beale/Boothe) Warner/Chappell- Bobby Helms
- Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Cahn/Styne) Warner/Chappell- Andy Williams
- White Christmas (Berlin) Berlin Music- Bing Crosby
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Coots/Gillespie) EMI/Gillespie- Bruce Springsteen
- Winter Wonderland (Bernard/Smith) Warner Bros.- Eurythmics
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Blaine/Martin) EMI/Feist- The Pretenders
- The Christmas Song (Torme/Wells) Edwin Morris/SONY ATV- Nat “King” Cole