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Naughty or nice? The 2025 holiday music round up

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Every Christmas season, pop stars far and wide throw their Santa hats into the ring to see who has the next "All I Want for Christmas Is You," and this year is no exception. It's a yearly tradition on Switched On Pop to explore the deluge of holiday hits, and 2025 sees formidable entries to the canon from folks like Kylie Minogue, Leon Bridges, and Willie Nelson.

Links: ⁠Newsletter⁠, ⁠YouTube

Songs discussed:

  • Ariana Grande – Santa Tell Me
  • Kelly Clarkson – Underneath the Tree
  • Cher – Christmas Is Here
  • Cher – Believe
  • Kylie Minogue – Hot in December
  • Zach Top – For You For Christmas
  • Willie Nelson – Christmas Love Song
  • Mickey Guyton – Sugar Cookie
  • Meghan Trainor – Gifts For Me
  • The Ronettes – Sleigh Ride
  • Gwen Stefani – Hot Cocoa
  • Train – Let's Stay in Tonight
  • Brenda Lee – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
  • Leon Bridges, Norah Jones – This Christmas I'm Coming Home
  • Elysia Biro – The Christmas Song

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