Okay, so we all know that Christmas songs are slowly dying. Nobody is making good Christmas songs anymore, or atleast they are a rare breed. This is why we’re playing the classic Christmas songs to death. I’m not sure if it’s your fault as a listener (I’m not including myself in this, I buy and listen to new Christmas music!), or the fact that the music industry just isn’t making enough new Christmas music for us to consume, but either way something has to give!

So below are my top 5 Christmas songs you should be adding to your Christmas playlists! I’ve done you the solid of creating a ready made playlist over on Apple Music if you’d like to take a listen over there.

5. Last Christmas - Carly Rae Jepsen

Okay so technically this first one isn’t a ‘modern’ Christmas pop song as it’s a cover of the Wham classic, but I feel like Carly Rae Jepsen has done more to make this jazz infused version different than any cover before.

4. California Winter - Bonnie McKee

Bonnie McKee has not only written a list of Katy Perry hits longer than my arm, but she also makes some of her own fantastic music too. The irony is that most artists don’t bother releasing festive tracks, whilst Bonnie has released the fantastic Halloween song Sleepwalker (Bonnie if you’re reading this for the love of god please get Sleepwalker on UK iTunes), and California Winter for Christmas time. And you should be listening to both (on the appropriate occasion of course)!

3. Santa Tell Me - Ariana Grande

Santa Tell Me is a cute Christmas bop about finding love at Christmas time, but Ariana Grande is no dog, she doesn’t just want your love of Christmas, she’s for keeps, and that’s what this slick little number is all about. And the video is so cute!

2. One More Sleep - Leona Lewis

Leona Lewis may have started to slip off the edge as far as pop music was going, but she did have time to sneak out a nice little Christmas album. One More Sleep was the lead single for the album and it’s obvious to see why. A wonderful little traditional Christmas pop song!

1. Text Me Merry Christmas-Straight No Chaser (Ft. Kristen Bell)

Easily topping this chart for me in Text Me Merry Christmas, a wickedly modern Christmas song performed by acapella group Straight No Chaser and no other than the voice of Ana from Frozen, Kristen Bell (Sorry V Mars, less appropriate here)! The song is absolutely fantastic and filled to the brim with modern paradigms of what Christmas is like now. Very funny from start to finish!