Top 20 holiday songs in the public domain

Dashing through the snow In a one-horse open sleigh, O'er the fields we go, Laughing all the way. Bells on bobtails ring, Making spirits bright, What fun it is to ride and sing A sleighing song tonight! Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way! Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh!

Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright Round yon virgin mother and child. Holy infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace.

Joy to the world! the Lord is come; Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room, And heaven and nature sing, And heaven and nature sing, And heaven, and heaven and nature sing.

Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. 'Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la, la la la, la la la. Troll the ancient Yuletide carol, Fa la la la la, la la la la.

We wish you a merry Christmas, We wish you a merry Christmas, We wish you a merry Christmas And a happy New Year. Good tidings we bring To you and your kin; We wish you a merry Christmas And a happy New Year.

Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King; Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!" Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With angelic host proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem!" Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King!"

O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold him, Born the King of angels; O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head. The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay, The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How lovely are your branches! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How lovely are your branches! In beauty green will always grow Through summer sun and winter snow. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How lovely are your branches!

Up on the housetop reindeer pause, Out jumps good old Santa Claus; Down through the chimney with lots of toys, All for the little ones, Christmas joys. Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go? Ho, ho, ho! Who wouldn't go? Up on the housetop, click, click, click, Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick.

Jolly old Saint Nicholas, Lean your ear this way! Don't you tell a single soul What I'm going to say; Christmas Eve is coming soon; Now, you dear old man, Whisper what you'll bring to me; Tell me if you can.

There was an old woman all skin and bones, Ooooh-ooooh-ooooh! She lived down by the old graveyard, Ooooh-ooooh-ooooh! One night she thought she'd take a walk, Ooooh-ooooh-ooooh! She walked down by the old graveyard, Ooooh-ooooh-ooooh! She saw the bones a-layin' around, Ooooh-ooooh-ooooh! She went to the closet to get a broom, Ooooh-ooooh-ooooh! She opened the door and BOO!

Over the river and through the wood To Grandfather's house we go; The horse knows the way To carry the sleigh Through the white and drifted snow.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We'll take a cup of kindness yet, For auld lang syne.