Why do new Christmas songs fail?
Why are there no new Christmas songs? One one hand, there's more holiday songs than we\u2019ll ever need. Every year pop stars drop countless holiday-themed album.\n\nBut despite the annual glut of Christmas releases, few of these new songs join the rotation of holiday classics. On Billboard's Holiday Hot 100 chart right now, there's only four songs from the past ten years that have made it to the top fifty.\n\nWe listen to each of these holiday hits\u2014from Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, and the Jonas Brothers\u2014and and ask if these songs can go the distance and become the 21st century members of the Christmas music canon.\n\nSongs Discussed - Playlist\nKelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree\nAriana Grande - Santa Tell Me\nJustin Bieber - Mistletoe\nJonas Brothers - Like It's Christmas\nThe Bird and the Bee - You and I at Christmas Time\nLoretta Lynn - White Christmas Blue\nWoody Goss - One for One\nSharon Jones and the Dap Kings - 8 Days of Hannukah\nJenny Owen Youngs, Tancred, John Mark Nelson - Fireside\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices