With all the holiday music out in the world, it may seem almost impossible to create an original hit that will blow the socks off the masses. Luckily for you, there are tons of songs in the public domain that you can cover for free without fear of musical prosecution.
40 Holiday Songs You Can Cover For Free
Music in the public domain isn’t restricted by copyright and doesn’t require licenses and fees to use. This gives you unlimited creativity to mash whatever you want into your new holiday masterpiece.
To make it easier for you, we compiled a list of holiday songs you can cover for free below…
- Angels We Have Heard On High
- Auld Lang Syne
- Away In A Manger
- Coventry Carol
- Deck The Halls
- For Unto Us
- Go Tell It On The Mountain
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
- Good King Wenceslas
- Hallelujah Chorus
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- Here We Come A-Caroling (Wassail Song)
- I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
- I Saw Three Ships
- In The Bleak Midwinter
- It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
- Jingle Bells
- Jolly Old St. Nicholas
- Joy To The World
- O Come All Ye Faithful
- O Come O Come Emmanuel
- O Holy Night
- O Little Town Of Bethlehem
- Once In Royal David’s City
- Silent Night
- The First Noel
- The Twelve Days of Christmas
- Up On The Housetop
- We Three Kings
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- What Child Is This
- O Sanctissima (O Thou Joyful, O Thou Wonderful)
- Angels from the Realms of Glory
- Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (melody is Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”)
- There’s a Song in the Air
- Go, Lovely Rose (often used as a Christmas hymn)
- Christmas Is Coming (The Goose Is Getting Fat)
- Hallelujah! What a Savior
- Child in the Manger
Looking for some inspiration?
Lots of big artists out there rose to fame because of their unique covers. Artists like Pentatonix, and Fifth Harmony have gotten tons of exposure from their holiday covers. People all over the country will be playing these new and improved classics once the season hits, and who knows… maybe your cover will replace an old classic for years to come! 🎁
