Best Holiday Songs from LGBTQ+ Artists

Make your holidays even queerer with these songs!

Santa Claus season is here, and you better be ready with a sickening playlist of holiday songs released by LGBTQ+ artists!

From new holiday bops to classic Christmas anthems, queer people have been feeling jolly and channeling that festive energy through music for many years. Between established artists, mainstream drag performers, and up-and-coming queer musicians, there’s room for everybody at the holiday party.

After a few rough years of lockdown and a politically-charged 2022, this is the perfect time of year to slow down, relax, and feel the magic in the air. So make yourself some hot chocolate, watch some Christmas movies, and add the songs below to your holiday playlist!

Scroll through to check out the best holiday songs released by LGBTQ+ musicians.

Rosé - “Santa Baby”

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Lil Nas X - “Holiday”

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Demi Lovato - “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”

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Todrick Hall - “Bells, Bows, Gifts, Trees”

Todrick Hall/YouTube

Brandi Carlile - “The Heartache Can Wait”

Brandi Carlile/YouTube

Troye Sivan & Kacey Musgraves - “Gliterry”

Kacey Musgraves/YouTube

Shea Couleé - “Xmas Time”

Shea Couleé/YouTube

Billy Porter & Idina Menzel - “I Got My Love to Keep Me Warm”

Idina Menzel/YouTube

Tegan and Sara - “Make You Mine This Season”

Tegan and Sara/YouTube

Sam Smith - “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”

Sam Smith/YouTube

MNEK - “Stopped Believing In Santa”

MNEK/YouTube

Big Freedia - “Make It Jingle”

Big Freedia/YouTube

Priyanka, Lemon, Shea Couleé & Alaska - “Sleigh My Name”

Priyanka/YouTube

Elton John - “Step Into Christmas”

Elton John/YouTube

Tracy Chapman - “O Holy Night”

Tracy Chapman/YouTube