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\n\tChristmas comes but once a year, and the music does too. And as much as we love the classic carols and songs that play on our speakers during the yuletide season, those tracks regularly receive a musical facelift by new artists recording their versions to great effect.<\/p>\n
\n\tAs Mariah Carey<\/a> continues her holiday reign<\/a> on the Billboard Hot 100<\/a>, with Wham!<\/a> close behind her, Billboard<\/em> looks at recent covers of seasonal favorites. Across all genres \u2013 from hip-hop, R&B, country, pop and heavy metal to Broadway-style revivals and a show-choir showcase \u2013 there\u2019s plenty of merrymaking cheer to go round.<\/p>\n \n\tDestiny\u2019s Child, Love Actually<\/em> star Olivia Olson, Sufjan Stevens, Twisted Sister, Josh Groban, Faith Hill, the Glee<\/em> cast, Michael Bubl\u00e9, She & Him, Justin Bieber, Kelly Clarkson, Kylie Minogue, Kacey Musgraves, Pentatonix, John Legend, Lea Michele, Cynthia Erivo, Alicia Keys and even the Kelce brothers all make the cut here.<\/p>\n \n\t(And sadly, *NSYNC released Home for Christmas<\/em> in 1998, making their tracks ineligible \u2014 but their a cappella take on \u201cO Holy Night\u201d is certainly a standout. Other favorite non-originals from the 20th century include Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band\u2019s \u201cSanta Claus Is Coming to Town\u201d and Carey\u2019s delightful take on Darlene Love\u2019s \u201cChristmas Baby (Please Come Home).\u201d)<\/p>\n \n\tScroll through the 18 best covers of Christmas songs from the 21st century, ranked, below. And for more, check out the best new Christmas songs of the 21st century<\/a> so far, the 100 greatest holiday songs of all time<\/a>, the hot holiday songs chart<\/a> and every holiday song <\/a>that jingled its way to the top of the hot 100.<\/p>\n