No one does Christmas like Canada.
We’ve got everything the holiday needs: lots of snow, an abundance of evergreen trees and plenty of deer.
It’s no surprise, then, that a long list of Canadian artists have celebrated the season with renditions of Christmas classics — as well as contemporary holiday compositions they perhaps hope will become classics.
Because iHeartRadio hearts Christmas, we’ve downed a carton of egg nog and found these Canadian tracks in the snow you need to have on your holiday playlist.
The Halifax-born resident of B.C. is Canada’s queen of Christmas. She has recorded two holiday albums — 2006’s Wintersong and 2016's Wonderland — and admitted she’s a super fan of Christmas.
If Sarah McLachlan is Canada’s queen of Christmas, then Michael Bublé is the king. The B.C. crooner released Christmas in 2011 and has had several holiday TV specials. He paired up with pop princess Ariana Grande in 2014 for a version of this old favourite.
The Biebs was just a kid when he sang: “I should be playing in the winter snow but imma be under the mistletoe.” It’s a track from his 2011 album Under the Mistletoe.
Bryan Adams singing about Christmas in Jamaica in a video featuring Pee Wee Herman? We’ll have what they’re smoking.
The Quebec chanteuse delighted us with this uplifting song about Christmas that was written by Dee Snider of Twisted Sister. Yule wanna rock... but first chill out with Céline.
The quirky Toronto band got a little help from — who else — Sarah McLachlan for this blend of traditional Christmas carols.
The distinctive voice of Brad Roberts of Winnipeg's Crash Test Dummies is like a warm fire on Christmas Eve.
Who said the holidays have to be merry and bright? (OK, fair enough, it was Irving Berlin.) Toronto pop group Dragonette gave us this modern and decidedly bitter Christmas ditty. “To the boy with the big lump of coal now, I guess you know where I think it should go now,” sings Martina Sorbara. Warning, you’ll hear the F word.
After singing about a “Jerk” and feeling “12 Years Old,” this Newfoundland native covered this 1949 song made famous by Bing Crosby. Fun fact: It doesn’t once mention the holiday.
It doesn't get more Canadian than this. Hosers Bob and Doug McKenzie (Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis) from SCTV recorded their very own version of this holiday song in 1981.
This is an updated version of a previously-published article.