[2025] Recommended for Your 40s! A Roundup of Perfect Karaoke Songs for Christmas

Entrust me with eternity.DEEN

Entrust me with eternity DEEN × Seiichiro Kuribayashi

DEEN is a rock duo that gained popularity as part of the Being label artists who dominated the J-POP scene in the 1990s.

Their song “Eien wo Azuketekure” (“Entrust Me with Eternity”), featured in an NTT DoCoMo ‘Pocket Bell’ commercial, is a soothing ballad with a clear, wintry feel that evokes Christmas.

The overall key is high, and the leaps in pitch in the chorus are particularly striking, so when singing it at karaoke, be sure to choose a key that suits you and take care not to go off pitch.

It’s a timeless classic that men in their 40s—who likely heard it in real time—will undoubtedly feel like singing.

Tonight is a Hearty PartyMariya Takeuchi

Mariya Takeuchi – Hearty Party Tonight

In recent years, Mariya Takeuchi—an iconic singer-songwriter who has won fervent popularity among overseas music lovers enamored with so-called Japanese city pop—has continued to be celebrated across generations for her many hit releases.

Her 1995 single “Konya wa Hearty Party” isn’t exactly a straight-up Christmas song, but as the title suggests, it’s a fun party tune and has become a popular holiday staple.

The lyrics even include the phrase “Kimutaku,” and the suave touch that the male lines in the track are actually voiced by Kimutaku himself—Takuya Kimura—is just delightful, isn’t it? It gives even younger listeners a sense of how intense the Kimutaku boom was at the time, and how he was practically synonymous with the ideal cool guy.

WINTER SONGDREAMS COME TRUE

DREAMS COME TRUE「WINTER SONG」

DREAMS COME TRUE is a duo that has gained popularity for their overwhelmingly powerful, genre-defying vocals and pop tunes packed with funk elements.

Their 14th single, “WINTER SONG,” was released as the English-lyric version of their 8th single, “Yuki no Christmas,” and it’s now loved as a classic winter track in J-pop.

Its dreamy arrangement evokes falling snow, making it perfect for karaoke during the Christmas season.

The English lyrics might feel a bit challenging, but if you can pull it off, it’s undeniably cool—highly recommended as a winter song.

ChristmasJUDY AND MARY

I tried playing JUDY AND MARY's 'Christmas'

A light, bouncy Christmas song that makes you want to skip along.

It’s a track by the rock band JUDY AND MARY, who were hugely active on the Japanese music scene in the ’90s, released as a single in 1994.

The lyrics—“I don’t need any presents; it’s enough just to have you by my side”—are totally heart-melting.

Singing it might bring back memories of those bittersweet romances from days past.

Give it a try when you want to feel refreshed or liven up the atmosphere!