Western Music Winter Song Rankings [2025]

Soft Spotkeshi15rank/position

keshi – Soft Spot (Official Music Video)

If you’re looking for a heartwarming track perfect for winter drives, you should definitely check out keshi’s music.

This piece features delicate, dreamlike soundscapes and emotional lyrics, marked by minimalism and a sweet, memorable melody.

It blends lo-fi, R&B, and alternative pop, capturing everything that makes keshi so compelling in a single song.

Included on the album “Requiem,” released in September 2024 via Island Records, this track expresses the anxieties and fragility of love—something that will resonate deeply when listened to on the road.

It’s recommended not only for couples seeking a romantic mood, but also for anyone who wants to savor a solitary, contemplative moment.

Let It SnowFrank Sinatra16rank/position

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

“Let It Snow” is a famous American Christmas song released in 1945, and it has been covered by many artists.

In 1950, Frank Sinatra covered it, turning it into a stylish track with jazzy chorus arrangements.

It lifts your spirits and is a perfect song for the Christmas season.

In 2020, Frank Sinatra’s official YouTube channel released a newly produced animated music video to coincide with the holiday season.

Let It Snow ft. Brian McKnightBoyz II Men17rank/position

Boyz II Men – Let It Snow ft. Brian McKnight

“Let It Snow,” sung by Boyz II Men, a vocal group representing the American R&B scene, is a single they released in 1993.

It features R&B singer Brian McKnight—known for his hit “Back at One”—as a guest.

The album containing “Let It Snow,” Christmas Interpretations, reached No.

2 on the U.

S.

Top Holiday Albums chart.

Their sweet vocals are perfect for spending a cold winter with your significant other.

When You SleepMy Bloody Valentine18rank/position

My Bloody Valentine – Only Shallow (Official Music Video)

The cold, snow-covered winter scenery is so beautiful and dreamlike, isn’t it? This is a song by My Bloody Valentine, the pioneers of shoegaze.

The way the gentle vocals and roaring guitar sound blend together is breathtaking—so much so that it feels like art.

I think it’s a perfect track for the ethereal mood of winter.

It’s a beautiful song that matches such a lovely landscape.

I hope couples will listen to it together while enjoying the gorgeous view.

A Hazy Shade of WinterSimon&Garfunkel19rank/position

Simon & Garfunkel – A Hazy Shade of Winter (Audio)

When it comes to Western songs for winter, we can’t help but pick this one.

Released by Simon & Garfunkel in 1966, “A Hazy Shade of Winter”—also well known in Japan by its translated title “Fuyu no Sanpomichi” (Winter’s Promenade)—is a track many still remember as an insert song from the impactful 1994 TV drama “Ningen Shikkaku: Tatoeba Boku ga Shindara.” Among Simon & Garfunkel’s songs characterized by their folky sound and beautiful harmonies, this one is perhaps the most folk-rock in style, with a driving, fast-paced beat that feels more suited to a car ride than a leisurely stroll.

In fact, the English title and the Japanese title don’t mean the same thing, and the lyrics poetically liken life to the four seasons: the bleak winter scenery and the anxious state of mind it evokes are anything but leisurely; there’s even a sense of mounting urgency that presses in on you.

So if you’re going to hit the road with this song on, be careful not to brood too much while you drive!

You’re BeautifulJames Blunt20rank/position

James Blunt – You’re Beautiful (Official Music Video) [4K]

James Blunt, a singer-songwriter from the UK.

He’s generally well-liked in Japan, but in the UK he’s also an artist with quite a lot of detractors.

He’s somewhat comparable to Kenshi Yonezu in Japan in the sense that he kept releasing one song after another that seemed likely to sell, so his music was apparently always playing in the UK.

It seems people came to dislike him due to the perceived lack of substance and heavy media push, and his song “You’re Beautiful” was even voted the most irritating song of all time.

How ignominious (lol).

Beautiful ThingsBenson Boone21rank/position

Benson Boone – Beautiful Things (Official Music Video)

A pop tune marked by a sweet, bittersweet vocal and a melody that resonates with the heart.

This eagerly awaited new release showcases Benson Boone’s standout vocal prowess as he sings of love for a partner and the transience of life.

Released in January 2024, the track went viral on TikTok and quickly surpassed 100 million streams.

By February, it had climbed high on the UK and US charts, cementing Boone’s popularity.

The song delicately portrays the emotions of savoring life’s joys while harboring anxiety about possibly losing them someday.

A heartwarming piece perfect for the season of new encounters and farewells.