Lovely winter song

Recommended winter songs for people in their 60s. Timeless masterpieces of winter songs.

Editor-in-Chief, RAG MUSICKeisuke Hane
Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. After working at a music studio and in wedding sound engineering, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with various instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in middle school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on personal music activities and professional experience, produces daily articles, including song introductions, features on music festivals around Japan, and live reports. Enjoys a wide range of music, from domestic and international rock to, more recently, a broad spectrum of J-pop.

Among the four seasons, there have long been many songs that take winter as their theme.

What’s more, the cold of winter can stir a certain wistfulness, and that’s part of the appeal—so many winter songs slip gently into the heart when you listen.

In this article, we’ll introduce, all at once, a selection of winter tunes that we especially hope people in their 60s will enjoy.

We’ve chosen not only the songs you still often hear when winter comes around, but also nostalgic tracks that may bring back memories of your youth.

They’re all timeless masterpieces that haven’t lost their luster, so please take this opportunity to give them another listen.

Recommended winter songs for people in their 60s. Timeless winter song classics (21–30)

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Ettou Tsubame by Masako Mori

This is a song that weaves a bittersweet love story against a winter backdrop.

The lyrics, which liken a woman burning with the pain of a forbidden love to a swallow taking flight out of season, strike straight to the heart.

Masako Mori’s delicate vocals brilliantly convey the protagonist’s complex emotions.

First released in August 1983 and re-released in January 2018, this masterpiece captured the hearts of many, including winning the Best Vocal Performance at the 25th Japan Record Awards.

Why not listen quietly while thinking of someone dear to you?

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Fuki no Tō / White Winter (1974)

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This is a lyrical piece that poignantly sings of the transition from autumn to winter.

Carried by the gentle tones of an acoustic guitar, it overlays the sorrow of a bygone love and shifting emotions onto the changing of the seasons.

The transparent harmonies of Fukinotou weave a delicate world that resonates deeply in the heart.

Released as a debut single in September 1974, the song gradually gained popularity after being featured on Takuro Yoshida’s All Night Nippon, eventually reaching No.

14 on the Oricon charts.

As the duo’s signature song, it has since been covered by numerous artists.

It is a track that gently accompanies the resolve to quietly accept the end of a romance—one to listen to when you wish to heal the wounds of heartbreak or to put your feelings in order.

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