[Snow Songs] Classic winter tunes themed around snow. Snow songs that touch the heart.

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iri – hug (Music Video)

A piano ballad that paints a world where snow dances.

Released digitally in January 2024, this song was written as the campaign track for JR SKISKI 2023–2024.

The lyrics, which overlay lost days and fragile bonds with the beauty and transience of snow, resonate deeply.

iri’s distinctive voice weaves a musical landscape that feels both nostalgic and fresh.

Listening to this track warms a cooling heart and lets you feel an unchanging devotion.

It’s a perfect song for those who love sentimental ballads—one you’ll want to play on a quiet, snowy night while thinking of someone dear.

First snowAYANE

AYANE / First Snow (Lyric Video)

Singer-songwriter AYANE, known for songs that empathize with young people’s emotions, has been attracting attention.

Her 2022 release “First Snow” is a dramatic number that unfolds a story of snowfall growing heavier as two people, newly stirred by romantic feelings, grow closer.

Set to a rhythmical, hip-hop-based track, the melody warms the winter chill.

Her clear, translucent voice captures scenes overflowing with longing for someone special, making the song feel like the very beginning of love.

SnowdomeMahiru Koda

Mahiru Koda – Snowdome (Official Music Video)

Mahiru Koda is a singer-songwriter from Okinawa who is also active as a model and talent.

Her 2022 release “Snowdome” is a song that portrays the poignant moments of spending a winter night alone as white snow quietly piles up.

It captures the growing longing to see a loved one while recalling everyday moments shared together.

With her clear, snow-evoking vocals and melody, it’s a sentimental ballad that conjures wintery scenes.

Give this winter song a listen and let yourself be wrapped in the pure feelings of thinking about someone you love, even when you can’t be with them.

Snowin’DXTEEN

DXTEEN｜「Snowin’」Official MV ＜3RD SINGLE『Snowin’』(2024.01.31 Release)＞

This song, with a warmth that gently wraps the chill of winter, portrays both loneliness and the importance of human connection.

Set against a beautiful, snowy winter landscape, it delicately expresses the emotional changes brought by new encounters, resonating deeply with listeners.

Released in January 2024 as DXTEEN’s third single, it earned the group their first No.

1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.

It’s especially recommended for times when winter’s cold feels overwhelming or when you’re feeling a bit lonely.

The warm vocals are sure to stay close to your heart.

SNOW SOUND[Alexandros]

[Alexandros] – SNOW SOUND (MV)

A winter song by [Alexandros] that gets your heart racing right from the intro.

It was featured as the JR SKISKI commercial song from 2016 to 2017, overflowing with Dros’s pop appeal.

The lyrics are beautiful and incredibly romantic! It’s great to listen to alone, but it also creates a lovely mood that makes you want to share earbuds with your partner.

It’s a classic that resonates with the excitement and bittersweet feelings of winter—like seeing illuminations or a snowy scene.

Snow, fall and scatter toward you.Wagakki Band

Wagakki Band / Snow, Fall and Scatter Toward You

This is Wagakki Band’s enchanting winter ballad, where shamisen and koto weave their tones together with Yuko Suzuhana’s vocals interlaced with shigin (poetic recitation).

Included on the album “Shikisai,” released in March 2017, it was also chosen as the theme song for the stage play “Laughing in Purgatory,” performed that summer.

Set against a landscape of falling, accumulating snow, it portrays a heartrending tale of feelings that cannot reach the one who matters most.

Highly recommended if you’re looking for a dark, beautiful rock ballad that seeps into the depths of your heart on a cold night.

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Atarayo – Snow Pierces the Chill (Music Video)

Set against the crisp, piercing air of winter, this work paints a scene of the season’s first snowfall.

Released by Atarayo in December 2022, the song tenderly portrays the ache of memories with a loved one—recollections of the four seasons flashing back like falling snow.

Seasonal images—cherry blossom-lined streets, a seaside café, a field of cosmos—illuminate the feelings of a protagonist who, despite the pain of parting, tries to take a step forward with a faint hope in their heart.

The transparent vocals and arpeggio-driven arrangement delicately capture winter’s quiet and an introspective worldview.

Chosen as the ending theme for ABEMA’s “ABEMA Prime,” it is performed frequently in winter setlists.

On a clear winter night, it will stay close to you as you look back on the past while resolving to face forward.