‘Tis the season to lace up your running shoes and hit the streets in festive style! Whether you’re hitting the sidewalk for a quick holiday run or logging the miles for a winter run, a lively soundtrack can turn your run into a bright, joyful experience. Get ready to run through the snow (or your favorite running route) with our hand-curated “Ultimate Christmas Running Playlist.” These 21 Christmas tunes are not only full of seasonal joy, but they also feature beats per minute (BPM) that will keep you calm and in rhythm. The entire playlist is 62 minutes and all songs are between 120 and 160 beats per minute. The BPMs after each song are estimates. They are meant to be a good running cadence.
Scroll down below the list to listen on Spotify or add these songs to your running playlist in your favorite app.
- Mariah Carey – “All I Want for Christmas is You” (150 BPM)
- Taylor Swift – “Last Christmas” (130 BPM)
- Run-DMC – “Christmas in Hollis” (140 BPM)
- Kelly Clarkson – “Under the Tree” (160 BPM)
- Ariana Grande, Liz Gillies – “Santa Baby” (140 BPM)
- Michael Bublé – “Jingle Bells” (150 BPM)
- Destiny’s Child – “8 Days of Christmas” (130 BPM)
- Lady A – “A Holly Jolly Christmas” (140 BPM)
- Sia – “Santa is coming for us” (150 BPM)
- Jackson 5 – “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” (160 BPM)
- Ariana Grande – “Santa Dime” (130 BPM)
- Miley Cyrus – “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” (140 BPM)
- Gwen Stefani – “You Make It Feel Like Christmas” (150 BPM)
- Elton John – “One Step Towards Christmas” (130 BPM)
- Trap Remix – “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” (140 BPM)
- Justin Bieber – “Mistletoe” (160 BPM)
- Kylie Minogue – “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” (150 BPM)
- Glee – “Do they know it’s Christmas?” (130BPM)
- Pentatonix – “We Need a Little Christmas” (150 BPM)
- Luke Bryan – “Run, Run Rudolph” (150 BPM)
- José Feliciano – “Merry Christmas” (150 BPM)
There you have it, the perfect combination of upbeat, upbeat and fast-paced rhythms to enhance your Christmas run. So, put on your festive gear, press play, and let the rhythm of the season carry you through your winter miles. As you run through the twinkling lights and snowy streets, let this ultimate Christmas running playlist be your companion, making sure every step is filled with holiday magic. I wish you a happy and active Christmas season.
You can listen to this year’s one. Christmas Running Playlist on Spotify here.
