Seasonal music content captured substantial viewing activity during the December 19-25, 2025 period according to YouTube’s weekly chart data, with Christmas songs claiming dominant positions across multiple territories while regional hits maintained strong performance in specific markets. The charts, published for the week ending December 25, 2025, demonstrate how holiday content drives consumption patterns in the final week before Christmas Day.
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Global rankings show seasonal surge
According to the Global Weekly Top Songs chart, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey accumulated 57,130,536 views during the tracking period, positioning at number two in the global rankings. The song, which has maintained chart presence for 74 weeks, climbed two positions from the previous week. “Last Christmas” by Wham! followed with 53,047,593 views at number three, advancing four positions from the prior week after 55 weeks on the charts.
“Golden” by HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI and KPop Demon Hunters Cast retained the top position with 70,697,972 views after 27 weeks on the chart. The K-pop influenced track represents the only non-holiday song in the global top three positions.
Shakira’s “Zoo” claimed the fourth position with 46,198,801 views, marking its fourth week on the global charts. The song gained two positions from the previous week. “Pal Pal” by Afusic and AliSoomroMusic, previously at number two, dropped to fifth place with 39,209,517 views after 38 weeks on the rankings.
The global top 10 included additional Christmas content. “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee reached position 17 with 19,652,302 views, jumping 39 positions. José Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad” featuring Fawijo captured position 18 with 19,617,006 views, advancing 61 positions. “Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms secured position 19 with 18,806,964 views, climbing 34 positions.
United States market shows holiday concentration
The United States Weekly Top Songs chart demonstrated concentrated Christmas content in leading positions. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey took the number one position with 10,646,063 views, climbing two positions after 82 weeks on the chart. The song maintained the top U.S. position despite lower absolute views compared to global numbers.
“Golden” by the KPop Demon Hunters Cast held second position with 8,945,536 views after 27 weeks. “Last Christmas” by Wham! secured third place with 8,495,441 views, advancing one position after 61 weeks on the U.S. charts.
“FDO” by Pooh Shiesty dropped from the number one position to fourth place with 7,308,739 views, marking only its second week on the chart. “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee claimed fifth position with 6,274,827 views, jumping eight positions after 43 weeks.
The U.S. chart showed six Christmas songs in the top 10 positions. “Feliz Navidad” by José Feliciano appeared at number seven with 5,117,513 views. “Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms reached number nine with 4,458,628 views. Ice Spice’s “Big Guy” entered at number 10 with 4,407,561 views, climbing 12 positions in its third week.
Additional seasonal tracks populated the top 20. “Underneath the Tree” by Kelly Clarkson claimed position 11 with 4,364,946 views. “Sleigh Ride” by The Ronettes secured position 12 with 4,350,423 views. Several other Christmas classics appeared throughout the top 50 including “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas” by Michael Bublé at position 16, “Santa Tell Me” by Ariana Grande at 17, and “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” by Frank Sinatra at 18.
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United Kingdom preferences traditional Christmas songs
The United Kingdom Weekly Top Songs chart showed “Last Christmas” by Wham! dominating with 3,691,692 views at number one, maintaining its position for 78 weeks. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey followed at number two with 2,790,634 views, advancing one position after 92 weeks on the U.K. charts.
“Merry Christmas Everyone” by Shakin’ Stevens captured third position with 2,686,341 views, climbing one position after 58 weeks. “Golden” by the KPop Demon Hunters Cast dropped two positions to fourth place with 2,099,322 views after 27 weeks.
“Fairytale Of New York” by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl secured fifth position with 1,899,297 views, advancing one position after 71 weeks. The traditional Irish Christmas song maintained strong performance in the U.K. market.
British Christmas favorites filled additional top positions. “Underneath the Tree” by Kelly Clarkson reached position six with 1,353,720 views. “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday” by Wizzard claimed seventh place with 1,339,816 views. “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee appeared at number eight with 1,332,468 views.
The U.K. chart included multiple Christmas songs in virtually every segment of the top 50. “Mistletoe” by Justin Bieber reached position nine with 1,074,558 views. “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” by Band Aid secured position 11 with 1,040,109 views. “Step Into Christmas” by Elton John captured position 12 with 1,035,415 views.
India demonstrates regional music strength
The India Weekly Top Songs chart showed strong performance from regional language content. “Pal Pal” by Afusic and AliSoomroMusic maintained the number one position with 28,048,795 views after 37 weeks. The song significantly outpaced all other content in the Indian market.
“Gehra Hua” by Shashwat Sachdev, Arijit Singh, Irshad Kamil and Armaan Khan advanced three positions to number two with 26,942,228 views, marking its fourth week on the chart. “Shararat” by Shashwat Sachdev, Madhubanti Bagchi and Jasmine Sandlas climbed one position to third place with 22,852,074 views in its third week.
“Aawaara Angaara” by A. R. Rahman, Faheem Abdullah and Irshad Kamil dropped one position to fourth place with 19,554,590 views after five weeks. “Ishq Jalakar – Karvaan” by Shashwat Sachdev and multiple collaborators reached fifth position with 19,054,214 views, advancing one position in its fourth week.
The Indian chart demonstrated minimal Christmas content penetration. No traditional Christmas songs appeared in the top 50 positions. The content reflected strong regional preferences for Bollywood soundtracks and regional language music.
Regional hit “Fortuner” by Raj Mawar and Ruchika Jangid featuring Gulshan Music and Jaat Nia secured position six with 17,358,535 views, climbing one position after 12 weeks. “Sahiba” by Aditya Rikhari advanced three positions to number seven with 14,114,377 views after 25 weeks.
Brazil focuses on local Portuguese content
The Brazil Weekly Top Songs chart showed Portuguese-language content dominating rankings. “Posso Até Não Te Dar Flores” by DJ Japa NK, MC MENO K, MC Ryan SP and MC Jacaré featuring DJ DAVI DOGDOG retained the number one position with 18,468,123 views after 12 weeks on the chart.
“P do Pecado (Ao Vivo)” by Grupo Menos É Mais and Simone Mendes held second position with 15,283,499 views, maintaining its position for 34 weeks. “Eu Me Apaixonei” by Vitinho Imperador secured third place with 11,271,201 views after 20 weeks.
“SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA” by PEDRO SAMPAIO, MC GW, Mc Jhey and MC Rodrigo do CN featuring MC Nito claimed fourth position with 9,684,021 views, remaining steady for 17 weeks. “SET DO JAPA NK 2.0” by DJ Japa NK and multiple collaborators jumped four positions to fifth place with 8,928,897 views in its sixth week.
Brazilian live performance content showed strong viewership. “Pela Última Vez (Ao Vivo)” by Grupo Menos É Mais and Nattan reached position seven with 8,733,785 views. “Tubarões (Ao Vivo)” by Diego & Victor Hugo secured position nine with 7,270,459 views. “Apaga Apaga Apaga (Ao Vivo)” by Danilo e Davi claimed position 10 with 7,164,910 views.
Christmas content appeared minimally in Brazilian rankings. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey entered the chart at position 53 with 2,593,094 views, marking its fourth week on the Brazilian charts. The limited Christmas presence reflected strong preference for local content during the holiday period.
Germany balances holiday and local preferences
The Germany Weekly Top Songs chart demonstrated balanced content. “Last Christmas” by Wham! captured the number one position with 2,371,169 views after 73 weeks on the chart. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey followed at number two with 1,637,238 views, climbing one position after 76 weeks.
“Golden” by the KPop Demon Hunters Cast dropped one position to third place with 1,403,863 views after 27 weeks. “Merry Christmas Everyone” by Shakin’ Stevens advanced four positions to fourth place with 1,134,855 views after 57 weeks.
“Zoo” by Shakira climbed six positions to fifth place with 826,287 views in its fourth week on the German chart. The song showed strong momentum in the German market specifically.
German Christmas classics appeared throughout the rankings. “Feliz Navidad” by José Feliciano jumped 14 positions to number seven with 754,931 views. “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee advanced 16 positions to number eight with 743,122 views. “Snowman” by Sia secured position nine with 709,777 views.
Local German rap content maintained presence. “KUSURA BAKMA” by Blok3 dropped six positions to number 11 with 621,473 views after four weeks. “Kazdoura” by Nassif Zeytoun and Ward Abu climbed 56 positions to number 12 with 616,009 views in its second week, demonstrating strong German-Turkish audience engagement.
Japan shows domestic music dominance
The Japan Weekly Top Songs chart reflected strong domestic music industry presence. “IRIS OUT” by Kenshi Yonezu maintained the number one position with 7,652,745 views after 15 weeks on the chart. “カリスマックス” by Snow Man held second position with 4,109,748 views after 18 weeks.
Japanese Christmas song preferences differed substantially from Western markets. “クリスマスソング” by back number advanced five positions to third place with 3,550,511 views after 76 weeks. The Japanese-language Christmas song outperformed Western Christmas classics in the domestic market.
“好きすぎて滅！” by M!LK climbed one position to fourth place with 3,456,697 views after nine weeks. “JANE DOE” by Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada dropped one position to fifth place with 3,155,288 views after 14 weeks.
Western Christmas content appeared lower in Japanese rankings. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey entered at position 10 with 2,294,481 views, climbing 13 positions after 67 weeks. “Last Christmas” by Wham! reached position 16 with 1,762,345 views, advancing 21 positions after 40 weeks.
France prioritizes French-language content
The France Weekly Top Songs chart showed French-language hip-hop and pop dominating rankings. “PARISIENNE” by GIMS and La Mano 1.9 climbed two positions to number one with 3,501,154 views after 21 weeks on the chart. “melodrama” by disiz and Theodora dropped one position to second place with 3,172,238 views after 12 weeks.
“MON BÉBÉ” by RnBoi dropped one position to third place with 3,033,187 views after nine weeks. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey advanced six positions to fourth place with 2,338,513 views after 71 weeks, representing the highest-ranked Christmas song in France.
“Golden” by the KPop Demon Hunters Cast dropped one position to fifth place with 1,912,959 views after 27 weeks. “Zoo” by Shakira climbed six positions to number six with 1,866,417 views in its fourth week.
French Christmas content appeared moderately throughout rankings. “Last Christmas” by Wham! jumped 14 positions to number seven with 1,629,015 views. Additional Western Christmas songs appeared in lower positions, with “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee at position 45 and “Feliz Navidad” by José Feliciano at position 55.
French rap and hip-hop content maintained strong presence. “Génération impolie” by Franglish and KeBlack dropped three positions to number eight with 1,615,868 views. “Melrose Place” by KeBlack featuring Guy2Bezbar dropped one position to number nine with 1,415,032 views.
Spain demonstrates Spanish-language preferences
The Spain Weekly Top Songs chart showed Spanish-language content dominating. “Palillos y Panderos” by Niña Pastori climbed one position to number one with 3,043,531 views after 10 weeks on the chart. “La Perla” by ROSALÍA and Yahritza Y Su Esencia dropped one position to second place with 1,967,001 views after seven weeks.
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey advanced three positions to third place with 1,582,927 views after 71 weeks, representing the highest Christmas song placement in Spain. “Golden” by the KPop Demon Hunters Cast dropped one position to fourth place with 1,470,845 views after 26 weeks.
Spanish Christmas content appeared throughout rankings. “En un Canasto” by Así Canta Jerez and Luis de Perikin jumped 14 positions to number five with 1,320,546 views. “El Burrito Sabanero” by David Bisbal advanced 14 positions to number 12 with 957,693 views.
Latin music maintained strong performance. “Dardos” by Romeo Santos and Prince Royce advanced seven positions to number six with 1,300,141 views. “La Morocha” by Luck Ra and BM climbed two positions to number seven with 1,181,069 views.
Spanish Christmas-themed flamenco content showed regional preferences. “Así Canta Jerez en Navidad – Tiene María” by Así Canta Jerez and Luis de Perikin jumped 20 positions to number 18 with 730,679 views. Multiple other Spanish Christmas songs from Así Canta Jerez appeared throughout the top 100.
Portugal reflects mixed Portuguese content
The Portugal Weekly Top Songs chart showed Brazilian and Portuguese content. “Posso Até Não Te Dar Flores” by DJ Japa NK and collaborators maintained the number one position with 607,587 views after 10 weeks. The Brazilian funk track dominated Portuguese charts.
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey jumped four positions to second place with 469,615 views after 75 weeks. “SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA” by PEDRO SAMPAIO and collaborators dropped one position to third place with 396,833 views.
“Golden” by the KPop Demon Hunters Cast remained at fourth position with 357,270 views after 27 weeks. “Last Christmas” by Wham! advanced eight positions to number five with 348,412 views after 54 weeks.
Portuguese-language content showed strong presence. “Pôr do Sol” by Vizinhos dropped three positions to number six with 337,314 views. “Leva Tudo” by Calema and Dilsinho dropped two positions to number seven with 260,020 views. “Respirar” by Calema and Sara Correia dropped one position to number eight with 231,112 views.
Netherlands shows seasonal spike
The Netherlands Weekly Top Songs chart demonstrated strong Christmas content performance. “Last Christmas” by Wham! maintained the number one position with 522,577 views after 77 weeks. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey held second position with 424,862 views after 85 weeks.
“Golden” by the KPop Demon Hunters Cast remained at third position with 341,218 views after 27 weeks. “Merry Christmas Everyone” by Shakin’ Stevens advanced two positions to fourth place with 229,692 views after 44 weeks.
“The Fate of Ophelia” by Taylor Swift dropped one position to fifth place with 181,473 views after 12 weeks. “Zoo” by Shakira jumped 10 positions to sixth place with 173,018 views in its fourth week.
Dutch Christmas preferences included multiple tracks. “Snowman” by Sia reached position seven with 170,979 views. “Feliz Navidad” by José Feliciano advanced nine positions to number nine with 157,891 views. “Underneath the Tree” by Kelly Clarkson climbed eight positions to number 11 with 148,258 views.
Australia balances global and local content
The Australia Weekly Top Songs chart showed mixed content preferences. “Golden” by the KPop Demon Hunters Cast maintained the number one position with 846,060 views after 27 weeks. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey jumped three positions to second place with 841,635 views after 80 weeks.
“Last Christmas” by Wham! advanced three positions to third place with 808,186 views after 60 weeks. “The Fate of Ophelia” by Taylor Swift dropped two positions to fourth place with 443,275 views after 12 weeks.
“Zoo” by Shakira climbed three positions to fifth place with 434,448 views in its fourth week. “Soda Pop” by the KPop Demon Hunters Cast collaborators dropped three positions to sixth place with 427,304 views after 27 weeks.
Australian Christmas content showed moderate penetration. “Underneath the Tree” by Kelly Clarkson jumped 19 positions to number eight with 366,700 views. “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee advanced 24 positions to number nine with 338,691 views.
Australian-specific content appeared minimally in top positions. “How To Make Gravy” by Paul Kelly, a Australian Christmas classic, entered at position 46 with 132,820 views, marking its 11th week on the chart.
South Africa shows local genre dominance
The South Africa Weekly Top Songs chart demonstrated strong local genre presence. “Shela” by Sam Deep, Nia Pearl and Boohle featuring Mano maintained the number one position with 3,956,857 views after 18 weeks on the chart. The amapiano track significantly outpaced all other content.
“SNOKONOKO” by Al Xapo, Benzoo and EeQue held second position with 2,672,322 views in its fourth week. “Rato Laka” by Shebeshxt, Naqua SA and Zee Nxumalo featuring Slidoo Man secured third place with 2,350,001 views after 21 weeks.
“Tobetsa” by Myztro and Shaunmusiq featuring Ftears remained at fourth position with 2,317,732 views after 37 weeks. “Bengicela” by MaWhoo, GL_Ceejay and Thukuthela advanced one position to fifth place with 2,215,515 views after 28 weeks.
South African music genres dominated rankings. Amapiano, gqom, and other local genres filled virtually all top 50 positions. “Magumba” by Khadeair featuring Peekay Mzee and Kaytah dropped one position to number six with 2,156,683 views. “ZEP” by DJ Smallz 732 and collaborators advanced two positions to number seven with 2,152,356 views.
Christmas content appeared minimally. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey entered at position 36 with 693,339 views. “Last Christmas” by Wham! appeared at position 66 with 469,375 views. The limited Christmas presence reflected strong preference for local genres during the holiday period.
Global artists chart shows consistent leaders
The Global Weekly Top Artists chart for December 19-25, 2025 demonstrated consistent performance from established artists. Alka Yagnik maintained the number one position with 450,112,406 weekly views after 484 weeks on the chart. Udit Narayan held second position with 326,489,509 views after 505 weeks.
Arijit Singh secured third place with 301,704,681 views after 514 weeks on the chart. Kumar Sanu claimed fourth position with 247,949,996 views after 480 weeks. Shreya Ghoshal rounded out the top five with 228,302,866 views after 486 weeks.
The top five artists all represented Indian music industry content, reflecting substantial viewership from Indian audiences. Bad Bunny held the sixth position with 221,709,302 views after 479 weeks, representing the highest-ranked Western artist.
Shilpi Raj secured seventh position with 177,546,905 views after 260 weeks. KPop Demon Hunters Cast jumped one position to eighth place with 155,859,254 views after 27 weeks. Fuerza Regida advanced one position to ninth place with 151,869,898 views after 198 weeks. Sonu Nigam dropped one position to number 10 with 148,849,280 views after 470 weeks.
Seasonal surge affected artist rankings. Mariah Carey jumped 35 positions to number 20 with 103,446,923 views after 288 weeks, demonstrating substantial Christmas-driven viewership increase. Wham! entered the chart at position 94 with 56,567,835 views after 25 weeks. Sia entered at position 100 with 53,949,136 views after 499 weeks, showing Christmas song impact on artist-level metrics.
Global Shorts chart demonstrates diverse content
The Global Weekly Top Shorts Songs chart for December 19-25, 2025 showed diverse short-form content preferences. “فصلة” by Flipperachi maintained the number one position in its third week. “PASSO BEM SOLTO (Slowed)” by ATLXS held second position after 40 weeks.
“NO BATIDÃO” by ZXKAI and slxughter advanced one position to third place in its eighth week. “Ishq Jalakar – Karvaan” by Shashwat Sachdev and collaborators jumped 22 positions to fourth place in its second week, demonstrating strong Shorts adoption.
“From The Start (Nightcore)” by -Prey, ZMAJOR, zxnc and Emrld advanced one position to fifth place after six weeks. “CHANEL” by Tyla dropped one position to sixth place in its sixth week on the Shorts chart.
The Shorts chart showed different content preferences compared to main music charts. Slowed, nightcore, and remixed versions appeared frequently. “MONTAGEM COMA” by ANDROMEDA and elysian remained at position nine after 21 weeks. “Montagem Rugada (Ultra Slowed Hardstyle Remix)” by Sayfalse, cape and JXNDRO reached position 23, climbing 19 positions.
Christmas content penetration remained minimal in Shorts format. “Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms appeared at position 20, advancing 17 positions after 10 weeks. “All I Want for Christmas” by The Sounds of Christmas entered at position 46. The limited Christmas presence in Shorts reflected different content consumption patterns for short-form video compared to traditional music videos.
Global music videos chart mirrors songs performance
The Global Weekly Top Music Videos chart for December 19-25, 2025 largely reflected patterns from the songs chart with some variations. “Golden” by the KPop Demon Hunters Cast maintained the number one position with 35,821,047 views after 14 weeks.
“All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey climbed one position to second place with 31,823,622 views after 48 weeks. “Last Christmas” by Wham! advanced seven positions to third place with 25,056,416 views after 49 weeks.
“Shararat” by Madhubanti Bagchi, Jasmine Sandlas and Shashwat Sachdev dropped two positions to fourth place with 23,461,813 views in its third week. “Soda Pop” by the KPop Demon Hunters Cast collaborators dropped one position to fifth place with 16,716,414 views after 16 weeks.
Music video viewership patterns differed from overall song consumption. Some tracks showed stronger music video performance while others derived views primarily from audio-only formats or user-generated content. “Zoo” by Shakira advanced three positions to number six with 16,256,575 views in its fourth week on the music video chart.
Marketing implications for platform stakeholders
The December 19-25, 2025 YouTube music charts data carries significant implications for marketing professionals, artists, labels, and platform advertisers. Christmas content demonstrated predictable seasonal surge patterns across Western markets while showing minimal penetration in markets with strong local music preferences.
Regional content preferences varied substantially across territories. Indian audiences showed negligible Christmas content consumption, maintaining focus on regional language Bollywood and independent music throughout the holiday period. Brazilian audiences similarly prioritized local Portuguese-language content over seasonal tracks. South African audiences demonstrated strong preference for local genres including amapiano and gqom.
Western markets showed concentrated Christmas content consumption. United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia charts demonstrated multiple Christmas songs in top 10 positions. Traditional Christmas classics maintained multi-decade chart presence, with some tracks accumulating 70-80+ weeks on respective charts.
YouTube closed its trending page on July 21, 2025, shifting focus toward category-specific charts including these weekly music rankings. The transition reflects changing content discovery patterns across the platform’s ecosystem.
YouTube terminated its Billboard charts partnership effective January 16, 2026, due to disagreements over how streaming platforms weight ad-supported versus subscription-based consumption. The platform now maintains independent chart systems across global markets.
Artist monetization strategies require understanding regional consumption patterns. Artists targeting global audiences should recognize that Christmas content performs differentially across territories. Western market releases benefit from seasonal content during November-December periods, while Asian, African, and South American markets maintain year-round consumption patterns for local content.
Short-form content consumption differs substantially from traditional music video viewership. Shorts charts showed preferences for remixed, slowed, and modified versions of tracks rather than original recordings. Marketing strategies must account for these format differences when planning content distribution.
YouTube Shorts achieved revenue parity with long-form content in the United States market during Q3 2025, demonstrating that brief vertical videos can match or exceed revenue generation capabilities of conventional horizontal content.
The platform’s Official Artist Channel program consolidates music content from multiple channels into single destinations. YouTube clarified requirements for Official Artist Channel status on July 17, 2025, requiring artists to possess at least one official music release distributed through established partnerships.
Television viewing represents growing consumption context for YouTube music content. YouTube celebrated two decadeswith strategic plans focused on expanding television presence, noting users watch over one billion hours of YouTube content daily on TV screens.
YouTube Premium expanded playback features on September 26, 2025, including high-quality audio for music videos reaching 256kbps bitrate. The enhancement affects official music videos and Art Tracks for Premium subscribers.
Platform advertising opportunities through YouTube Select provide brands access to premium music content. The program targets the top five percent of most popular channels, including major music channels across vertical categories.
Algorithmic distribution patterns affect content performance significantly. Creators reported viewership drops following September 2025 algorithm changes, with major Shorts channels experiencing synchronized performance degradation starting September 7, 2025.
Marketing teams must establish monitoring processes across multiple chart categories. The distributed tracking approach ensures comprehensive trending content awareness while maintaining focus on brand-appropriate content categories. Performance monitoring tools require adaptation to aggregate data from music video charts, song rankings, artist metrics, and Shorts content separately.
Content rights management becomes critical as platforms expand music catalog availability. Understanding territorial licensing restrictions, revenue sharing models, and platform-specific requirements affects content distribution strategies across global markets.
The data demonstrates that music consumption patterns vary dramatically across territories, requiring localized content strategies rather than universal approaches. Artists, labels, and marketers must develop territory-specific plans accounting for local preferences, seasonal variations, and platform consumption contexts.
Country-specific top 10 rankings
Global Weekly Top Songs (December 19-25, 2025)
- Golden – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast (70,697,972 views)
- All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey (57,130,536 views)
- Last Christmas – Wham! (53,047,593 views)
- Zoo – Shakira (46,198,801 views)
- Pal Pal – Afusic & AliSoomroMusic (39,209,517 views)
- Soda Pop – Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, KEVIN WOO, samUIL Lee & KPop Demon Hunters Cast (31,858,104 views)
- Gehra Hua – Shashwat Sachdev, Arijit Singh, Irshad Kamil & Armaan Khan (30,854,037 views)
- Shararat – Shashwat Sachdev, Madhubanti Bagchi & Jasmine Sandlas (26,723,773 views)
- CHANEL – Tyla (26,416,834 views)
- NO BATIDÃO – ZXKAI & slxughter (25,978,754 views)
United States Weekly Top Songs
- All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey (10,646,063 views)
- Golden – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast (8,945,536 views)
- Last Christmas – Wham! (8,495,441 views)
- FDO – Pooh Shiesty (7,308,739 views)
- Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee (6,274,827 views)
- Zoo – Shakira (5,889,743 views)
- Feliz Navidad – José Feliciano featuring Fawijo (5,117,513 views)
- Soda Pop – Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, KEVIN WOO, samUIL Lee & KPop Demon Hunters Cast (4,725,192 views)
- Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms (4,458,628 views)
- Big Guy – Ice Spice (4,407,561 views)
United Kingdom Weekly Top Songs
- Last Christmas – Wham! (3,691,692 views)
- All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey (2,790,634 views)
- Merry Christmas Everyone – Shakin’ Stevens (2,686,341 views)
- Golden – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast (2,099,322 views)
- Fairytale Of New York – The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl (1,899,297 views)
- Underneath the Tree – Kelly Clarkson (1,353,720 views)
- I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday – Wizzard (1,339,816 views)
- Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee (1,332,468 views)
- Mistletoe – Justin Bieber (1,074,558 views)
- Ordinary – Alex Warren (1,052,093 views)
Spain Weekly Top Songs
- Palillos y Panderos – Niña Pastori (3,043,531 views)
- La Perla – ROSALÍA & Yahritza Y Su Esencia (1,967,001 views)
- All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey (1,582,927 views)
- Golden – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast (1,470,845 views)
- En un Canasto – Así Canta Jerez & Luis de Perikin (1,320,546 views)
- Dardos – Romeo Santos & Prince Royce (1,300,141 views)
- La Morocha – Luck Ra & BM (1,181,069 views)
- Last Christmas – Wham! (1,167,897 views)
- Zoo – Shakira (1,047,284 views)
- La Plena (W Sound 05) – W Sound, Beéle & Ovy On The Drums (1,040,677 views)
South Africa Weekly Top Songs
- Shela – Sam Deep, Nia Pearl & Boohle featuring Mano (3,956,857 views)
- SNOKONOKO – Al Xapo, Benzoo & EeQue (2,672,322 views)
- Rato Laka – Shebeshxt, Naqua SA & Zee Nxumalo featuring Slidoo Man (2,350,001 views)
- Tobetsa – Myztro & Shaunmusiq featuring Ftears (2,317,732 views)
- Bengicela – MaWhoo, GL_Ceejay & Thukuthela (2,215,515 views)
- Magumba – Khadeair featuring Peekay Mzee & Kaytah (2,156,683 views)
- ZEP – DJ Smallz 732, Zinedine x Sguch & 031CHOPPA featuring Uncool MC (2,152,356 views)
- uValo – Thukuthela, Jazzworx & Babalwa M (2,026,703 views)
- Intaba Zokhahlamba – Mphathiwohlelo MC featuring SHENGE WASEHLALANKOSI & Mjolisi (1,707,547 views)
- Mabalabala – O]cixl Rsa, Benzoo & Sizwe Alakine featuring Bob Mabena, Mellow & Sleazy & Mid9t (1,516,849 views)
Portugal Weekly Top Songs
- Posso Até Não Te Dar Flores – DJ Japa NK, MC MENO K, MC Ryan SP & MC Jacaré featuring DJ DAVI DOGDOG (607,587 views)
- All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey (469,615 views)
- SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA – PEDRO SAMPAIO, MC GW, Mc Jhey & MC Rodrigo do CN featuring MC Nito (396,833 views)
- Golden – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast (357,270 views)
- Last Christmas – Wham! (348,412 views)
- Pôr do Sol – Vizinhos (337,314 views)
- Leva Tudo – Calema & Dilsinho (260,020 views)
- Respirar – Calema & Sara Correia (231,112 views)
- Tu na Tua – ÁTOA & Luís Trigacheiro (215,426 views)
- The Fate of Ophelia – Taylor Swift (214,595 views)
Netherlands Weekly Top Songs
- Last Christmas – Wham! (522,577 views)
- All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey (424,862 views)
- Golden – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast (341,218 views)
- Merry Christmas Everyone – Shakin’ Stevens (229,692 views)
- The Fate of Ophelia – Taylor Swift (181,473 views)
- Zoo – Shakira (173,018 views)
- Snowman – Sia (170,979 views)
- YAMA – DYSTINCT (166,716 views)
- Feliz Navidad – José Feliciano featuring Fawijo (157,891 views)
- Lush Life – Zara Larsson (150,441 views)
Japan Weekly Top Songs
- IRIS OUT – Kenshi Yonezu (7,652,745 views)
- カリスマックス – Snow Man (4,109,748 views)
- クリスマスソング – back number (3,550,511 views)
- 好きすぎて滅！ – M!LK (3,456,697 views)
- JANE DOE – Kenshi Yonezu & Hikaru Utada (3,155,288 views)
- ライラック – Mrs. GREEN APPLE (2,998,417 views)
- Zoo – Shakira (2,769,514 views)
- NON STOP – HANA (2,539,013 views)
- シルエット – KANA-BOON (2,343,948 views)
- All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey (2,294,481 views)
India Weekly Top Songs
- Pal Pal – Afusic & AliSoomroMusic (28,048,795 views)
- Gehra Hua – Shashwat Sachdev, Arijit Singh, Irshad Kamil & Armaan Khan (26,942,228 views)
- Shararat – Shashwat Sachdev, Madhubanti Bagchi & Jasmine Sandlas (22,852,074 views)
- Aawaara Angaara – A. R. Rahman, Faheem Abdullah & Irshad Kamil (19,554,590 views)
- Ishq Jalakar – Karvaan – Shashwat Sachdev, Shahzad Ali, Subhadeep Das Chowdhury, Armaan Khan, Irshad Kamil, Roshan & Sahir Ludhianvi (19,054,214 views)
- Fortuner – Raj Mawar & Ruchika Jangid featuring Gulshan Music & Jaat Nia (17,358,535 views)
- Sahiba – Aditya Rikhari (14,114,377 views)
- Chikiri Chikiri – Mohit Chauhan (14,026,379 views)
- Dhurandhar – Title Track – Shashwat Sachdev, Hanumankind, Jasmine Sandlas, Sudhir Yaduvanshi, Charanjit Ahuja, Muhammad Sadiq, Ranjit Kaur & Babu Singh Maan (13,822,937 views)
- Saiyaara – Tanishk Bagchi, Faheem Abdullah & Irshad Kamil (12,700,884 views)
Germany Weekly Top Songs
- Last Christmas – Wham! (2,371,169 views)
- All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey (1,637,238 views)
- Golden – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast (1,403,863 views)
- Merry Christmas Everyone – Shakin’ Stevens (1,134,855 views)
- Zoo – Shakira (826,287 views)
- The Fate of Ophelia – Taylor Swift (768,503 views)
- Feliz Navidad – José Feliciano featuring Fawijo (754,931 views)
- Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee (743,122 views)
- Snowman – Sia (709,777 views)
- NO BATIDÃO – ZXKAI & slxughter (625,827 views)
France Weekly Top Songs
- PARISIENNE – GIMS & La Mano 1.9 (3,501,154 views)
- melodrama – disiz & Theodora (3,172,238 views)
- MON BÉBÉ – RnBoi (3,033,187 views)
- All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey (2,338,513 views)
- Golden – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast (1,912,959 views)
- Zoo – Shakira (1,866,417 views)
- Last Christmas – Wham! (1,629,015 views)
- Génération impolie – Franglish & KeBlack (1,615,868 views)
- Melrose Place – KeBlack featuring Guy2Bezbar (1,415,032 views)
- NINAO – GIMS (1,351,580 views)
Brazil Weekly Top Songs
- Posso Até Não Te Dar Flores – DJ Japa NK, MC MENO K, MC Ryan SP & MC Jacaré featuring DJ DAVI DOGDOG (18,468,123 views)
- P do Pecado (Ao Vivo) – Grupo Menos É Mais & Simone Mendes (15,283,499 views)
- Eu Me Apaixonei – Vitinho Imperador (11,271,201 views)
- SEQUÊNCIA FEITICEIRA – PEDRO SAMPAIO, MC GW, Mc Jhey & MC Rodrigo do CN featuring MC Nito (9,684,021 views)
- SET DO JAPA NK 2.0 – DJ Japa NK, MC Ryan SP, MC MENO K & MC IG featuring MC LUUKY, MC Jacaré, MC Rodrigo do CN, MC GH do 7, MC Lele JP, MC Jvila & Oruam (8,928,897 views)
- Vai Tomando Pock Pock – MC Lele JP, MC GH Original & MC Menor ZL featuring MC MENO K (8,889,503 views)
- Pela Última Vez (Ao Vivo) – Grupo Menos É Mais & Nattan (8,733,785 views)
- Fanatismo – Yasmin Sensação (7,508,846 views)
- Tubarões (Ao Vivo) – Diego & Victor Hugo (7,270,459 views)
- Apaga Apaga Apaga (Ao Vivo) – Danilo e Davi (7,164,910 views)
Australia Weekly Top Songs
- Golden – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast (846,060 views)
- All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey (841,635 views)
- Last Christmas – Wham! (808,186 views)
- The Fate of Ophelia – Taylor Swift (443,275 views)
- Zoo – Shakira (434,448 views)
- Soda Pop – Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, KEVIN WOO, samUIL Lee & KPop Demon Hunters Cast (427,304 views)
- Ordinary – Alex Warren (421,476 views)
- Underneath the Tree – Kelly Clarkson (366,700 views)
- Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee (338,691 views)
- Lose Control (Live) – Teddy Swims (338,428 views)
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Summary
Who: YouTube, the video platform owned by Alphabet, published weekly music chart data covering songs, music videos, artists, and Shorts content for the December 19-25, 2025 tracking period. The charts affect music artists, record labels, marketing professionals, and platform advertisers across 13 tracked territories.
What: YouTube’s weekly music charts for December 19-25, 2025 showed Christmas songs dominating Western markets while regional content maintained strong performance in Asian, African, and South American territories. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” accumulated 57.1 million views globally while “Last Christmas” by Wham! reached 53 million views. The data demonstrates substantial variation in music consumption patterns across different geographical markets.
When: The chart data covers the seven-day period from December 19 through December 25, 2025. YouTube published the charts during the final week before Christmas Day, capturing peak seasonal consumption patterns. The charts represent weekly snapshots updated every seven days.
Where: YouTube published chart data for 13 territories including Global, United States, United Kingdom, Spain, South Africa, Portugal, Netherlands, Japan, India, Germany, France, Brazil, and Australia. The charts track consumption across YouTube’s main platform, YouTube Music, and YouTube Shorts across these markets.
Why: The charts matter for the marketing community because they demonstrate how seasonal content drives consumption patterns, reveal regional content preferences that require localized strategies, provide performance benchmarks for artists and labels, inform advertising placement decisions on the platform, and illustrate how YouTube’s independent chart systems operate following the December 17, 2025 announcement terminating the Billboard partnership effective January 16, 2026. The data shows YouTube maintains significant influence over music discovery and consumption across global markets despite disagreements with traditional chart providers over streaming measurement methodologies.