This Season’s Fresh Holiday Songs: LOCASH, Dylan Scott, The Pretty Reckless & More

The holiday season has officially entered its “repeat until joyful” era, and this year’s soundtrack is arriving with extra sparkle, grit, and a few well-timed winks. From small-town twang to pop-leaning jingle-bell earworms, artists are treating Christmas like a wide-open canvas — and the results are as cozy (and chaotic) as the season itself. Whether you’re decking halls, dodging mall traffic, or just trying to make your commute feel like a movie montage, there’s a new track ready to meet you where you are.

Country fans are especially well fed this winter: LOCASH brings the glow with the brand-new “Snowangels,” Dylan Scott leans into tender nostalgia on splitting your Christmastime between two households in “Two Christmas Trees,” and Luke Bryan teams up with Ella Langley for a bright, boots-on-snow take on “Winter Wonderland.” But the roundup doesn’t stop at sleigh-ride sweet. Jimmy Fallon and Carter Faith deliver laugh-out-loud seasonal mischief on “Ugly Sweaters,” while The Pretty Reckless step back in time with a smoky, cinematic “Where Are You Christmas” that proves holiday music can still have a little edge.

So pour something warm, turn the lights down (or all the way up), and jump in — here are the releases making this year’s holiday playlist feel brand-new again.

“Where Are You Christmas” – The Pretty Reckless