Magical Christmas Audition Songs – Our Top Picks
Are you looking for a Christmas showtune for an upcoming audition or project? Well, first you should check out our giant database of audition songs for specific musicals. But if your show hasn’t yet been covered by us, you can go through these magical Christmas audition songs, sorted by vocal type.
To enhance your experience, pop on Theatre Trip’s Spotify playlist – “Christmas Musical Cheer➝.
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First Step: Read your audition details
Please read your audition details carefully, as they sometimes specify the type of song they’d like to hear (a ballad, something uptempo, etc.). Make sure to select a song that’s appropriate for your specific casting call.
Altos
“Hard Candy Christmas” – The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
“Never Fall in Love (With an Elf)” – Elf
“Surabaya-Santa” – Songs for a New World
“What a Mother Does” – A Christmas Story
Baritones
“Christmas Is My Favorite Time of Year” – Catch Me If You Can
“I’ll Begin Again” – Scrooge!
“Nobody Cares About Santa” – Elf
“That Man Over There” – Miracle on 34th Street
Basses
“Christmas Children” – Scrooge!
“I Like Life” – Scrooge!
“The Years Are Passing By” – A Christmas Carol
“You…You” – Scrooge!
Contras
“A Carnival Christmas” – Nuncrackers
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” – Meet Me in St. Louis
“Santa Ain’t Comin’ to Our House” – Nuncrackers
“We Need a Little Christmas” – Mame
Psst… Here’s where you can find out your vocal type!
Mezzo Sopranos
“All I Want for Christmas” – Nuncrackers
“Christmas Lullaby” – Songs for a New World
“Let’s Start the New Year Right” – Holiday Inn
“You Don’t Know” – Miracle on 34th Street
Sopranos
“Greenwillow Christmas” – Greenwillow
“It’s Better to Give” – Nuncrackers
“Turkey Lurkey Time” – Promises, Promises
“Voices of the Angels” – Amazing Grace
Tenors
“A Christmas Song” – Elf
“The Schmuel Song” – The Last Five Years
“World’s Greatest Dad” – Elf
“Winter’s on the Wing” – The Secret Garden
Trebles / Children
“Counting Down to Christmas” – A Christmas Story
“Sparkle and Shine” – Nativity!
“There Is a Santa Claus” – Elf
“Truly Scrumptious” – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Want more songs? Check out these DIY Rep Books for EVERY vocal type!
Audition Songs for Specific Christmas Musicals
• Audition Songs for A Christmas Carol
• Audition Songs for A Christmas Story
• Audition Songs for Holiday Inn
• Audition Songs for How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
• Audition Songs for Meet Me in St. Louis
• Audition Songs for Miracle on 34th Street/Here’s Love
• Audition Songs for White Christmas
Which of these Christmas audition songs are your favorite?
And what show are you auditioning for next? We would love to hear all about it in the comments! In the meantime, you can check out our database of best audition songs for other musicals.
Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip, author of The Thespian’s Bucket List, and creator of The Cast Album List. She holds a BA in theatre, a TESOL drama certificate, and has worked and interned with Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.