It’s the most wonderful time of the year. In Korea, Christmas is a day for friends and family as well as a time for consuming entertainment be it Television or music.

Here, we have chosen our favourite 25 songs released from the world of K-pop ranging from first generation bands to songs released as recently as 2024.

Out of a list of 50 classic Christmas songs, we could only pick 25, so for those of you wanting to explore more, check out our compiled playlist of K-pop Christmas songs here.

Finally, we will also be having our Christmas special broadcast on December 21 and to view our previous K-pop Christmas Broadcasts make sure to check out our Spotify and Mixcloud page.

F(x) – Wish List

We have covered some incredible Christmas albums as part of this advent calendar. Today, we cover yet another iconic album coming from the artists of SM Town as we feature F(x)‘s “Wish List” from the single collective ‘Winter Garden’.

Featuring three tracks from three of SM’s biggest K-pop acts, the collective album was created to bring together three of the company’s biggest female talent at the time in F(X), Red Velvet and BoA, with each act also representing a different period of music.

Known for its experimental and genre boundary style, “Wish List” would be easy to confuse for a regular song if not for the infusion of sleigh bells. The Christmas aspects of the song, alongside its lyrics, are really an enjoyable break from the other Christmas songs from this era of K-pop.

Listening to this song in 2024, you cannot help but draw comparisons between “Wish List” and other K-pop songs, most notably Red Velvet’s “Russian Roulette“. The song is another example of F(X)’s instrumental success in K-pop.

What is your favourite song from ‘Winter Garden? Let us know on Social Media via X or Instagram.

Check our previous entries through the calendar below: