Please enable JavaScript when using Hooktheory.

Search by Chord Progression Search by Genre, Meter, Tempo, Key Search by Complexity, Novelty, Tension Advanced Examples & Docs

TheoryTab

Search by Chord Progression Search by Genre, Meter, Tempo, Key Search by Complexity, Novelty, Tension Advanced Examples & Docs

Staff Picks Holiday Favorites

Staff Picks Holiday Favorites

December 13, 2025

A collection of the Hooktheory team's favorite holiday hits. From old favorites to new songs, holiday music has a special way of spreading Christmas cheer.

Rockin Around The Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee

Chris's Pick

Carol Of The Bells by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Dave's Pick

Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence by Ryuchi Sakamoto

Greg's Pick

Christmas Every Day by David Archuleta

Logan's pick:

All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey

Morgan's pick:

Merry Christmas Darling by The Carpenters

Ryan's pick:

Chord And Melody Metrics Across Top 5 Songs

Learn more about these metrics

Find other songs with similar metrics

In terms of chords and melody, this collection is significantly more complex than the typical song, having above average scores in Chord Complexity, Melodic Complexity, Chord-Melody Tension, Chord Progression Novelty and Chord-Bass Melody.

Featured Collections

Staff Picks Holiday Favorites

Staff Picks Holiday Favorites

A collection of the Hooktheory team's favorite holiday hits. From old favorites to new songs, holiday music has a special way of spreading Christmas cheer.

Wicked

Explore the theory behind the songs in Wicked the musical, by Stephen Schwartz.

The Life of a Showgirl

The Life of a Showgirl

Explore the theory behind Taylor Swift's twelfth studio album with TheoryTabs.

Staff Picks Song of the Summer

Staff Picks Song of the Summer

Check out the songs the Hooktheory team has had on repeat all summer long.

KPop Demon Hunters

KPop Demon Hunters

Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack is slaying playlists worldwide—and now you can dive into every song, all in one place. This page rounds up all the TheoryTabs we’ve mapped for the film’s breakout tracks, so you can study the chords, key changes, intervals, and more.

Don't Bore Us, Key Change The Chorus!

It's usually safe to assume that the verse and chorus of a given song will be in the same key. But this isn't always the case! There's no real reason why the chorus of the song has to be in the same key as the verse, and this collection of songs prove it!

Hamilton at Ten Years

Hamilton at Ten Years

Blending hip hop, R&B, and Broadway tradition, Hamilton revolutionized musical theater with its rhythmic complexity, inventive wordplay, and emotionally charged harmonic language. These selections highlight the show’s most iconic moments, showcasing how Lin-Manuel Miranda uses musical structure to deepen character, conflict, and theme.

Recently Added

All ❯

Morning Sex

by Ralph Castelli

Season of Peace

by Mark Patterson

Christmas Wrapping

by The Waitresses

Little Voice

Dive

DUMP WORLD ft. Stove God Cooks, Elija Hooks

by Westside Gunn

by Kumagai Eri (CV: Asami Seto)

Pinball Number Count

by Sesame Street

Jingle Bells in G Flat Major (Melody Added)

by Xavier Palacios

by Calvin Harris, Jessie Reyez

Posed Laughter

by Zara Larsson

I In The Sky

by Sesame Street

Here's To Never Growing Up

by Avril Lavigne

Here Comes Santa Claus

Pyramid of Health

Love Is A Catastrophe

by Pet Shop Boys

Black And White

I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

All My Happiness is Gone

by Purple Mountains

Shadow Islet

by Big Blue Bubble

Snow is Falling in Manhattan

by Purple Mountains

Albuquerque

by Weird Al Yankovic

Dumb & Poetic

by Sabrina Carpenter

Why Must I Be Sad

by They Might Be Giants

She Was A Hotel Detective

by They Might Be Giants

Always Be You

by Neil Merryweather

by MasterSwordRemix

What's In Your Head

Truly Outrageous (Jem Theme Song)

by Starlight Girlz

Memory Reboot

by VØJ and Narvent

Battle! Lorekeeper Zinnia - Pokemon ORAS

by Shota Kageyama

Along Your Way

by Dust of Apollon, Pala Chrome

Death by Glamour

Made with Hookpad Musical Sketchpad

Create beats, songs, and musical snippets with built-in music theory, melody guides, and intelligent chord suggestions.