There are plenty of songs about snow and ice and winter that don’t necessarily focus on the holidays. The Bootput together a list of their 10 favorites. Some were singles and others were album tracks. Here’s the list:
1. “If We Make It Through December“, Merle Haggard (1973)
Winter lyric: “I shiver when I see the falling snow.”
2. “Traveling Alone“, Jason Isbell (2013)
Winter lyric: “I’ve been fighting second gear, for 15 miles or so, trying to beat the angry snow.”
3. “Jesus, Take the Wheel“, Carrie Underwood (2005)
Winter lyric: “Before she knew it, she was spinning on a thin black sheet of glass.”
4. “Colder Weather“, Zac Brown Band (2010)
Winter lyric: “Closes the door before the winter lets the cold in.”
5. “Snowbird“, Anne Murray (1970)
Winter lyric: “Beneath this snowy mantle cold and clean.”
6. “Wolves“, Garth Brooks (1990)
Winter lyric: “January’s always bitter, but Lord this one beats all.”
7. “Telluride“, Tim McGraw (2001)
Winter lyric: “We spent the whole winter tangled up by a fire.”
8. “Roses in the Snow“, Emmylou Harris (1980)
Winter lyric: “We had sunshine in December, and threw our roses in the snow.”
9. “Winter In My Heart“, The Avett Brothers (2012)
Winter lyric: “The air in there is frigid cold.”
10. “Footprints in the Snow“, Bill Monroe (1945)
Winter lyric: “Give me the wintertime when the snow is on the ground.”