No musical genre is safe from the icy and impenetrable grip of that commercial juggernaut known as Christmas.

As such, Rap succumbed to the holiday’s glittery grasp right from its infancy, with pioneer MC Kurtis Blow quite literally breaking onto the scene with his 1979 debut, Christmas Rappin’.

Ever since, Rap has enjoyed a long and…colorful… history with the most wonderful time of the year.

Collected below, and spanning almost 40 years, are some of my favorite Christmas Raps. And because I think it’s fun to hear Rap evolve fluidly over the course of a playlist, they’re presented here in chronological order.

Merry Muthafuckin’ Christmas everyone!