If you’ve run through every single holiday tune on this list of 100, and you’re still looking for a little extra jingle, why not press play on some sea mammal melodies—the soul-stirring songs of the humpback whale. While both male and female humpbacks vocalize, it’s the male of the species that emits the louder, more complex, whistles, clicks, calls, and trills either solo or in pairs with other males. Researchers aren’t exactly certain why whales, which are the largest animals on earth, sing. Studies suggest that the musical sounds of varying frequency made by some types of baleen whales, including the humpback, minke, blue and bowhead, may be used to communicate, navigate, and locate food. Unlike some mammals, baleen whales don’t have vocal cords. Their awe-inspiring songs appear to be produced through folds of tissue in the larynx. If you are wondering about the average length of a humpback whale vocalization, these cetacean’s songs can range from six to thirty-five minutes.

We sing to communicate, to raise spirits, to show love and caring—to connect. If you listen closely it’s easy to believe that whales do too. However you find your holiday groove this season, we wish you a whale of a time.