Happy Holidays my friends! ๐ What is your recipe to the perfect road trip…? I bet that for most of us it simply must have: fun company, lots of spontaneity, yummy snacks & great music!
Am I right or am I right? ๐
I’ve wanted to compile a road trip playlist for the longest time! And as you probably know, I am a sucker for road trips and good musicโฆ ๐
Music plays a huge role in my creative process… In fact, I was inspired to write this post while listening to Pentatonix: The First Noel & That Is Christmas To Me.
Give them a listen & you’ll be ushered into a wondrous festive mood, no matter where you are… ๐
P.S. As and when you travel, remember to stay safe and observe Covid-19 safety measures… Always keep your mask on and sanitize frequently.

Dreams Are Valid… ๐
Who Needs A Road Trip Playlist Anyway?
Have you ever gone on a road trip with folks who donโt exactly share your taste in music? Oh it can be quite the torture! ๐
Or perhaps, you’ve had those awkward moments when the radio signal disappears, stories have fizzled out and there’s nothing interesting to listen to….
Tip: Create your road trip playlist in advance, and save it on your phone or flash disk to keep the fun going. ๐
It’s a given: tastes in music differ: what is entertaining for one person might be like a snooze button for the next person.
Tip: If you are traveling in a group, create a diverse collection for your road trip playlist. This way, you’re likely to cater much better to different people’s moods, taste & settings… ๐
Nothing Beats Team Effort!
To make this fun and inclusive, I requested you to send your road trip playlist suggestions via Facebook and Instagram… And whoa! You, my friends, do not disappoint! I love you for it! ๐
I enjoyed listening to the diversity in your suggestions & putting this list together was uber exciting!
I feel like a DJ at this point, so let me put on my imaginary ‘Beats by Dre‘ headphones & let’s dive into it! ๐
P.S. This is a compilation of your suggestions + some of my favorites for the road. Press Play, put it on Shuffle & enjoy! ๐
Get Your Praise On!
Mulungu Samangona โ Pompi
Travis Green- Made A Way
Tye Tribet- What can I do
Travis Green- Intentional
Chris Tomlin – Our God
Giant Killer – Pompi
Travis Green- Be Still
The Day- I Am They
Casting Crowns- Thrive
Donnie Mcclurkin- I Need You
Toby Mac- City On Our Knees
Anthem Lights- Hymns Mashup (Amazing Grace x Be Thou My Vision x Come Thou Fount)
Catch That Friday Feeling!
The Weeknd ft. Daft Punk- I Feel It Coming
DJ Neptune ft. Joeboy &ย Laycon- Nobody
Hailee Steinfeld Ft. Alesso – Let Me Go
Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams- Feels
Coldplay- Hymn For The Weekend
Kygo ft. Justin Jesso- Stargazing
Yemi Alade Ft. Sauti Sol- Africa
Sia ft. Sean Paul- Cheap Thrills
Dremo ft. Davido- Kpa
Sia – The Greatest
Davido – FIA
Labrinth- Jealous
Teknomiles- Wash
Darey – Pray For Me
Fall out boy- Immortals
Sauti Sol- Coming Home
The Temptations – My Girl
Nyashinski – Now You Know
Imagine Dragons- Thunder
Marshmello ft. Khalid- Silence
Kygo Ft. Conrad Sewell – Firestone
Tarus Riley- Just The Way You Are
Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato- รchame La Culpa
Fuse ODG ft. Ed Sheeran & Mugeez – Boa Me
Patoranking Ft. Diamond Platnumz- Love You Die
The Piano Guys ft. Alex Boye- Paradise (Peponi) African Style
The Ultimate Road trip Playlist is random, with a little bit of everything for every kind of mood and spontaneous momentsโฆ.
Mellow It Down For The Night Trips
Josh Groban- You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up)
Il divo & Celine Dion – I Believe In You
Adele- Water Under The Bridge
The Tenors- Forever Young
Sam Smith- Stay With Me
Jackie Evancho- Angel
Ehrling- All I Need
Cold Play- Magic
Gracie Abrams- Friend
Nana Fofie- Mad Over You
Johnny Drille – Wait For Me
Chris Rio fr. Tomi Owo- Be Mine
Rebekah Dawn- Kutembea Nawe
Andrea Bocelli, Cรฉline Dion- The Prayer
Wizkid ft. Tay Iwar & Projexx- True Love
Lindsey Stirling- Crystallize (Dubstep Violin)
Ed Sheeran (with Andrea Bocelli)- Perfect Symphony
A Pentatonix Christmas…
And because it’s Christmas…we simply must have some Christmas favorites thrown in there. ๐
My favorite group is Pentatonix, but you can pick the versions you like best. ๐
Drummer boy
Christmas Shoes
Let it be Christmas
Joy to the world
Oh Holy Night…
Silent night
Hark the Herald
The First Noel
Drummer boy
We Three Kings
Mary Did You Know
Wowza! I hope you’ll enjoy this playlist when you hit the road…
Did your song miss out in the list? Feel free to add more song suggestions in the Comments’ section. ๐ I would also love to read your feedback. ๐
Thank you for rocking with Scrapbook Journeys! Your support means the world, and then some! Seriously-thank you. You, my friends, are the real rock stars! I celebrate you! ๐
God Willing, I look forward to an incredible New Year and to more epic explorations & sharing in this thing we all have & love in common: Travel. ๐
Have a Merry Christmas & Adventurous New Year!
<Stay.Inspired.Always>
19 Comments
Dapperman
December 8, 2022 at 6:59 pmI can’t even imagine a road trip without music.
Scrapbook Journeys
February 22, 2023 at 2:30 pmThat part!!! ๐
Kenyan Backpacker
November 16, 2018 at 4:45 pmThat’s a great playlist you got there.
From your list, I added the following to my current one.
Coldplay- Hymn For The Weekend
Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato- รchame La Culpa
Yemi Alade Ft. Sauti Sol- Africa
Imagine Dragons-Thunder
Fall out boy- Immortals
Cold Play- Magic
They go well with some Indie Folk, so I would add these to the Night trips.
Years from the sun – Miles Away
Family of the Year – Hero
Roo Pans – Open roads
Trapeze Swinger – Gregory Allan Isakov
Native – Ocean
The paper Kites – Train Ride home
Kothbiro – Ayub Ogada
Scrapbook Journeys
November 22, 2018 at 8:42 amHey hey! I am so glad you liked it, and now I have some new songs to check out thanks to you- Super! Thank you for reading and taking the time to comment! ๐
Wanjiku
December 23, 2017 at 7:20 pmLet the Holidays begin…….
Love. Laugh. Am excited already. Very.
Happy Holidays Scrapbook Journeys.
Mitha
December 22, 2017 at 9:07 pmThat playlist is quite something
Thanks for refreshing my tired playlist
Scrapbook Journeys
December 23, 2017 at 8:28 amHahaha ๐ You’ve been a great influence on my music lately, so I am more than happy to return the favour! ๐ Thank you for reading and Happy Holidays! ๐
Sally
December 22, 2017 at 7:40 pmGreat job, I love the songs
Scrapbook Journeys
December 23, 2017 at 8:26 amAw thank you Sally! I am glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for reading!:D
Patricia
December 22, 2017 at 6:53 pmYeeey someone needs to add just one luhya song
Thanx Marx for the list
Scrapbook Journeys
December 23, 2017 at 8:25 amHahaha you make my days Pat! Aw thank you for reading, and yes angusha that Luhya song, we add it to the list! Merry Christmas! ๐
nelius
December 22, 2017 at 5:32 pmThanks Marion i normally listen to most of these on my road trips thanks for adding my list.
Scrapbook Journeys
December 23, 2017 at 8:24 amNelius! Welcome back! ๐ It was my pleasure to share! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and lots of fun on your roadtrips!
Nesh
December 22, 2017 at 3:38 pmItโs a party people manenos here. Letโs have a music filled Christmas and share the the love
Scrapbook Journeys
December 23, 2017 at 8:22 amIssa Party for sure!! ๐ Merry Christmas and Cheers to sharing the love! Thank you for reading! ๐
Charity Asatsi
December 22, 2017 at 12:37 pmLove love this post
Music is so therapeutic especially for the long drives this season ๐
One of my faves is Coldplays – Paradise
Thanks for sharing the songs!
Good job Marion!!
Scrapbook Journeys
December 23, 2017 at 8:21 amYaay! I am happy to hear you loved it Charity! Yes, music totally makes a huge difference. Thank you for reading and do have an amazing Christmas! ๐
Stom al-Madusi
December 22, 2017 at 11:56 amIssa trip already. Let me pump up the volume to Mukangala hit as I head to my trip.
Scrapbook Journeys
December 23, 2017 at 8:19 amAhaha Niice! Enjoy and have a safe, fun trip!! Thank you for reading Stom!:D