This time of year, we hear holiday music playing just about everywhere we go, but that doesn’t mean we always enjoy the tunes. New research looks into which Christmas songs are the most and least liked by Americans.
- Using Google Trends data, FinanceBuzz found the most popular Christmas song in each state.
- They also polled 12-hundred U.S. adults about the Christmas songs they find most annoying.
- And it turns out, in some states the most popular song is also the most disliked.
- Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is the most popular Christmas song in 10 different states, the most of any song in the study.
- It’s the most-searched song in the Northeast and in the South.
- Five songs top the list in at least three states: “Run Rudolph Run,” “It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” “Jingle Bells,” “Deck the Halls,” and Jose Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad.”
- Check out the full list of the most popular holiday song in each state here.
- Interestingly, Mariah’s mega hit song is also the most annoying, according to the survey.
The Most Annoying Christmas Songs
- “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey
- “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” by Alvin and the Chipmunks
- “Feliz Navidad” by Jose Feliciano
- “A Holly Jolly Christmas” by Burl Ives
- “Baby It’s Cold Outside”
- “Deck the Halls”
- “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” by John Lennon
- “White Christmas”
- “Wonderful Christmastime” by Paul McCartney
- “Do You Hear What I Hear?”
Source: CW39
Scott's Thoughts:
- It’s hard not to find these songs annoying as much as they’re overplayed everywhere!
- I was never big on Christmas Music being played ALL THE TIME. But I admit during covid I was really more into it. Why? Dunno?
- I hate that Mariah song. My daughter loves it. So I will tolerate it in the car.