Missourians, Kansans list favorite Christmas songs

“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” is the most popular Christmas song in Missouri, while Kansans prefer “Jingle Bells.” FinanceBuzz recently used Google trends to find the most popular song in every state.

Mariah Carey’s 1994 hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has become an all-time holiday classic in the three decades since it was first released, and has climbed to No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during each of the past four Christmas seasons. It is also the most popular Christmas song in 10 different states, the most of any song on the list.

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Five other songs took the top spot 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.” Given how popular it is around the country, it should come as no surprise that “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is the top song in multiple regions of the country. Carey’s modern classic is the top song in both the Northeast region of the United States as well as the South. Out West, “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year” takes the top spot, and four different songs (“Run Rudolph Run,” “Jingle Bells,” “Deck the Halls” and “A Holly Jolly Christmas”) are tied for the title of most popular song in the Midwest.

Carey also has the distinction of singing what Americans consider the most annoying Christmas songs. The top 10 in this category are:

1. “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey
2. “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)” by Alvin and the Chipmunks
3. “Feliz Navidad” by Jose Feliciano
4. “A Holly Jolly Christmas” by Burl Ives
5. “Baby It’s Cold Outside”
6. “Deck the Halls”
7. “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” by John Lennon
8. “White Christmas”
9. “Wonderful Christmastime” by Paul McCartney
10. “Do You Hear What I Hear?”

Check out Billboard’s top Christmas song list here.

–Alan Goforth | Metro Voice