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- Spotify recently shared this season's festive music trends.
- Artists like The Kiboomers, Mariah Carey, and Michael Bublé topped the December charts.
- Songs from the 90s, 80s and 50s feature in the top five of the season's most-streamed holiday tracks.
Music is a significant part of Christmas. Whether it's carols setting the mood at malls and family gatherings, or any of your favourite genres getting the party started as everyone around you gets into a more festive spirit.
According to Spotify, holiday playlist creation has spiked more than 1 400% since the start of November.
The streaming service recently shared this season's festive music trends, which saw artists like The Kiboomers, Mariah Carey, and Michael Bublé top the December charts.
Bublé, who recently rescheduled his South African tour to 2025, has the top-streamed Christmas album globally. His album is also Spotify's most-streamed Christmas album of all time.
Globally, he is followed by Mariah Carey, Bing Crosby, Ariana Grande and Frank Sinatra as Spotify's top-streamed holiday artists.
When it comes to the season's soundtrack, it is a battle for the ages among the season's most-streamed holiday tracks, with songs from the 90s, 80s and 50s making the top five.
This year's top global tracks are:
- All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey (1994)
- Last Christmas by Wham! (1984)
- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee (1958)
- Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms (1957)
- Santa Tell Me by Ariana Grande (2014)
And in South Africa specifically, this year's top tracks are:
- All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey (1994)
- Last Christmas by Wham! (1984)
- Santa Tell Me by Ariana Grande (2014)
- Snowman by Sia (2017)
- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee (1958)
The top Christmas songs aren't just old-school hits. Holiday hits released in the past five years have also cracked the nod, and these songs are leading streams globally:
- Merry Christmas by Ed Sheeran and Elton John
- Santa, Can't You Hear Me by Ariana Grande and Kelly Clarkson
- Christmas Tree Farm by Taylor Swift
- Like It's Christmas by The Jonas Brothers
- Winter Wonderland - Spotify Singles by Laufey
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