Fairytale of New York by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl has been crowned the UK’s favoruite Christmas song of 2024, according to research conducted by PPL PRS. The survey looked to find the which festive hits get Brits’ spirits high at Christmas time. It was found that one in 6 Brits were partial to The Pogues’ iconic tune. This was closely followed by Last Christmas by Wham! and All I Want For Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey.
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00:00Fairytale of New York by the Pogues featuring Kirstie McCall has been crowned the UK's favourite
00:06Christmas song of 2024, according to research conducted by PPL PRS. The survey looked to
00:12find which festive hits get Brits' spirits high at Christmas time, and it was found that
00:16one in six Brits were partial to the Pogues' iconic Christmas tune. This was closely followed
00:21by Last Christmas by Wham and All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey. But why
00:26is it that Brits love a Christmas tune? Well, the research also found that 45% of us love
00:31listening to Christmas music when we're cooking, with 53% of us popping on the Christmas playlist
00:36whilst wrapping presents. Music therapist Mariana Rizkala said that quote,
00:42if we have good associations of the Christmas season, then Christmas music can act as a helpful
00:46psychological cue to get us into the festive spirit. She added that music's effect on our
00:51limbic system, which deals with our emotions, means that if our associations are good,
00:57we are prompted to feel warmer, more relaxed and lighter in mood.
01:01But what's your favourite Christmas song?