All I Want for Christmas is You has been unwrapped as the UK’s least-favourite Christmas song, according to a new study. The research, conducted by Paddy Power Games, delved into the nation’s Christmas listening habits to reveal the most divisive tracks – which found that one-in-five Brits would happily pass on Mariah Carey’s festive classic.
Lower down on the list, Justin Bieber’s Mistletoe, and Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? rounded out the top three.
Although synonymous with the festive season, the UK seemingly doesn’t recognise Mariah any other time of the year. When given a list of ten iconic ballads from various artists, which included Mariah Carey’s We Belong Together, Without You and Vision of Love, 67% of Brits couldn’t name a single song belonging to her. Just 2% could name all three on the list.
Nearly one in four Brits admit they carry festive cheer into January to beat the post-holiday blues. A dedicated 3.4 million people (5%) even confess to listening to Christmas music all year long.
A Paddy Power Games spokesperson said: “It turns out that all Mariah Carey wants for Christmas is some more love from the UK – with the nation not only voting her Christmas hit as the worst, but not knowing any of her other songs!
“And to the 5% of Brits still rocking around the Christmas tree in July – we wish it was Christmas everyday as well!”
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Rank |
Song Name |
% who say it’s their least favourite song |
|
1 |
All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey |
19.5% |
|
2 |
Mistletoe – Justin Bieber |
12.0% |
|
3 |
Do They Know It’s Christmas? – Band Aid |
11.9% |
|
4 |
Fairytale of New York – The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl |
11.7% |
|
5 |
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday – Wizzard |
10.9% |
|
6 |
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – John Lennon & Yoko Ono |
10.6% |
|
7 |
Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End) – The Darkness |
10.5% |
|
8 |
A Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives |
10.3% |
|
9 |
Feliz Navidad – José Feliciano |
10.2% |
|
10 |
Last Christmas – Wham! |
10.1% |