In recent years, many countries make the switch before December (in 2017, 31 countries had passed the Christmas music threshold by then). The United States crossed into the Christmas music threshold-playing at least 2 percent Christmas songs-within the past week. Iceland currently leads the world in Christmas listening, with holiday tunes making up more than 8 percent of all streamed music, over triple the global average. The country streams classics as well as local favorites like Jose Mari Chan’s “Christmas In Our Hearts.”īy October 28, the festive Philippines had competition from some largely secular but spirited countries: Iceland and the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway, and Finland. The Philippines, heavily Catholic and among the most devotedly Christian nations on earth, is the first to start playing Christmas music, with a spike on September 1.
According to Spotify plays tracked by EveryNoise, most places started their surge in seasonal listening November 1.īut some countries started the party far earlier. Weary of Christmas tunes freezing out fall celebrations? You’re not just imagining the jingle bells and carols coming earlier each year.
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