United State's Favorite Christmas Song By State 2023

It's the most wonderful time of the year! And around this time of year, you can pretty much bank on hearing some familiar songs on the radio, during a festive flick or while chomping down on your Christmas dinner. Some songs are holiday classics, withstanding the test of time and are still as popular as ever at this time of year, but every now and then a new hit makes it's way on to the scene.  

But with that in mind, the research and analytics team at Casinos.com took a quick break from testing US online casinos because we wanted to find out what the USA's favorite Christmas song was, alongside data for each US state. We took 20 tried and tested festive hits and analyzed the search volume data over the last 12 months to determine what's #1, alongside bespoke data for each state. 

Jingle Bells - which was written over 170 years ago - has stood the test of time and emerged as the nation's favorite Christmas song. Feliz Navidad, All I Want For Christmas is You and Last Christmas all presented strong results in the 2023 study. 

The interactive map above gives a full representation of what is each state's favorite Christmas song. Simply hover over your state of choice for a full view of their top three songs in order.

Christmas Songs in the US 2023 - The Results

As stated above, there were a couple of high performers, in particular Jingle Bells and Feliz Navidad, with the former the runaway favorite taking 20 states number one spot. 

Who loves Jingle Bells the most - Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Alaska, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Kansas, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Nebraska. 

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (2), White Christmas (2), Last Christmas (3) all secure votes in some states. No other song featured more than once as a state's #1. 

Fairytale Of New York, written and sang by the recently deceased Shane McGowan, secured Rhode Island's top spot but also featured a further 6 times in top three lists. Likewise, Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree landed in the top three 10 times having been only Tennessee's favorite Christmas song. 

Surprisingly, Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid, a charity song written by Bob Geldof to raise money that regularly features on the charts at this time of year, only appeared once as Vermont's third favorite track.

Every song tracked by our analytics team featured at least once in a state's top 3 rankings. 

Methodology:

We used Google Trends to measure the level of interest in 20 of the nation's Christmas songs. 

• Data was collected over a 12-month period from December 19, 2022 - December 20, 2023

In the case where a state had equal levels of interest for multiple songs, search volumes for each item using semrush were measured in that area to determine a favorite.

What is Each US States' Top Three Favorite Christmas Songs

• Alabama - Jingle Bells, All I Want For Christmas Is You, Santa Baby
• Alaska - Jingle Bells, Fairytale of New York, The Little Drummer Boy
• Arizona - Feliz Navidad, Last Christmas, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree:
• Arkansas - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, Jingle Bells, All I Want For Christmas Is You
• California - Feliz Navidad, Last Christmas, All I Want For Christmas Is You
• Colorado - Jingle Bell Rock, Jingle Bells, Feliz Navidad
• Connecticut - Feliz Navidad, Jingle Bells, Last Christmas
• Delaware - All I Want For Christmas Is You, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree:, Last Christmas
• District of Columbia - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Fairytale of New York, All I Want For Christmas Is You
• Florida - Feliz Navidad, All I Want For Christmas Is You, Last Christmas
• Georgia - Jingle Bells, All I Want For Christmas Is You, Feliz Navidad
• Hawaii - Last Christmas, Underneath the Tree, All I Want For Christmas Is You
• Idaho - A Holly Jolly Christmas, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, Jingle Bells
• Illinois - Jingle Bells, All I Want For Christmas Is You, Feliz Navidad
• Indiana  - Jingle Bells, All I Want For Christmas Is You, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
• Iowa - Jingle Bells, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree:, O Come All Ye Faithful
• Kansas - Jingle Bells, Feliz Navidad, All I Want For Christmas Is You
• Kentucky - Jingle Bells, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree:, All I Want For Christmas Is You
• Louisiana - Jingle Bells, All I Want For Christmas Is You, The Little Drummer Boy
• Maine - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, Jingle Bells, It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
• Maryland - All I Want For Christmas Is You, Jingle Bells, Last Christmas
• Massachusetts - Jingle Bells, Fairytale of New York, All I Want For Christmas Is You
• Michigan  - Jingle Bells, Last Christmas, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree:
• Minnesota - White Christma, The Little Drummer Boy, Jingle Bells
• Mississippi - Jingle Bells, Santa Baby, All I Want For Christmas Is You
• Missouri - Jingle Bells, All I Want For Christmas Is You, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
• Montana - Santa Baby, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, The Little Drummer Boy
• Nebraska - Jingle Bells, The Little Drummer Boy, All I Want For Christmas Is You
• Nevada - Last Christmas, All I Want For Christmas Is You, Feliz Navidad
• New Hampshire - Jingle Bells, Fairytale of New York, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
• New Jersey - Feliz Navidad, All I Want For Christmas Is You, Last Christmas
• New Mexico - Feliz Navidad, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree:, It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
• New York  - All I Want For Christmas Is You, Last Christmas, Fairytale of New York
• North Carolina - Jingle Bells, All I Want For Christmas Is You, Feliz Navidad
• North Dakota - Deck the Halls, O Come All Ye Faithful, Jingle Bells
• Ohio - Jingle Bells, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree:, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
• Oklahoma - Jingle Bells, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree:, All I Want For Christmas Is You
• Oregon - Feliz Navidad, Jingle Bells, Last Christmas
• Pennsylvania - Jingle Bells, All I Want For Christmas Is You, Fairytale of New York
• Rhode Island - Fairytale of New York, Christmas (Baby Please Come Home), Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
• South Carolina - O Come All Ye Faithful, Jingle Bells, All I Want For Christmas Is You
• South Dakota - Feliz Navidad, O Come All Ye Faithful, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree:
• Tennessee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree:, Jingle Bells, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
• Texas - Feliz Navidad, All I Want For Christmas Is You, Last Christmas
• Utah - White Christma, It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, A Holly Jolly Christmas
• Vermont - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Jingle Bells, Do They Know It's Christmas?
• Virginia - Feliz Navidad, Jingle Bells, All I Want For Christmas Is You
• Washington - Last Christmas, Jingle Bells, All I Want For Christmas Is You
• West Virginia - All I Want For Christmas Is You, O Come All Ye Faithful, Jingle Bells
• Wisconsin - Jingle Bells, It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, White Christma
• Wyoming - The Little Drummer Boy, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree:, All I Want For Christmas Is You