AMERICA’S TOP TESTING CHRISTMAS SONGS OF 2024

 

“Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms remains America’s #1 best-testing Christmas song for seven of the past eight years. “Christmas music’s appeal remains as strong as ever amongst American radio listeners who listen to All Christmas stations ‘frequently’ or ‘sometimes’ and personally enjoy Christmas music on a local radio station during the holiday season,” says Ken Benson, Partner, and co-founder, of P1 Media Group

 

Key findings:

 

“Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms is America’s #1 research Christmas song, reclaiming the #1 position it has held for six of the last seven years. “Christmas music’s appeal remains as strong as ever amongst American radio listeners who listen to All Christmas stations ‘frequently’ or ‘sometimes’ and personally enjoy Christmas music on a local radio station during the holiday season,” says Ken Benson, Partner, and co-founder, of P1 Media Group. “As we often see, there is much to learn when we compare radio airplay to on-demand streaming data, even with holiday music.  Understanding streaming data can help broaden the appeal of your station.”

 

      • The Holiday standards dominate the Top 100 with five versions of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town, “Sleigh Ride,” and “Winter Wonderland” making the list.
      • Three Artists, Amy Grant, Frank Sinatra, and Andy Williams, have four songs in the Top 100.

Download the Top 100 Christmas Songs HERE!

 

Download the full press release HERE!

 

 

ABOUT THE SURVEY

P1 Media Group conducted the online survey from November 1-3, 2024. We sampled 400 18-54-year-old radio listeners from the Top 50 American Radio Markets. Participants were required to listen either “Frequently” or “Sometimes” to an all-Christmas Music local radio station during the holiday season and rate their enjoyment of Christmas music on a local radio station during the holiday season a ‘7’ or higher on a 1 to 10 scale. We identified “Heavy Streamers” by asking each respondent, “How frequently do you listen to music on your smartphone, computer, or other listening device from a streaming service such as Pandora, Spotify, or Apple Music.” 60% of the sample responded they stream “every day,” and 28% answered a “few days” a week.

 

The test list was compiled from the most-played Christmas Songs on American radio in 2023.

 

The test list was compiled from the most-played Christmas Songs on American radio in 2021 and the most-streamed Christmas songs in America in 2021, according to Luminate. The full results are available https://p1mediagroup.com  For more info, email Ken Benson ken@p1mediagroup.com

 

About P1 Media Group

With experience and passion, we’re shaping the future of radio. We offer the power of a large consultancy and the understanding, empathy, and honesty of a small one, with a customized approach to help stations grow and engage with their fans.

 

Contact: Ken Benson

Phone: +1.360.910.4119

Email: ken@p1mediagroup.com