Why Are Christmas Songs So Repetitive?
Aaargh! Why does it seem that Christmas music is so repetitive? (Updated 2023!) Because it is! A few Christmas vacations ago this same question hit me. It was probably after hearing the 10th rendition of White Christmas off of Spotify! Different artists but the same songs. Why so repetitive? It turns out that there are only about 90 Christmas songs that get any regular air play. And about 30 of those get probably half the air time. I went through the iTunes/Apple Music store and compiled a list of what, by any stretch, were common or highly popular Christmas songs and carols. Nothing that hadn't proven itself for at least two decades was included. Songs had to be widely sung and recorded by a variety of artists and show continuing popularity. So while there are scores of obscure Christmas hymns, carols and songs that are rarely sung or scarcely recorded, they are not included here because odds are you'll go through the entire holiday season and never hear them e