Spotify’s most played Christmas artists of 2024

Michael Bublé crowned King of Christmas on Spotify playlists, followed by the legendary Bing Crosby…

With 64% of people having waited until 1st December to play Christmas songs, the time to turn on those festive tracks is finally here. Today, December 7th, is reportedly the day when most people in the UK deck their trees with baubles so what a better time to have a little Bublé?

While Mariah Carey reigns as the Queen of Christmas streams, a new analysis reveals the top 10 most featured artists in Christmas playlists on Spotify and shockingly, Carey isn’t among them. Using the Chosic Spotify Playlist Analyzer, analogue to smart speaker music device company A2D2 analysed the five most popular Christmas playlists on Spotify – those with the highest number of saves – to reveal the top 10 most popular Christmas artists.

With his songs appearing most frequently in the five most popular Spotify Christmas playlists, Michael Bublé is the undisputed King of Christmas, thanks to festive favourites like It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas and The Christmas Song. Trailing closely behind is the legendary Bing Crosby, whose timeless classics such as Winter Wonderland and I’ll Be Home For Christmas continue to dominate the festive season.

Kelly Clarkson steals third place, with her songs appearing 12 times on Spotify’s top five Christmas playlists, including winter favourites like Underneath the Tree and Christmas Eve (Baby Please Come Home). In fourth place is Ariana Grande and fifth is crooner Frank Sinatra.

In sixth position Nat King Cole keeps his chestnuts roasting on an open fire, while the rest – all in joint seventh place – are Cher, Elton John, Kylie and Sia.

For those seeking a holly jolly Christmas, the analysis also reveals the happiest Christmas songs guaranteed to bring festive cheer. Leading the pack is Gene Autry’s Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane), with a happiness score of 98. Close behind is Little Saint Nick (1991 Remix) by The Beach Boys, scoring 97, followed by Clarence Carter’s Back Door Santa, also with a score of 97.