Get ready to amaze your party guests with our top 10 Christmas jingles of all time to get everyone into the holiday spirit! Read our blog for more!
It's also many people's favourite time of the year — when they're not harassed by all the late and last-minute shopping for loved ones and for those who made it to the ‘Nice' list from the ‘Naughty' list.
While it's still early in the month, there are certain songs that are guaranteed to kickstart the festive mood in you, no matter how much you think you are immune or (gasp!) too cool to be bitten by the Xmas bug.
We dare you not to think of Santa hats and Santarina outfits and red, shiny baubles when you hear these tunes, some classic, some cheesy (but so effective in ringing in the season) and some truly evergreen that you can't help but hum.
Even if you are one of the five people on the planet who hasn't watched the 2003 film Love, Actually and Olivia Olson's adorable and super-festive version which helped to reignite the popularity of this song, let's admit it now — Ms Mariah's 2010 mega-hit is still the best version. Admit this, too: you've looked for this song at the karaoke joint and you pretended you could (a) hit the high notes and (b) keep up with Ms Mariah's tempo while bopping your body.
There is a reason everyone loves this song. We dare you not to tap your fingers or feet when you hear this beauty of an Xmas song.
By the way, here's a fun thing to do over Christmas — compare Mariah's version with Fifth Harmony's 2014 cover whilst tipsy on eggnog. Go on. You know you want to.
Don't you dare roll your eyes at this one. Almost every Gen X-er has some memory associated with this schmaltzy but oh-so-relatable hit from 1984 (slow-dancing awkwardly at the year-end school dance, maybe) while some millennials who weren't even an itch in their parents' pants in 1984 will think the movie with Henry Golding and Emilia Clarke is so much better than this song. (Psst: the movie was inspired by this song, duh.)
Almost every bar in town will play this classic at some point or another over the 12 days of Christmas. We guarantee it. Christmas is, after all, the only time of year you can legit get away with playing this song, much less sing it.