00:00Now, why is it that so many of us do indeed have such an affinity for Christmas music?
00:07Well, Rosie Axon, the director and founder of Chilton Music Therapy, explained that a
00:12meaningful piece of music, such as a Christmas song, tends to have an impact on mood.
00:17And it seems that songs which tend to strike a chord at Christmastime can have certain
00:23similarities.
00:24According to an article by the Washington Post, it was reported that the best performing
00:28Christmas tunes usually have short, repetitive lyrics and standard holiday themes.
00:33Joe Bennett, professor of musicology at Berklee College of Music, analysed the lyrics of UK
00:39Spotify's Top 200 streams from Christmas week in 2016 and found 78 were holiday songs.
00:46The lyrics of those 78 fell into a few thematic categories.
00:50The categories on these lyric themes included Home, Santa, Being in Love and Snow.
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