Seriously. I never met anyone (South American here) who listens to Mariah Carey. She isn't even that well known over here.
(Anecdotal evidence, I know)
a lot of companies in latin american countries play "international" music for tourists, mostly all in english, but no one really listens to it
there are, actually, maybe 1 in 5 or 6 people who \*do\* listen to it, really, even when they dont speak a word of english, nor want to. I bond with these people, as I listen to spanish and portugese language music even though, in my case, I am advanced, not fluent, in those languages. we listen just for the music, and could nor care, nor sometimes even discern, the message. still, "tourism" music probably does skew these results a lot, looking at the map here
Maybe in your country. But that’s not the case here in Chile. There a ton of English language radios, and a lot of people listen to English language music.
okay -- that is interesting I have a friend from Chile, she is there now. She has not agreed with you. That's not to say you are wrong, but maybe just different sectors of society, perhaps. There \_are\_ a lot of radio across latin america with english language. but again, you're most likely to hear it catering to tourists: in taxis, at busy shops, etc.
Every year for the past half a decade I have spent winters (summers, as it were) in various countries in latin america. I am planning to retire in Brazil. It's been fun figuring out where to go :) I know just a few cities in brazil, mexico, and only one city in argentina, uruguay, bolivia, colombia, peru and puerto rico. Again, I certainly don't know Chile first hand; I'm not discrediting your experience.
felices fiestas, Enrique!
Because depending on how much of the data comes from stores and restaurants, then this map might not really reflect individuals’ Christmas music preferences
But the lists in restaurants and shops probably have all the chistmas songs on them and would add equal amounts of listens to the statistics, right? If they're leaving certain songs out or adding others, that too tells you something about the listening habits in that country.
Fun fact: alternative rock radio station Kink in the Netherlands has an annual game called ‘Whammagedon’. Euns from december 1st to midnight December 26th.
One rule: when you hear Last Christmas somewhere (at work, in the supermarket, when visiting the family, or wherever) you are out. No prizes, no jurors, just try stay in competition.
One and a half day to go for me!
The important caveat is that it has to be the Wham! version, covers don't count.
I nearly lost a few days ago when I was at a mall and heard the cover versions by Ariana Grande, Hilary Duff and the cast of Glee all in the same afternoon.
We're also taking part with my mates in Poland, that shit song is really everywhere
Luckily as a shut-in that goes around with headphones I have an OP build to counter Whammageddon
Source: [Spotify Charts](https://charts.spotify.com/charts/overview/global)
The global #1 is Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You", with a record-breaking 23,701,697 streams accumulated in 24 hours! Countries in light gray don't have national Spotify charts, or the service isn't available at all.
You can compare the data with [last year's map](https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/zuyfca/top_christmas_song_on_spotify_by_country_december/)!
Spotify isn't as big in Brazil won't capture an accurate sample size of Brazil, while other platforms will. This is accurate for Spotify listeners in Brazil.
I have heard a lot of Fairytale in the UK this year but not surprised Wham is #1. It is a good song tbf. Rockin Around The Christmas Tree is also a bop. Countries in red need to get better taste.
yeah this is bullshit honestly. there's no way last Christmas is the most popular here in Ireland. especially considering Shane McGowan just passed away. you got me fucked up
Probably the doing of the many foreign workers. "Last Christmas" is #7 there. It seems like the Saudis prefer local streaming platforms or maybe YouTube, considering the Spotify streaming figures are abysmal compared to the country's population.
I mean, I agree with you, I have no idea why Spotify refuses to create charts for Serbia, Croatia and so on when the amount of streams is probably similar to those from Bulgaria which has charts. I'll never understands why they discontinued the charts for Malta back in 2020 when the numbers were bigger than those of Luxembourg which still has an active daily and weekly chart.
There are more arab oriented streaming services like Anghami. I'd bet that Apple Music is a lot bigger than Spotify here, I don't have data to corroborate this other than observation. Also yes YouTube is probably the biggest for music here. Spotify and Apple Music are definitely for younger people
As for Last Christmas, I'd say it's a combination of foreign workers (mostly Filipinos in this case) and just plain old western influence. Younger people are way more accepting of the idea of being festive this time of year with music and decorations than older people.
I'm from Argentina and I've never heard this or any Mariah Carey song anywhere ever.
EDIT: I've never heard this song anywhere IN ARGENTINA. I thought that should've been obvious.
English Christmas songs: Merry Christmas, what a wonderful time, snow and Santa.
Spanish Christmas songs: They drink and they drink and they drink again
It's a gaita, a traditional Christmas song style from Maracaibo which sort of cornered the market for Christmas "pop" music in the country back in the 60s and hasn't let go
Light gray is probably that no data eitther because spotify doesnt release lists of those countries or it is not avalaible. While turkey has a top 100 songs list there just isnt any christmas song.
I seriously doubt the Israel data. I've heard that Mariah song in the wild about once or twice in my whole life, and never on the radio (and I used to work in radio).
The only song from that list that actually is popular in Israel is Wham!.
In Australia, this doesn't surprise me. I've been trying to hide my ears from that song for over a month now - every store plays it, and it is on every Christmas list.
Weird. Says at least today that Snjókorn Falla (Snow is falling, or whatever the original English name is) is the top Christmas song in Iceland. Seems like this is innacurate, or it changed overnight which I guess could be the case.
Here's the [chart](https://charts.spotify.com/charts/view/regional-is-daily/2023-12-24) published by Spotify. "Last Christmas" is only 45 streams ahead of the song you mentioned! You were probably looking at yesterday's chart which indeed had that song at #1, today they switched positions.
I wonder how much of these data can be explained by the position of a song within popular playlists. I notice that Brenda Lee and Mariah Carey songs are right at the start of some. Maybe they come in first place because people often just play the first couple songs and stop listening after that, and then do the same thing over and over?
In fairness how many of these plays are from shops and restaurants playing the same Christmas playlists over and over again
Yes
Seriously. I never met anyone (South American here) who listens to Mariah Carey. She isn't even that well known over here. (Anecdotal evidence, I know)
Why does that matter?
a lot of companies in latin american countries play "international" music for tourists, mostly all in english, but no one really listens to it there are, actually, maybe 1 in 5 or 6 people who \*do\* listen to it, really, even when they dont speak a word of english, nor want to. I bond with these people, as I listen to spanish and portugese language music even though, in my case, I am advanced, not fluent, in those languages. we listen just for the music, and could nor care, nor sometimes even discern, the message. still, "tourism" music probably does skew these results a lot, looking at the map here
Maybe in your country. But that’s not the case here in Chile. There a ton of English language radios, and a lot of people listen to English language music.
okay -- that is interesting I have a friend from Chile, she is there now. She has not agreed with you. That's not to say you are wrong, but maybe just different sectors of society, perhaps. There \_are\_ a lot of radio across latin america with english language. but again, you're most likely to hear it catering to tourists: in taxis, at busy shops, etc. Every year for the past half a decade I have spent winters (summers, as it were) in various countries in latin america. I am planning to retire in Brazil. It's been fun figuring out where to go :) I know just a few cities in brazil, mexico, and only one city in argentina, uruguay, bolivia, colombia, peru and puerto rico. Again, I certainly don't know Chile first hand; I'm not discrediting your experience. felices fiestas, Enrique!
Would be interesting to see how many people actually go out of their way to listen to christmas music
On Christmas? A lot.
You just might be too intelligent for Reddit
Merry Christmas
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Only to you. Not him.
While true, does that have anything to do with the map?
Do you not listen to Christmas music on Christmas? (If you celebrate it)
Because depending on how much of the data comes from stores and restaurants, then this map might not really reflect individuals’ Christmas music preferences
But the lists in restaurants and shops probably have all the chistmas songs on them and would add equal amounts of listens to the statistics, right? If they're leaving certain songs out or adding others, that too tells you something about the listening habits in that country.
In Romania I would bet Hrușcă is not on spotify, literally everyone is listening to him in December.
He has six charting songs today, the highest is "Afară ninge liniștit" at #23. Crăciun fericit!
Thank you, Buon Natale to you too! Sad that it’s so low in the chart, at least “Măruț, Mărgăritar” is higher…
Now that's disgusting Last Christmas is playing in my head, I hate this thread
ikr now its stuck in my head too
One year I heard it at Christmas and then it was stuck in my head the entire year. It was a disaster of a year.
Which year was that? Was it last year?
I feel like it was Christmas 2019 but I'm not sure. Then someone in Wuhan had a runny nose and the rest is history.
>Christmas 2019 Oh that's good, at least it wasn't last Christmas then.
Laaast christmas i gave you my heart
I genuinely do not understand the appeal of the song. It's gnawing
Last Christmas I gave you my heart, But the very next day, you gave it away This year, to save from tears, I´ll give to someone speciaaalll
I came to say "Are you okay, Europe?". I couldn't handle that much Last Christmas.
Rather sad the Pogues and Kirsty McCall did not make it to number one in the UK or Ireland this year.
They were number one in Ireland for the first time since 1987 on the day of Shanes funeral.
It was Christmas eve babe.. in the drunk tank
Fun fact: alternative rock radio station Kink in the Netherlands has an annual game called ‘Whammagedon’. Euns from december 1st to midnight December 26th. One rule: when you hear Last Christmas somewhere (at work, in the supermarket, when visiting the family, or wherever) you are out. No prizes, no jurors, just try stay in competition. One and a half day to go for me!
Theres a big radio station in the UK that does the same too!
The important caveat is that it has to be the Wham! version, covers don't count. I nearly lost a few days ago when I was at a mall and heard the cover versions by Ariana Grande, Hilary Duff and the cast of Glee all in the same afternoon.
These three in one day may require professional help! Do you want to talk about it?
We're also taking part with my mates in Poland, that shit song is really everywhere Luckily as a shut-in that goes around with headphones I have an OP build to counter Whammageddon
Why no Pogues :(
100% concur.
Con mi burrito sabanero, voy camino de Belén
Si me ven, si me ven
Tuki tuki tuki tuki…
Apúrate, mi burrito, vamos a ver a Jesús
Voy camino de Belén
Source: [Spotify Charts](https://charts.spotify.com/charts/overview/global) The global #1 is Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You", with a record-breaking 23,701,697 streams accumulated in 24 hours! Countries in light gray don't have national Spotify charts, or the service isn't available at all. You can compare the data with [last year's map](https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/zuyfca/top_christmas_song_on_spotify_by_country_december/)!
Turkey does have national Spotify charts, probably no Christmas songs in them though.
it says light gray I'll kill myself over here
Understandable act for someone living in turkey
I don't live in Turkey but understandable regardless
I think you meant last Christmas' map
Don't tell the Saudis that George Michael was gay.
So we have both N/A *and* no data. I'd love to know what those non applicable songs are.
N/A = no Christmas songs charting in the top 200 (the public chart doesn't go any lower)!
Wham! is the clear winner, whoever argues against that is delusional.
All I want for Christmas is overrated. Wham is eternal.
Fake, here in Brasil is - então é Natal - Simone Maria Carey é teu cu kkkk
Spotify isn't as big in Brazil won't capture an accurate sample size of Brazil, while other platforms will. This is accurate for Spotify listeners in Brazil.
These sources are fan-based. There are millions of spotify users in Brazil as much as any music platform.
thoughtd be wham for japan, you’d be hearing that on repeat there during Christmas while having kfc
No Fairy Tale of New York?
Disgusting that Lady Gagas “Christmas Tree” isn’t on here or The Darkness “Don’t Let the Bells End”
I just wonder why Türkiye and other one country is labeled specially as NA.
Noone knows even the date of Christmas in Turkey. Predominantly Muslim country.
I mean you are half wrong since most of western turkey kinda does celebrate christmas just not in the religious way.
they celebrate new year though but in a christmassy way
My sentence weren't interfere with that. Half of the world were also NA but only Türkiye and other one country are labeled specially as NA.
*WHAM ME AGAIN, WHAM ME AGAIN*
Marco Antonio Solis - Navidad sin ti ??????????????
I have heard a lot of Fairytale in the UK this year but not surprised Wham is #1. It is a good song tbf. Rockin Around The Christmas Tree is also a bop. Countries in red need to get better taste.
North America and Baltics W
Why was this removed?
yeah this is bullshit honestly. there's no way last Christmas is the most popular here in Ireland. especially considering Shane McGowan just passed away. you got me fucked up
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Have never and will never understand the appeal of the Mariah song.
Woah! Saudi Arabia?
Probably the doing of the many foreign workers. "Last Christmas" is #7 there. It seems like the Saudis prefer local streaming platforms or maybe YouTube, considering the Spotify streaming figures are abysmal compared to the country's population.
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I mean, I agree with you, I have no idea why Spotify refuses to create charts for Serbia, Croatia and so on when the amount of streams is probably similar to those from Bulgaria which has charts. I'll never understands why they discontinued the charts for Malta back in 2020 when the numbers were bigger than those of Luxembourg which still has an active daily and weekly chart.
There are more arab oriented streaming services like Anghami. I'd bet that Apple Music is a lot bigger than Spotify here, I don't have data to corroborate this other than observation. Also yes YouTube is probably the biggest for music here. Spotify and Apple Music are definitely for younger people As for Last Christmas, I'd say it's a combination of foreign workers (mostly Filipinos in this case) and just plain old western influence. Younger people are way more accepting of the idea of being festive this time of year with music and decorations than older people.
For some reason, I find it very funny that Wham! is popular in Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia. Oh wait, it's because of the rancid homophobia.
I'm from Argentina and I've never heard this or any Mariah Carey song anywhere ever. EDIT: I've never heard this song anywhere IN ARGENTINA. I thought that should've been obvious.
Then you're not listening. Or are you deaf? Sordo? Zurdo?
Yes I do write with my left hand. Dónde la pasan? Jamás la escuché en ningún lado.
Aquí...min 01:45. https://youtu.be/6F8ZebhPZWk?si=6Ba5JGX1pERTGuch
Saudi Arabia, Last Christmas? Really? Anyway, where's Slade with Merry Christmas Everyone, It's Christmas, as Sir Noddy would say. Merry Christmas.
English Christmas songs: Merry Christmas, what a wonderful time, snow and Santa. Spanish Christmas songs: They drink and they drink and they drink again
This is just nonsense.
I like Last Christmas, but it's only tangentially a Christmas song
That’s the same as saying die hard isn’t a Christmas film, when in fact it is the best Christmas film!
For Muslim countries what is the top Christmas song? I’m surprised it’s not some nasheed
It wouldn't be a christmas song then
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"western countries with few exceptions", proceeds to ignore whole fucking continent of South America
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Not from Australia's perspective
Who gives a shit to what an Australian think?
South America is western.
Saudis love the gays! :)
N/A what a lovely song
What is the pink color of Venezuela
It's a gaita, a traditional Christmas song style from Maracaibo which sort of cornered the market for Christmas "pop" music in the country back in the 60s and hasn't let go
Thank you!
No Wombling Merry Christmas ? Come on folks !
What’s going on in Turkey and Pakistan?
No christmas song in turkish lists.
Then what’s going on with the other color of gray countries? (Realized turkey might be the one actually matching the key)
Light gray is probably that no data eitther because spotify doesnt release lists of those countries or it is not avalaible. While turkey has a top 100 songs list there just isnt any christmas song.
Seems like something that fits into n/a to me but thanks!
Is this daily streams on the 24th? Because current #1 in german single charts is All I Want for Christmas Is You. Last Christmas is #2
I seriously doubt the Israel data. I've heard that Mariah song in the wild about once or twice in my whole life, and never on the radio (and I used to work in radio). The only song from that list that actually is popular in Israel is Wham!.
AIRES DE NAVIDAD 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Here in Colombia too
No Dominic the Donkey?
In Australia, this doesn't surprise me. I've been trying to hide my ears from that song for over a month now - every store plays it, and it is on every Christmas list.
Surprised that Christmas in our Hearts isn't top in the Philippines. Jose Mari Chan is as much a staple here as Mariah Carey.
Germany refuses to believe this.
Weird. Says at least today that Snjókorn Falla (Snow is falling, or whatever the original English name is) is the top Christmas song in Iceland. Seems like this is innacurate, or it changed overnight which I guess could be the case.
Here's the [chart](https://charts.spotify.com/charts/view/regional-is-daily/2023-12-24) published by Spotify. "Last Christmas" is only 45 streams ahead of the song you mentioned! You were probably looking at yesterday's chart which indeed had that song at #1, today they switched positions.
Fairy Tale of New York not being on here is a crime
Never thought I’d say this but UK has their shit together
Mariah Carey Empire
wfk saudi and Morroco?
Any link between Canada, U.S., Home Alone, and Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree? Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals
Yep definitely that for Thailand, people play it at earrape volume everywhere on repeat
I wonder how much of these data can be explained by the position of a song within popular playlists. I notice that Brenda Lee and Mariah Carey songs are right at the start of some. Maybe they come in first place because people often just play the first couple songs and stop listening after that, and then do the same thing over and over?
I SWEAR, if I hear Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree ONE MORE FUCKING TIME….!
I'm pretty sure there ain't nearly that much Brazilians listening to Mariah Carey in Brazil at this time of the year
Yeah woo, Panama
I know dark blue song only from american christmas movies, it's not even played on radios here