{"id":142564,"date":"2023-12-16T14:25:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T14:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/?p=142564"},"modified":"2023-12-16T14:25:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T14:25:22","slug":"brits-ultimate-christmas-driving-songs-and-habits-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magdelaine.net\/lifestyle\/brits-ultimate-christmas-driving-songs-and-habits-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Brits&apos; ultimate Christmas driving songs and habits revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Jingle all the way home: Brits&#8217; ultimate Christmas driving songs revealed<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The top 30 songs Britons love listening to while driving home for Christmas<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0How to say no to Christmas party invitations without losing friends<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As we&#8217;re getting closer to the big day, most Brits will be getting ready for the all important drive home to their families for Christmas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As well as making sure all your gifts are all bought and wrapped, there&#8217;s one more important thing to prepare &#8211; your festive driving playlist.<\/p>\n<p>New research by \u0160koda has revealed the top 30 Yuletide songs Britons love to listen to while driving home for Christmas\u2026and the number one spot shockingly doesn&#8217;t go to Chris Rea&#8217;s iconic tune.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Driving Home for Christmas did come out on top, but this time it&#8217;s been knocked off the top spot.<\/p>\n<p>Read on full for the full list of the nations top 30 songs you need to have on your holidays driving playlist.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/10\/78953995-12863191-image-a-3_1702548134678.jpg\" height=\"328\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>As we&#8217;re getting closer to the big day, most Brits will be getting ready for the all important drive home to their families for Christmas (stock image)<\/p>\n<p>The top festive driving tune of 2023 is Fairytale of New York by the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as a fitting tribute to the bands frontman, Shane MacGowan, who died last month\u00a0aged 65.<\/p>\n<p>The singer was battling viral encephalitis \u2013 a life-threatening condition that leads to brain swelling &#8211; and had been in and out of Dublin&#8217;s St Vincent&#8217;s Hospital for months.<\/p>\n<p>He passed away peacefully with his wife Victoria Mary Clarke and family by his side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a01987 hit\u00a0became a Christmas classic selling millions of copies worldwide, and now it&#8217;s taken the top spot, followed by\u00a0Driving Home for Christmas by Chris Rea.<\/p>\n<p>Last Christmas by Wham! came third in the vote of\u00a02,000 motorists, followed by\u00a0I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday by Wizzard in fourth place.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding off the top five is Slade&#8217;s 1973 hit,\u00a0Merry Xmas Everybody.<\/p>\n<p>The resarch also revealed that more than a quarter (26%) will be driving more than 200 miles to &#8216;home&#8217; this Christmas with five per cent driving for eight hours or more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/11\/65413769-12863191-New_research_by_koda_has_revealed_the_top_30_Yuletide_songs_Brit-a-91_1702640683731.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>New research by \u0160koda has revealed the top 30 Yuletide songs Britons love to listen to while driving home for Christmas\u2026and the number one spot shockingly doesn&#8217;t go to Chris Rea&#8217;s iconic tune<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0The cost of Christmas crisis: How cash-strapped British families are paying for \u00a315 hog roast rolls and \u00a312 chips to help X-mas stall owners make &#8216;over \u00a380,000 in two months&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>It also emerged that 54 per cent enjoy driving over the festive period with 30 per cent feeling a Yuletide playlist is &#8216;essential&#8217; when making the journey home for Christmas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yuletide playlists were voted the third most important winter &#8216;travel essential&#8217;, behind a windscreen scraper and phone charger, and ahead of snacks and gloves.<\/p>\n<p>Only a Scrooge-like six per cent of travellers said they never sing along to Christmas songs in the car.<\/p>\n<p>In sixth and seventh place on the list are Do They Know It&#8217;s Christmas? by Band Aid and\u00a0All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey.<\/p>\n<p>Elton John&#8217;s Step into Christmas is eighth favourite, with Santa Claus Is Coming to Town by Bruce Springsteen and\u00a0It&#8217;s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Andy Williams also making the top ten.<\/p>\n<p>Other songs on the ultimate driving playlist\u00a0 include\u00a0Stay Another Day by East 17,\u00a0White Christmas by Bing Crosby and\u00a0Feliz Navidad by Jos\u00e9 Feliciano<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Rockin&#8217; Around the Christmas Tree&#8217; by Brenda Lee also features, as does\u00a0Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon and Yoko Ono and\u00a0Santa Claus Is Coming To Town by Jackson Five<\/p>\n<p>The study also found the ideal length for a Christmas playlist is 18 songs &#8211; those polled also had their say on the ingredients for a bonafide classic festive hit, with a catchy chorus (44 per cent), festive lyrics (35 per cent), and a nostalgic connection (33 per cent) considered key.<\/p>\n<p>Music Psychology Lecturer at University of York, Mimi O&#8217;Neill, said: &#8216;Music has the ability to elicit nostalgia as it can evoke a strong connection between sound and memory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When individuals interact with music, it activates neural networks connected to emotions and memory retrieval, prompting the resurgence of both memories and the feelings attached to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In particular, Christmas songs often carry sentimental associations with cherished holiday moments, contributing to a nostalgic allure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The popularity of the list&#8217;s top three songs, &#8216;Fairytale of New York&#8217;, &#8216;Last Christmas&#8217;, and &#8216;I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday&#8217; as driving songs during the Christmas season are unsurprising, as they exhibit well-crafted and catchy melodies that resonate with a broad audience, providing a musically engaging experience conducive to driving.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Additionally, their lyrics encapsulate the essence of the holiday season, evoking emotions and themes associated with Christmas, such as love, celebration, and the festive spirit.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>THE UK&#8217;S TOP 30 CHRISTMAS DRIVING SONGS<\/h3>\n<p>1. Fairytale of New York by the Pogues and Kirsty MacColl<\/p>\n<p>2. Driving Home for Christmas by Chris Rea<\/p>\n<p>3. Last Christmas by Wham!<\/p>\n<p>4. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday by Wizzard<\/p>\n<p>5. Merry Xmas Everybody by Slade<\/p>\n<p>6. Do They Know It&#8217;s Christmas? by Band Aid<\/p>\n<p>7. All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey<\/p>\n<p>8. Step into Christmas by Elton John<\/p>\n<p>9. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town by Bruce Springsteen<\/p>\n<p>10. It&#8217;s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Andy Williams<\/p>\n<p>11. Rockin&#8217; Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee<\/p>\n<p>12. Stay Another Day by East 17<\/p>\n<p>13. White Christmas by Bing Crosby<\/p>\n<p>14. Mary&#8217;s Boy Child by Boney M<\/p>\n<p>15. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon and Yoko Ono<\/p>\n<p>16. It&#8217;s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas by Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters<\/p>\n<p>17. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! by Dean Martin<\/p>\n<p>18. Peace on Earth\/The Little Drummer Boy by Bing Crosby and David Bowie<\/p>\n<p>19. Wonderful Christmastime by Paul McCartney<\/p>\n<p>20. Feliz Navidad by Jos\u00e9 Feliciano<\/p>\n<p>21. Winter Wonderland by Michael Bubl\u00e9<\/p>\n<p>22. Lonely This Christmas by Mud<\/p>\n<p>23. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Frank Sinatra<\/p>\n<p>24. Christmas Time (Don&#8217;t Let the Bells End) by The Darkness<\/p>\n<p>25. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town by Jackson Five<\/p>\n<p>26. Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses<\/p>\n<p>27. Santa Claus is Comin&#8217; to Town by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters<\/p>\n<p>28. In Dulci Jubilo by Mike Oldfield<\/p>\n<p>29. Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms<\/p>\n<p>30. 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