Christmas is just around the corner and many of us have our favorite festive songs on repeat, with the most listened to hits on Spotify predicting who will be the star of the season.

Gambling site Jackpot City has been tracking the number of Christmas song plays on Spotify since November 1st to predict which Christmas songs will be the top 20 and how often they will be played leading up to Christmas Day.

It’s no surprise that Christmas queen Mariah Carey came out on top with “All I Want For Christmas Is You” and was by far the favorite. The song’s streams increased by more than 41.6 million in the first three weeks of November. The song is expected to be streamed 1.83 billion times by December 27, bringing in new revenue for the singer.

Carey is joined on the list by some much more recent entries. Sabrina Carpenter’s “Nonsense Christmas,” which wasn’t released until 2023, reached the top 20, along with other recent favorites including Sia’s “Snowman.”

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In second place is “Last Christmas” by Wham!, in third place is “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee.

The list also includes classics like Jingle Bell Rock, Santa Baby, Feliz Navidad and White Christmas, as well as pop singer Michael Bublé’s versions of Holly Jolly Christmas and It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.

The most listened to Christmas songs of 2024

These are the 20 most-listened Christmas songs of 2024, with estimated streams through December 27th:

1. All I want for Christmas is you – Mariah Carey: 1,837,127,113

2. Last Christmas – Wham!: 1,476,151,668

3. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee: 1,338,389,780

4. Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms: 1,153,813,509

5. Under the Tree – Kelly Clarkson: 929,891,239

6. It’s the most wonderful time of the year – Andy Williams: 905,187,723

7. Let it snow! – Dean Martin: 904.207.142

8. Snowman – Sia: 886,993,063

9. Holly Jolly Christmas – Michael Bublé: 798,836,238

10. It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas – Michael Bublé: 789,927,844

11. Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano: 745,462,883

12. Wonderful Christmas – Paul McCartney: 661,326,747

13. It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas – Perry Como: 591,695,740

14. The Christmas Carol – Nat King Cole: 520,223,411

15. Mistletoe – Justin Bieber: 497,830,807

16. Merry Christmas Everyone – Shakin Stevens: 459,335,974

17. Nonsense Christmas – Sabrina Carpenter: 441,896,487

18. White Christmas – Bing Crosby: 426,270,464

19. Merry Christmas (War is Over) – John Lennon: 416,919,530

20. Santa Baby – Eartha Kitt: 382,644,725

Christmas number one 2024

While these festive hits will be on everyone’s Christmas prep playlist in the coming weeks, there are a few other big contenders for the Christmas number one spot.

Of course it doesn’t have to be a festive song, but Bob Geldof is hoping his Band Aid charity campaign will get the 40th anniversary version of “Do They Know It’s Christmas” back to number one. However, due to some controversy surrounding the re-release, it may be less successful than previous versions. Meanwhile, Band Aid’s vocal critic Fuse ODG has released his own charity single We Know It’s Christmas in response.

Another charity candidate is “All You Need is Love”, recorded by a supergroup calling themselves The Celebs and made up of stars such as Frank Bruno, Anne Hegerty and some Love Islanders. This is in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital.

In protest against Elon Musks

In a leftfield song in the race, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey teams up with the Bath Philharmonia’s Young Carers’ Choir on Love is Enough.