Christmas music is part of the holiday business for retailers. After all, the songs include dozens of classics that most people have heard every winter for their entire lives. Sentimental, sure, but also a tactic to get people to spend more money in stores, even when they want to save while shopping.
To get a better sense of which songs are most and least likely to brighten shoppers' moods, FinanceBuzz used Google Trends to find the most popular Christmas song in every state.
Here's what you can expect to hear playing as you do your holiday shopping.
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Alabama to California
1. Alabama: Run Rudolph Run
2. Alaska: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!
3. Arizona: It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
4. Arkansas: Blue Christmas
5. California: Last Christmas
Colorado to Florida
6. Colorado: Santa Baby
7. Connecticut: All I Want For Christmas Is You
8. Delaware: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!
9. District of Columbia: All I Want For Christmas Is You
10. Florida: Feliz Navidad
Georgia to Indiana
11. Georgia: Jingle Bells
12. Hawaii: All I Want For Christmas Is You
13. Idaho: White Christmas
14. Illinois: Santa Baby
15. Indiana: Jingle Bells
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Iowa to Maine
16. Iowa: It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
17. Kansas: Jingle Bells
18. Kentucky: Run Rudolph Run
19. Louisiana: Please Come Home For Christmas
20. Maine: A Holly Jolly Christmas
Maryland to Mississippi
21. Maryland: Jingle Bells
22. Massachusetts: Little Saint Nick
23. Michigan: All I Want For Christmas Is You
24. Minnesota: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!
25. Mississippi: Santa Baby
Missouri to New Hampshire
26. Missouri: Santa Baby
27. Montana: Jingle Bells
28. Nebraska: The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)
29. Nevada: Jingle Bell Rock
30. New Hampshire: Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
New Jersey to North Dakota
31. New Jersey: All I Want For Christmas Is You
31. New Mexico: Santa Tell Me
33. New York: All I Want For Christmas Is You
34. North Carolina: All I Want For Christmas Is You
35. North Dakota: Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
Ohio to Rhode Island
36. Ohio: All I Want For Christmas Is You
37. Oklahoma: Run Rudolph Run
38. Oregon: Santa Baby
39. Pennsylvania: Jingle Bells
40. Rhode Island: Santa Baby
South Carolina to Utah
41. South Carolina: Santa Baby
42. South Dakota: Deck the Halls
43. Tennessee: Blue Christmas
44. Texas: Feliz Navidad
45. Utah: White Christmas
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Vermont to Wyoming
46. Vermont: Jingle Bells
47. Virginia: All I Want For Christmas Is You
48. Washington: Last Christmas
49. West Virginia: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
50. Wisconsin: Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
51. Wyoming: A Holly Jolly Christmas
Bottom line
Once Christmas music hits the airwaves, crowded stores and holiday sales are on the way, too. For people doing holiday shopping, there are ways to save this Christmas season.
Download apps that help you save, because no matter where you like to shop, there's probably an app that can save you money. You can get rewarded for your purchases, too. And make sure to use one of best cash back credit cards to earn points and cash back while crossing items off your shopping list.
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