Every week, we pull some stats from a survey and say have a chat about the findings.

Today: Christmas songs we listen to the most.

Most played Christmas songs of the year chart:

  • Fairytale Of New York, The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl
  • Somewhere Only We Know, Lily Allen
  • All I Want For Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey
  • Last Christmas, Wham!
  • Merry Xmas Everybody, Slade
  • I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday, Wizzard
  • Do They Know It's Christmas?, Band Aid
  • Driving Home For Christmas, Chris Rea
  • One More Sleep, Leona Lewis
  • Merry Christmas Everyone, Shakin' Stevens

The chart is based on UK radio airplay and public broadcast from January - December 2013.

We really do love those Christmas songs ...

This top 10 most played songs got more than a full year of UK airplay in 2013.

One in four people claim to be more generous when buying Christmas presents if festive music is being played in-store.

85 per cent say the absence of Christmas music would make shopping a much less enjoyable experience.

Three quarters of people agree that hearing Christmas songs when shopping creates a festive atmosphere and gets them into the holiday spirit.

Source: Data from music licensing company PPL.

Do you have a favourite Christmas song – or is there a particular one you can’t stand? Leave your comments below.