Believe it or not, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is no longer the most-played holiday tune in stores nationwide. According to Paste‘s report on data from PlayNetwork, which works with 400 different retailers to compose playlists for their brick-and-mortar locations, The Shins’ cover of Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime” took the #1 spot this year, with Mariah fell to #2. It’s the first time that “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has not sat at #1 since its release way back in 1994. Here’s this year’s top 10 list of the most-played holiday music at retailers nationwide:
- The Shins, “Wonderful Christmastime”
- Mariah Carey, “All I Want for Christmas Is You”
- Christina Aguilera, “Christmas Time”
- Waitresses, “Christmas Wrapping”
- Jack Johnson, “Someday at Christmas”
- Kelly Clarkson, “Underneath the Tree”
- Michael Buble, “A Holly Jolly Christmas”
- Bing Crosby, “White Christmas”
- Train, “What Christmas Means to Me”
- Ella Fitzgerald, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
