Every day 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:

  1. Fairytale Of New York, The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl
  2. Somewhere Only We Know, Lily Allen
  3. All I Want For Christmas Is You, Mariah Carey
  4. Last Christmas, Wham!
  5. Merry Xmas Everybody, Slade
  6. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday, Wizzard
  7. Do They Know It's Christmas?, Band Aid
  8. Driving Home For Christmas, Chris Rea
  9. One More Sleep, Leona Lewis
  10. 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? Do you think shops and radio stations go over the top with the amount of festive music they play? Post a comment below, or on Twitter using #nsstatchat