In the sister post, they note that the *newest* song in the top 10 is from 1987 (though they don't release the full top 10). This just validates what xkcd noted last year: "Every year, American culture embarks on a massive project to carefully recreate the Christmases of Baby Boomers' childhoods."
http://www.edisonresearch.com/home/archives/2012/11/what-we-learned-from-testing-christmas-music-in-2012.php http://xkcd.com/988/ On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > Edison Research talked to middle-aged women who make up the target > audience for most of the radio stations that go all-Christmas within the > next few weeks and among their least favorites: "Grandma Got Run Over by a > Reindeer," Eric Cartman singing "O Holy Night" (as if that's on Clear > Channel's Premium Choice Christmas playlist), songs by Jews Neil Diamond > and Barbra Streisand, the Beach Boys (!), a band that has built its entire > career on the holidays (!!--not the Beach Boys, to be clear) and at the > top, those Singing Dogs: > > > http://www.edisonresearch.com/home/archives/2012/11/the-least-liked-holiday-songs-of-2012.php > > At the top of their most-liked list: Andy Williams' "The Most Wonderful > Time of the Year" and as of for the rest of the most-liked, you'll be > hearing them several times a day over the next six weeks or so. > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
