Spotify noted that holiday songs began to be streamed heavily in early October 2026 with an average of 36.2 million streams per day. |Bleachers' "Merry Christmas, Please Don't Call" was the most popular holiday song this year, followed by Alex Crichton and Sia. |The Philippines was the country with the most searches related to holiday music on Spotify throughout 2026, followed by the US, UK, Indonesia, and Germany.