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There are some KEY ingredients to what makes a good festive tune. Here’s my opinion (which is, coincidentally, 100% factual) on the absolute essential parts of a Christmas banger. Whack it in the oven at 250′ for 20 minutes, and you’ve got yourself a Christmas number one.
Around 2 Cups of Cheesy Catchy Lyrics
Sure, nearly every Christmas song talks about ‘kissing under the mistletoe’, or ‘playing in the snow’, or ‘cozying up in front of the fire’, or ‘I saw my mom making out with someone’ (seriously The Jackson 5 that was a WEIRD subject choice), but aren’t those cheesy topics what make those songs so memorable? It’s way easier to remember songs if the lyrics sound kind of the same across the board. If it’s got some kind of reference to silver bells, heartbreak at Christmas, love at Christmas, partying at Christmas, putting presents under the tree, snow, etc., then you know that song is gonna be a damn go