America’s Feelings about the Christmas Seasons

A new poll asked Americans about Christmas music and holiday decorations.  

WHY IT MATTERS – From blinking lights on your neighbors’ homes to Christmas music piped into stores and restaurants, you cannot escape the holiday season in America.  

TOO LATE? – The poll asked 1,023 U.S. adults when people should take down their Christmas or holiday decorations.  

  • 3 percent – Day after Christmas 
  • 10 percent – The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day 
  • 48 percent – The first week in January 
  • 23 percent – Later in January 
  • 7 percent – After January 
  • 3 percent – Leave them up all year long 

TOO SOON? – The poll also asked when it was appropriate to start playing Christmas music in public.  

  • 6 percent – Between Halloween and Thanksgiving 
  • 56 percent – After Thanksgiving 
  • 25 percent – After Dec. 1 
  • 6 percent – One week before Thanksgiving 
  • 4 percent – Never 

TOO ANNOYING? – The poll also asked participants what Christmas song they found the most annoying. The top responses were:  

  • 12 percent – All I want for Christmas Is You  
  • 6 percent – Jingle Bells 
  • 5 percent – Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer 
  • 4 percent – All Christmas songs 

(An additional 3 percent chose “All Mariah Carey songs.”) 

BOTTOM LINE – Most Americans want the holiday season contained to between Thanksgiving and early January.  

GO DEEPER –