Florida’s Favorite Christmas Songs, Movies Ranked

SAINT LEO, FL — With the busy election season well behind them, the folks at Saint Leo University’s Polling Institute have turned their attention toward a few burning questions of major importance this time of year. Hoping to find out which Christmas songs and movies are America’s and Florida’s favorites, the number crunchers rolled out a series of holiday-related survey questions in late November.

To find out which holiday song gets people humming, pollsters conducted an online survey of 1,001 adults from across the country between Nov. 27-30. That time frame was right as many radio stations across the country began rolling out holiday formats. Respondents were asked to choose their favorites among 47 different songs. Pollsters also took a Florida-centric dive into holiday ditties that involved some 501 adults.

On the national level, it seems the 1818 classic “Silent Night” still tops the charts. In Florida, the hands-down favorite was “Jingle Bells.”

Here’s a look at the top responses in both the national and Florida surveys:

National

1. “Silent Night”
2. “White Christmas”
3. “Jingle Bells”
4. “O, Come, All Ye Faithful”
5. “Joy to the World”

Florida

1. “Jingle Bells”
2. “Silent Night”
3. “White Christmas”
4. “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”
5. “Joy to the World”

Saint Leo’s researchers also asked respondents to rank their favorite Christmas movies or television shows. Here are the results on the national and state levels:

National

1. “Miracle on 34th Street”
2. “It’s a Wonderful Life”
3. “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
4. “A Christmas Story”
5. “A Christmas Carol”

Florida

1. “Miracle on 34th Street”
2. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
3. “It’s a Wonderful Life”
4. “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”
5. “A Christmas Story”

To find out more about the Saint Leo University Polling Institute, visit its website.

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