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Article from Issue #4 (December 7, 2018)

The Happiest Christmas Song

by Joe Bennett

Musicians and scientists have teamed up in an attempt to create a masterpiece that sounds too festive to be true: the happiest Christmas song of all time.

Musicologist Joe Bennett studied 200 of the best-selling songs, including 78 Christmas songs (unsurprisingly, Michael Bublé is responsible for 10 of these).

He found that lyrics that evoke the idea of Christmas bring us joy, along with a major key (C major or A major), sleigh bells and, well, Michael Bublé singing.

Songwriters Harriet Green and Steve Anderson channelled Bennett's findings to create a truly cheery tune called 'Love's Not Just For Christmas'.

In the song, they stick to most of Bennett's recommendations - even mentioning the word 'Christmas' 21 times.

Though instead of featuring Bublé, they worked with the London Community Choir. After all, we all need a Bublé break now and then.

Steve Anderson said:

Over the years I have been lucky to enough to have written and produced Christmas tracks and albums for a number of artists including Kylie, Susan Boyle and Harriet, who co wrote this song with me. Hopefully we’ve risen to the challenge and provided a song people will love not only this Christmas, but for every Christmas to come.

Here are the lyrics to the toe-tapping, cheesy tune:

I filled your stocking to the very top
Put your coffee in a Christmas cup
And the children sing
As the church bells ring everywhere
Everyone’s about the peace on earth
A little Christmassing for what it’s worth,
And the whole world smiles
There’s only love in the air
Snow fall faster
Go get santa now

Christmas
Wrap it and send it
Christmas
However you spend it
Make December last forever
Christmas
Love one another
Christmas
A spell that we’re under
Make December last forever
‘Cause love’s not just for Christmas

I put a lot of tinsel on the tree
Bought a turkey and some brandy cream
And my mistletoe
Is hanging in the hope of a kiss
Snow fall faster
Go get santa now

[Chorus]

All that you wish for
Is right outside your door
Family, friends, everyone you depend on is here

[Chorus]