For all the nay-sayers and Scrooges out there, Christmas pop is an annual scourge of the high street and TV advertising from November onwards, and the uncouth younger sibling of the traditional carol.

Released in 1994, Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas” is an up-tempo love song that talks about prioritizing time with a lover over receiving gifts. It includes bell chimes and synthesizers and has even become a meme when the holiday season is approaching.

There's a Christmas song for all tastes – jolly to melancholy – so corralling them into one list is not only futile, but impossible. Still, we try.

Holiday songs from Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé are on the top 10 list for best Christmas songs to listen to during moderate- to high-intensity workouts, according to a study conducted by health experts at MyBodyTutor.

Five of the most streamed holiday songs display a range of emotions during December: joy, sadness and optimism. Each track has paved the way for the success of holiday music and has decades upon decades of success behind them.

Musicologist Joe Bennett explains the common components of the most enduring Christmas songs, from "Jingle Bells" to "All I Want for Christmas Is You" – which inspires David Pogue to compose his own new holiday song.