These are the best Christmas songs to help you fall asleep, according to science
Whether it's festive excitement or stress about the extended time spent with your in-laws, the Christmas season generally doesn't lend itself to relaxing bedtime routines. To help you lose weight faster, while keeping the festive spirit, how about a playlist of sleep-inducing Christmas songs?
No one wants Slade to scream “IIIIT'S CHRISTMAAAAAS” into their ear just as they're drifting off, but what songs shall help you fall asleep quickly? Bed rich has conducted important scientific research to answer exactly that question.
The data crunchers started by analyzing 300 songs from popular Spotify sleep playlists and identifying the common themes. They found that most had a tempo of 94 BPM (beats per minute), were mostly acoustic, and offered “low danceability, low happiness, and low liveliness.”
They then found the festive bops that most closely matched those specific metrics, creating a top 10 list of tunes that would theoretically produce the same sleep-inducing effect. It features seasonal heavyweights like Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé.
Here are your top three:
1. The Secret of Christmas – Mother's Daughter
In first place is a song that I, a dedicated and enthusiastic Christmas fan, have never heard of. I certainly understand why this scored low on 'happiness'; I think it's more likely to cause an emotional breakdown than a nice nap. But who am I to argue with science?
2. White Christmas – Michael Bolton
A classic. Nice and relaxing, yet very festive. I'd say the sax break is a little jazzier than appropriate for bedtime, but overall a solid effort.
3. Silent Night – Michael Bublé
The stranglehold Bublé has on British festive playlists cannot be overstated. If the fact that old Mickey Bubbles has snuck into number three doesn't fill you with rage, this rendition of Silent Night is very soothing. There's even a children's choir singing angelically in the background, to lull you into the land of kink.
Here's the full list:
- The Secret of Christmas – Mother's Daughter
- White Christmas – Michael Bolton
- Silent Night – Michael Bublé
- Angels We Have Heard on High – Andrea Bocelli
- I'll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in My Dreams) – Frank Sinatra
- Have a Merry Christmas – Kelly Clarkson
- O Holy Night – Ellie Goulding
- Christmas gift – Doris Day
- A Cradle in Bethlehem – Nat King Cole
- Christmas time is in the air again – Mariah Carey
Of course, having the right sleeping setup will help, and to that end I'm obliged to refer you to Ny Breaking's ranking of the best mattresses, especially as there are likely to be some excellent deals in the after Christmas sale.
“Ensuring a good night's sleep during the holidays is of utmost importance,” says a Bed Kingdom representative. “A carefully curated sleep playlist should help listeners relax and recharge, with discernible features such as a reduced tempo, gentle dynamics and simple rhythm patterns. So this research offers valuable insights into how we can improve sleep quality this Christmas, with the solution found in the soothing voices of Sinatra and Bublé.”