These U.S. States Have the Most (and Least) Holiday Cheer

Jingle all the way in Hawaii.

Sure, you may enjoy a little Mariah Carey this time of year, perhaps sprinkled with a bit of Micheal Bublé. But how deep, exactly, does your holiday cheer playlist go? If you live in Hawaii, your playlists apparently go on for hours.

This holiday season, speaker company Sonos partnered with OnePoll to survey 5,000 adults in the U.S. to find out where we all fall on the holiday cheer spectrum. The survey asked participants questions about how important (or unimportant) holiday music is during the festive season, what they'd give up in exchange for listening to holiday music throughout the season, and which sounds (if any) trigger stress and anxiety.

After parsing through the findings, Sonos delivered its final result: Hawaii is the most cheerful of us all during the holiday season.

“To our surprise and delight, the results were both fun and shocking,” Sonos shared in a statement provided to Travel + Leisure. It noted that Hawaii was the No. 1 state to view holiday music as an “important aspect” of their celebrations and that Hawaiian locals are the most likely to feel a sense of holiday spirit from listening to Christmas music.

Hawaii is joined by Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, North Dakota, Alabama, and Colorado as the top 10 states to derive the most joy from holiday music.

On the, shall we say Grinchier, side of things, Iowa was the state to exhibit the most annoyance with holiday music. Nearly half (45 percent) of respondents from the state said they get annoyed by holiday songs on repeat, more than any other state in the nation.

As for who would be the most willing to give things up in exchange for getting to listen to holiday music all month long, that honor goes to New York State. About one-third (33 percent) of those surveyed from the state said they’d give up social media for the month, while an additional 30 percent said they’d give up traveling for that same period in exchange for being able to listen to holiday music throughout the season.

Californians, however, seem to be rather divided when it comes to Christmas music. One-quarter of respondents from the Golden State said they’d give up vacation days in exchange for being able to listen to holiday music throughout the season. However, another quarter also said that overplayed holiday music is equally as stressful as hearing their flight has been delayed or canceled. But maybe these two quarters can get together this season and balance each other out.

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