When It Comes to Christmas Music, Young Listeners Love the Classics

For Gen Z and Millennials, it’s the genre of ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ across the generations.

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Brenda Lee performs at the 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' concert at the Country Music Hall on December 9, 2015 at Nashville, Tennessee. Laura Roberts/Invision/AP

As contemporary artists try to capture the Christmas spirit, Spotify finds young listeners are crooning to the classics. The data reflect a gift under the tree for Americans, the kind of shared cultural touchstones that unite us across the lines dividing generations, genres, and even religious beliefs.

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