In news that’ll be a surprise to absolutely no one, the UK has been named one of the most Christmas-obsessed countries in the entire world. And we at Time Out know quite a bit about that – after all, not only do we have a massive Crimbo hub for London, but we’ve also been getting this year’s festive tip-offs since at least August.
So who or what has named us one of the most festive countries on the planet? Well, that’d be holiday rental portal Holidu, who looked at Google search volume for Christmas-related keywords throughout the year and aggregated them into a Christmas obsession score. Keywords such as ‘Christmas trees’, ‘Christmas songs’ and ‘Christmas markets’ were considered to reveal the countries where festive cheer is truly at its peak.
The UK sleighed to the top five, snagging second place with an obsession score of 99.1/100 for its festive spirit. Brits are getting into the festive spirit by putting up their very own trees – artificial or the real deal – in the days leading up to Christmas. So, it’s no surprise that one of the top keywords searched by Brits this year was ‘Christmas trees’.
First place went to the Netherlands, which had a full obsession score of 100, then Denmark and Norway placed third and fourth respectively.
Here are the top ten most Crimbo-obsessed countries, according to Holidu.
- The Netherlands
- United Kingdom
- Denmark
- Norway
- Ireland
- Finland
- Belgium
- Switzerland
- Portugal
- France
You can read more about Holidu’s study on the official website here.
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