New Jersey Holiday Playlist Songs Most Likely to Disrupt Work

Fast Holiday Songs Might Get You Singing, Not Working

Can't get your favorite Christmas song out of your head?

As you sprinkle holiday music into your workday, it may add some festive cheer around the office, but it can also make it harder for you to concentrate.

Not because you're singing it over and over again, but because the beats per minute are too fast!

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This time of year is already challenging enough. Our to-do lists keep growing, deadlines are quickly approaching, and just staying focused can feel like a full-time job.

What you may not realize is that some Christmas songs are actually more likely to sink your workplace productivity rather than help it.

Before you play your next favorite song, consider the ones you may want to leave off your office holiday playlist.

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Most and Least Distracting Christmas Songs For Workers

The career experts at TopResume analyzed the beats per minute of the most popular Christmas songs on Spotify to find the most and least distracting songs.

Ariana Grande's hit song Last Christmas is considered the most upbeat, creating the most workplace distraction, with 206 beats per minute.

I love that song, but I guess I would be more interested in singing and dancing than getting any work done.

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Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas), Bing Crosby, and The Andrews Sisters come in second with 203 BPM, along with Merry Christmas Everyone, Shakin' Stevens.

Now for the least distracting songs.

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree, Brenda Lee, 67 BPM, and The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You), Nat King Cole, at 73 BPM.

25 Christmas songs performed by NJ artists

If you celebrate Christmas, the next month of your life is likely going to be consumed with shopping for gifts, retrieving a tree, decorating the house, and going out on adventures to see elaborate light displays.

The one thing that you must have at the ready for all of these scenarios is Christmas music.

Since a lot of the songs you hear tend to get repetitive this time of year, why not pay homage to some of the great singers, bands, and musicians that make New Jersey's music history so rich.

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