A scientist from the Boston Conservatory claims he has created “the perfect Christmas song” after he researched the themes of over 200 Christmas songs.
Dr. Joe Bennett, a Boston Conservatory musicologist, studied the lyrics, tempo, musical key, and vocals of the songs to come up with “Love’s Not Just For Christmas.”
Bennett found that holiday songs often have eight common themes, according to The Observer:
- Home (family, gifts under the tree)
- Love (finding that special someone at Christmas)
- Lost love (feeling lonely at Christmas)
- Parties (dancing, mistletoe)
- Santa (and his reindeer)
- Snow (snowmen, sleighs, cold winters)
- Religion (Nativity story)
- Peace on Earth