Hit Songs Deconstructed and Billboard Magazine collaborated on this article analyzing the top 25 holiday season downloads from 2003 through 2013. The on-line version was published on Billboard.com on December 4th. The print version appeared in the November 29th issue of Billboard magazine.​

The website Hit Songs Deconstructed analyzed the top 25 holiday season downloads from 2003 through 2013 and found that Santa Claus is not as popular with songwriters as he is with kids, while streaming service Slacker Radio reveals that 1,474 acts have covered “White Christmas.”