Your Favorite Holiday Jams Might Be Making You a Hazard on the Road!

Unpopular opinion: It’s NEVER too early for Christmas music!

Hearing Christmas music just puts you in a festive mood, but what if I told you that your favorite Christmas song could be…..DANGEROUS!! *Gasps in Spanish*

Think Christmas music is all sleigh bells and holiday cheer? Think again. 

A new study from Insuranceopedia has found that festive tunes with over 120 beats per minute (BPM) could make you a menace behind the wheel.

That’s right—your favorite holiday hits might just be the soundtrack to risky driving habits.

Leading the pack of "most dangerous Christmas songs"? 

Gene Autry's Frosty the Snowman with a whopping 172 BPM. Who wouldve thought that good ole’ Frosty was a dangerous man!

Not far behind is the queen of Christmas herself, Mariah Carey, whose All I Want for Christmas Is You clocks in at 150 BPM. And José Feliciano’s Feliz Navidad? It’s spreading joy at 149 BPM and possibly speeding tickets. (I’m guilty of having karaoke sessions in my car whenever those two songs come on so, I agree, DANGEROUS!)

Here’s the full Top 10 Christmas Songs That Could Make Your Driving Naughty, Not Nice:

1. Frosty the Snowman – 172 BPM
2. All I Want for Christmas Is You – 150 BPM
3. Feliz Navidad – 149 BPM
4. Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town – 147 BPM
5. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – 146 BPM
6. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! – 143 BPM
7. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – 142 BPM
8. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday – 140 BPM
9. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – 137 BPM
10. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus – 129 BPM

So, next time you hit the road, maybe leave the high-BPM holiday hits for the after-party. Drive safe—and Merry Christmas!

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