By this point in December, you've heard that opening bell sequence from Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" at least a billion times.
No shade against Mimi, but how about mixing up your holiday playlist?
Scientists and musicologists have been hard at work in the lab, pouring glitter and festive cheer through their beakers to come up with what's scientifically proven to be "the happiest seasonal jingle of all time."
Joe Bennett, a forensic musicologist from Boston's Berklee College of Music, has been studying lyrical themes, musical keys, tempos and vocals of popular holiday tracks to see what makes people sing them year after year.
Some of the secrets Bennett found are sleigh bells, Michael Buble's sultry voice and major keys, according to an analysis he published in September.
Songwriters Harriet Green and Steve Anderson then used Bennett's research to produce the scientifically proven happiest holiday song ever, called "Love's Not Just For Christmas," The Independent reports.
"Hopefully we’ve risen to the challenge and provided a song people will love not only this Christmas, but for every Christmas to come," Anderson said.
Watch the unbelievably festive song in the video player below. There's no Buble, but the London Community Choir sounds just as lovely. Find the lyrics below.
"Love's Not Just For Christmas " lyrics:
I filled your stocking to the very top
Put your coffee in a Christmas cup
And the children sing
As the church bells ring everywhere
Everyone’s about the peace on earth
A little Christmassing for what it’s worth,
And the whole world smiles
There’s only love in the air
Snow fall faster
Go get Santa now
Christmas
Wrap it and send it
Christmas
However you spend it
Make December last forever
Christmas
Love one another
Christmas
A spell that we’re under
Make December last forever
‘Cause love’s not just for Christmas
I put a lot of tinsel on the tree
Bought a turkey and some brandy cream
And my mistletoe
Is hanging in the hope of a kiss
Snow fall faster
Go get Santa now
[Chorus]
All that you wish for
Is right outside your door
Family, friends, everyone you depend on is here
[Chorus]
