Joy is the emotion Americans most tie to Christmas
Core finding
In a Verasight survey conducted Dec. 3-8, 2025, more Americans tie joy to the Christmas season than any other emotion (53%), with nostalgia close behind (42%).
Gratitude (30%), stress (27%) and hope (26%) cluster below them, while loneliness (17%) and a scattering of other feelings (6%) come last.
Selected responses
Joy is the emotion Americans most tie to Christmas.
What are the top two emotions you associate with the Christmas holiday season generally?
n = 1,000 · Dec 3–8, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Dec 3–8, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | soc_pol |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic
What are the top two emotions you associate with the Christmas holiday season generally?
Cite this question
Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.