Every trope we publish for Christmas / Holiday Romance, ranked by demand-signal mentions counted over the 28 weeks to 2026-09-07. 7,571 trope mentions counted in the lane in that window. Pick one for the full readout.
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| # | Trope | Mentions | Share of lane | Direction | Tagged titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Second Chance | 465 | 6.14% | Share down | 309 |
| 2 | Found Family | 441 | 5.82% | Share change under 15% | 345 |
| 3 | Holiday Romance | 390 | 5.15% | Share change under 15% | 5 |
| 4 | Forced Proximity | 357 | 4.72% | Share change under 15% | 758 |
| 5 | Small Town | 216 | 2.85% | Share down | 199 |
| 6 | Slow Burn | 214 | 2.83% | Share up | 296 |
| 7 | Paranormal Romance | 125 | 1.65% | Not called | 109 |
| 8 | Enemies to Lovers | 96 | 1.27% | Share change under 15% | 383 |
| 9 | Ensemble Cast | 86 | 1.14% | Share up | — |
| 10 | Friends to Lovers | 72 | 0.95% | Share down | 84 |
| 11 | Fated Mates | 70 | 0.92% | Not called | 215 |
| 12 | Fake Dating / Fake Relationship | 64 | 0.85% | Not called | 92 |
| 13 | Banter | 62 | 0.82% | Not called | 7,977 |
| 14 | Dark Romance (as trope) | 59 | 0.78% | Share down | 170 |
| 15 | Character Growth | 56 | 0.74% | Not called | 9 |
| 16 | Cozy Mystery | 49 | 0.65% | Not called | 3 |
| 17 | Cozy Romance | 43 | 0.57% | Not called | 7 |
| 18 | Redemption Arc | 42 | 0.55% | Not called | 47 |
| 19 | Age Gap | 41 | 0.54% | Share down | — |
| 20 | Feel Good | 38 | 0.50% | Not called | — |
| 21 | Sweet Romance | 37 | 0.49% | Not called | 8 |
| 22 | Grumpy MMC | 37 | 0.49% | Not called | 181 |
| 23 | Romance | 35 | 0.46% | Not called | 1 |
| 24 | Holiday Setting | 35 | 0.46% | Not called | — |
| 25 | Coming Of Age | 34 | 0.45% | Not called | 4 |
| 26 | Opposites Attract | 33 | 0.44% | Not called | 122 |
| 27 | Instalove | 33 | 0.44% | Not called | 1,945 |
| 28 | Christmas Setting | 33 | 0.44% | Not called | 1 |
| 29 | Self Discovery | 33 | 0.44% | Not called | 12 |
| 30 | Series Continuation | 33 | 0.44% | Not called | 3 |
| 31 | Meet Cute | 30 | 0.40% | Not called | 18 |
| 32 | Mystery / Suspense Element | 29 | 0.38% | Not called | 56 |
| 33 | Rom Com | 27 | 0.36% | Not called | 2 |
| 34 | Summer Romance | 25 | 0.33% | Not called | 6 |
| 35 | Miscommunication | 25 | 0.33% | Not called | 12,058 |
Direction is the change in each trope’s share of the lane between the last 12 weeks and the 12 before — never a raw weekly move. “Not called” means the two bands hold fewer than 30 mentions between them and we will not pretend otherwise. Tagged titles are counted across our whole registry, not just this lane.