Prince William’s Favorite Christmas Song Was a Toss Up Between Mariah Carey and This Hit, Chosen Because ‘It’s a Bit Different’

Prince William’s favorite Christmas carol is an unexpected classic!

Speaking to the Royal Marsden Hospital radio station — where he has been president since 2007, at the start of his working royal life — the Prince of Wales, 42, told host Barry Alston that his choice was “a bit different”.

“For this particular conversation with you, Barry, I’m going to say that ‘Feliz Navidad’ is my favorite Christmas song because it’s a little bit different,” he said, adding that “I might say Mariah Carey, who I really like, as well.”

“That one is good, and obviously there are many others, but I think I’ll probably go with ‘Feliz Navidad.’ He is a little more cheerful,” said the future king, trans Mirror.

Prince William, Prince of Wales, Colonel-in-Chief, 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment, visits the regiment at a Christmas event for families at Picton Barracks on December 10, 2024 in Bulford, Wiltshire.

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The popular Christmas carol – mostly sung in Spanish – is a hint of Prince William’s linguistic skills. According to reports, the royal is fluent in Spanish, French, German and Swahili Mirrorand William taught himself the latter language during his days at the University of St. Andrews, where he met his future wife, Kate Middleton.

As well as revealing his favorite Christmas carol, the Prince of Wales also revealed The Royal Marsden Hospital as his favorite Christmas film: Dwarf!

“I would have to say probably DwarfPrince William said on the show. “It’s so funny, I watch it every Christmas and it still makes me laugh.”

Prince William, Prince of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Catherine, Princess of Wales during the ‘Together At Christmas’ service at Westminster Abbey on December 6, 2024 in London, England.

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William also added that he and Kate, also 42, and their children Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, take part in family board game nights, citing Monopoly and Risk as household staples.

“We play a lot of board games with the kids,” Prince William said. “We love Monopoly — that’s good, and Risk, have you played Risk yet?”

“It’s a good board game,” added the prince. “It goes on for hours and usually everyone gets angry because they lose. But that’s what I like to play.”

It was long rumored that the royal family was banned from playing Monopoly after Prince Andrew once joked: “We’re not allowed to play Monopoly at home. It’s getting too mean.” While many took his joke to heart, as PEOPLE previously reported, “it’s safe to assume it was just a joke.”

Catherine, Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Prince George of Wales, Prince William, Prince of Wales, Prince Louis of Wales at the Christmas morning service at Sandringham Church on December 25, 2023 in Sandringham, Norfolk.

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William, Kate and the children are already out and about at their Anmer Hall country home in Norfolk, near Sandringham House, where the family of five will join King Charles and other members of the royal family for a traditional royal Christmas this year – including possibly taking part in the annual walk to St Mary Magdalene Church on the Sandringham Estate on Christmas morning.

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