Christmas is quickly approaching and everyone is getting into the spirit, and what better way than to put on some classic ...

Yet when it comes to that perennial Christmas favourite, Mozart’s ‘Sleigh Ride’, the words ‘pot and kettle’ spring to mind. A seasonal stocking-filler, its ho-hum harmonic predictability betrays a ...

The change has been driven by technology. In the pre-streaming era, consumers would play Christmas music through CDs and ...

For those that like their holidays a little different, songs like "Mistress for Christmas" and D*ck in a Box" are essentials ...

Baby Boomers remember this song as both a Christmas tune and a cultural statement. Released during the Vietnam War era, it ...

“Shake the Snowglobe” and “Pick Out a Christmas Tree” also truncate the verses towards the middle of the song, so that the ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

As we head into December 2025, both Brenda Lee and Bobby Helms are in the Top 5 on Billboard’s Holiday 100 — for 1958’s ...

Hundreds of new Christmas songs are released every year, but each time December rolls around, the same small handful of classics races to the top of the charts. Will anything new ever break through?

Amid all of the classic Christmas songs, of which there are many, are several original country Christmas songs. While it may be daunting to release a new song, with so many holiday favorites, these ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There are a lot of ways to get into the holiday spirit: You can decorate a tree, bake Christmas cookies, ...