Black artists have contributed to the most vital Christmas music of our time through soulful classics and energetic R&B holiday songs. These songs are more than just soundtracks for the holidays. They ...

Dec. 24 (UPI) --Christmas music often brings to mind familiar carols and pop standards that return every December. But over the years, artists across punk, indie, hip-hop and alternative rock have ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Holiday playlists created on Spotify jumped 60% in October over last year, with some fans starting Christmas ...

If it began to sound a lot like Christmas earlier than usual this year, it wasn't your imagination. Halloween wasn't even over before Spotify users began curating songs about mistletoe, snow and ...

Christmas music fills the air every December, but much of what dominates playlists is remakes of familiar classics. For listeners searching for holiday tracks that feel fresh yet still capture the ...

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Texas has never really done Christmas the traditional way. Some years the state is freezing, some years it’s closer to shorts and T-shirt weather, and the music is just as unpredictable. If you love ...

Courtesy of JT Griffith The holidays are often a time of reflection, and this year we wanted to take you back to March 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic had only just begun, and Oregon Gov. Kate Brown ...

Cher closed out the final Saturday Night Live of 2025 with two tracks from her 2023 Christmas album. The pop icon, who had been an SNL musical guest only once before, opened with the up-tempo “DJ Play ...

"O Lord, How Shall I Meet You" is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never hear it between Muzak versions of "Jingle Bells" and ...

In defense of the sad holiday song. By Melissa Kirsch Perusing painkillers at CVS the morning after Thanksgiving, I should not have been surprised by the telltale clattering of horse hooves thundering ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: We wrote this back in 2021, but with Christmas upon us again we felt like it was the perfect time to update it. For all the talk of the best and worst Christmas songs out there, there's ...