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 “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and 1957’s “Jingle Bell Rock,” respectively.

With lockdown restrictions, a gloom has descended on the holiday season with all in person concerts and performances canceled. But despite a make or break year for most arts groups, many Bay Area ...

Christmas songs fill the airwaves every December, but most people don’t know the surprising stories behind these beloved tunes. Many classic Christmas songs have unexpected origins, from “Jingle Bells ...

Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra sing during the taping of "The Dean Martin Variety Show" circa 1967 in Hollywood, California. The list spans decades, beginning with 19th-century carols and leading into ...

Every December, the same voices return to take over radios, playlists, malls and TikTok. From Mariah Carey’s unstoppable holiday empire to Wham!’s bittersweet nostalgia and Michael Bublé’s modern ...

From Chuck Berry, to Kylie Minogue, to Lower Merion's own Lizzy McAlpine. Our pop music critic builds you a playlist for the season.

We aren’t really sure why Christmas music is so controversial. Maybe it is its unrelenting ubiquity from Thanksgiving through the end of the year. It could be some of the overplayed, hideous songs ...

With Mariah Carey and Wham! saturating airwaves with their holiday tunes, it’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas. But if all you want for Christmas is a reprieve from stereotypical Christmas ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — With holiday music on blast for the past two months now, there’s a good chance you’ve heard a number of different Christmas classics, including a few with ties to Tennessee.