Texas artists have a Christmas song for every mood. From bluesy classics to country swing, here are 10 tracks for your holiday playlist.

Released as a 78 B-side ("Lost in the Night" was on the A-side), "Merry Christmas, Baby" has become a timeless holiday ...

There's a new album out from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, which has collaborated with a branding studio in Austin called Butler. Houston native and musician Walker Lukens is the producer.

Ella Langley’s hit “Choosin’ Texas” just got mashed up with Wham!’s “Last Christmas” — and the result is a viral ...

Texas enjoys a high number of iconic, globally known cultural fixtures: cowboys, bluebonnets, the Alamo, Beyoncé. Unfortunately, the toll natives pay for such a well-stocked trophy room of state pride ...

It won’t shock you to read that we at Texas Monthly consider Texas to be an inspiring place. We’re hardly alone in that: The number of all-time-great songs about our state is staggering, with classics ...

Texas’ landscape is vast and full of variety. From mountains to piney woods, wetlands to plains and deserts. The same could also probably be said of the state’s musical landscape, as well. It’s why ...

Rather than limiting ourselves to songs that are about Texas, we defined a Texas song as any song performed by a Texas artist. Who qualified? Anyone who was born here, even if he or she left the state ...

Willie Nelson, as pictured on the cover of the 2003 release Essential Willie Nelson. His "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" comes in at no. 4 on the list. Rather than limiting ourselves to songs that are ...