Christmas may be on Dec. 25, but Christmas music begins playing at stores and restaurants well before to spark holiday cheer. But several of the songs that are supposed to lift people’s spirits ...

If I may defer, however briefly, to the wisdom of the late Tom Petty, “Well, it’s Christmas all over again.”And for a lot of people, that means listening to the same old Christmas records all over ...

After a few glasses of eggnog, even the shiest singer will join in on your family's annual holiday sing-along. Everyone has heard the classics and sung the rhymes since they were little kids, but that ...

“O Holy Night” has always loomed large in my own personal Yuletide lexicon. Based on Placide Cappeau’s 1843 French-language poem Minuit, chrétiens, the song took the top spot among Classic FM ...

Every December, a small group of songs returns to dominate charts, playlists, and pop culture. Their extraordinary sales show how timeless Christmas music truly is. Wham!’s “Last Christmas” has sold ...

Christmas music is a big part of the music industry. John Yang speaks with Nate Sloan, an assistant professor of musicology at the USC Thornton School of Music and co-host of the podcast Switched On ...

With all those Christmas cookies around, it might be a good idea to get your heart pumping this holiday season. The average American gains a pound or two between Thanksgiving and New Year’s — and ...

Glistening snow, reindeer paws, Grandma's house, and ... the battlefield? Christmas music usually evokes warm memories, wishes for peace and the joy of the season. Yet many of our favorite holiday ...