It’s the most wonderful time of the year as holiday music continues to fill the air. This year, some artists even released new original songs for the 2023 holiday season. Merry Christmas From Jon ...

Some Christmas gifts keep giving year after year after year. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU") MARIAH CAREY: (Singing) I don't want a lot for Christmas. There is just one thing ...

Yes, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” — Brenda Lee’s 1958 evergreen — finally made it to No. 1 this week. Another little Yuletide ditty that you might have heard of — Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for ...

Scan through the current holiday album charts and you might have a hard time believing that we are indeed in 2023. That’s because so many of the top sellers — to this very day — remain Christmas ...

What a wonderful and completely affecting piece. Written in 1933, Die Weihnachtsgeschichte (the nativity story) for a capella choir and four soloists performing six roles by Hugo Distler (1908-1942), ...

Our critics on 10 new holiday albums from Cher, Robert Glasper, Sabrina Carpenter and more. By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra ...

There’s a secret to having a Christmas record that is successful in the 21st century: Put it out before 1970. That’s clear from just looking at the top 10 songs each December, and knowing that Brenda ...

Standing in the basement of the Harrah’s Cherokee Center in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, Billy F. Gibbons is recalling the moment he received his first guitar. He was only 13. “It was Christmas ...

The 2023 CMA Country Christmas special aired on Thursday night (Dec. 14), and the show featured standout performances from some of the top artists in country music and beyond. Highlights of the show ...

Nothing rings in the holiday season quite like Christmas music. As debates on when to begin playing holiday music rage across the internet like wildfire, the actual tunes get lost in the shuffle. For ...

Nashville legends Amy Grant and Trisha Yearwood are co-hosting the 2023 CMA Country Christmas. Together, they’ll perform “Joy to the World,” accompanied by Lindsey Stirling and “Hark! The Herald ...

Popular streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music offer curated holiday playlists, while SiriusXM features dedicated holiday channels, including a new one hosted by Jimmy Fallon. Free options ...