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 ...

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 ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Here are a few suggestions to freshen up your holiday playlist. Here are a few suggestions to freshen up your ...

Jim Goodwin of the Christmas Underground blog returns with 2025’s indie rock Christmas mix, this year titled A Bit of Christmas. Every year for over two decades Goodwin puts together an annual mix of ...

Seven songs by Ariana Grande, spanning albums and eras, return to the charts in the U.K. after Christmas cuts begin to ...

The British singer-songwriter Chris Rea died on Monday, just as his iconic holiday song "Driving Home for Christmas" returned to airwaves around the world as it has done every year since 1986.

You know Dasher and Dancer and Pran … ugh, you know the rest of it. Yes, Virginia, while there is a Santa Claus, the music of the Christmas season can make you shift from having the feels to the ...

Here’s the good news: There’s a whole world of modern Christmas music that exists outside of what restaurants and retail stores play ad nauseam starting Nov. 1. Now for the bad news: That world has ...

Mariah Carey extended her Billboard Hot 100 record for most weeks at No. 1 with "All I Want for Christmas Is You" at 22 weeks.

More generally, festive songs ruled the top 24 of the latest Hot 100 chart. Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock,” Wham!’s “Last Christmas,” and Ariana ...

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 ...

Cardi B has never been shy about her love for the holiday season. She continues to turn Christmas into a time of family, fun, and over-the-top festive flair. Every year, the rapper shares glimpses of ...