Everyone has an opinion when it comes to Christmas music. Of course, there are plenty of classics that are must listens, and a whole lot of soulful songs that inspire awe and reflection. And there are ...

Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" is a delightful holiday song. We're not here to hate. But can we all admit that the annual hype around it has gotten to be a bit too much? Each year, ...

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 ...

By Fred Bronson People sang around Christmastime as early as the year 129 A.D. and created Latin hymns for the season by the 4th century, but it wasn’t until the 12th century that folks started ...

This article originally ran on December 1, 2022. We’re republishing it now for anyone looking for recommendations for their own holiday playlists. If there’s a single sound that announces holiday ...