For more than 70 years, the greatest musicians in the world have been recording Christmas songs. Here are our picks for the ...

The best Christmas song to blast your eardrums out to. "Carol of the Bells" is the most epic — and maybe kinda creepy? — Christmas song, and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra just shreds their rendition of ...

When this song was released in 1961, it was a pivotal time not only for Christmas music, but for America itself—culture was ...

As we head into December 2025, both Brenda Lee and Bobby Helms are in the Top 5 on Billboard’s Holiday 100 — for 1958’s ...

There’s something truly magical about a classic Christmas song and its ability to fill a person with the Christmas spirit, conjure memories of the kind of holiday you’re meant to dream of when Bing ...

A decade later, Ella Fitzgerald recorded her own version in 1960, further cementing the song’s place in the popular ...

Country music's Christmas songs are like side dishes at your fancy holiday dinner. Most country fans reach for the standards, but a few will always prefer those specialty treats. Others you may simply ...

Christmas tunes are in the air.It’s a great time whether you favor the likes of James Brown’s “Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto or The Temptations’ “Silent Night,” or are into The Emotions’ “What ...

To celebrate the holidays, we’re looking back at four archive Fresh Air interviews discussing popular Christmas songs: First, jazz singer Mel Torme tells Terry Gross about co-writing “The Christmas ...

Known for “Boots on the Ground,” incorporated into Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter set, singer/songwriter 803Fresh has released ...