From punk and indie to hip-hop and alternative rock, these unconventional Christmas songs take a different approach to the ...

The change has been driven by technology. In the pre-streaming era, consumers would play Christmas music through CDs and records or catch tunes on the radio during the winter months. But the rise of ...

"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” by Plastic Ono Band and "Father Christmas" by The Kinks are all among the very best classic rock ...

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 ...

Christmas music has officially taken over all streaming platforms once again, but this year’s holiday playlists reveal more ...

From Chuck Berry, to Kylie Minogue, to Lower Merion's own Lizzy McAlpine. Our pop music critic builds you a playlist for the ...

New Christmas albums—from Mickey Guyton and Eric Benét to Roberta Flack and vintage holiday reissues worth revisiting.

As both a music critic and a seasonal fanatic who writes my own Christmas-themed newsletter, here are a half dozen essentials.

Setting the record straight. This time of year, if I listen to Christmas music, I'm going back to the classics, and of course, Dolly Parton's beautiful "Hard Candy Christmas" will forever be at the ...

Christmas music is a sacred holiday tradition and these songs defile that tradition by being so incredibly bad.