Picture this: It's December. You turn on your car radio. The first few synth-pop notes of "Last Christmas" by Wham! start playing. What do you do? Why, you turn the volume up and you sing every single ...

Hear tracks from Bartees Strange, Madi Diaz, GloRilla and Kehlani, and others. By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s ...

Love it or hate it, the “The 12 Days of Christmas” is a staple tune of, well, Christmas. Singing it over and over again, or ...

The song “Twelve Days of Christmas” is ubiquitous around Christmastime. But did it actually happen? And how was it first started? What are the 12 days of Christmas? In Christian theology, the 12 days ...

Holiday tunes have been merrily sung by carolers, crooners and shoppers rushing out for last-minute gifts. But have you ever paused while singing a line to your favorite jingle and thought, “Wait, ...

Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped)' includes the new yuletide tunes "Hot In December," "This Time Of Year," "Office Party" and ...

Do you know what bobtails and wassailing are? We have experts explain the meaning of those weird Christmas carol lyrics. Many of our most popular holiday songs are from the 19th century, when ...

Connecticut has carved out a special place on the holiday jukebox. The state gets mentioned in a surprising number of Christmas songs, and a lot of local talent, from Charles Ives to Michael Bolton to ...