“Silent Night” from Christmas Music (1940) Written in Austria in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr, this classic Christmas song was covered by Crosby in 1940 for his album Christmas Music. It ...

Many holiday songs have laid significance to Christmas, when people around the world play lots of festive tracks to celebrate the joyous season. Among all holiday songs, some releases became so ...

Some of us prefer our Christmas music on the pensive side, with wistful lyrics about dusky snowfalls and memories. It’s not joy being sought, but permission to wallow in nostalgia. Others relish the ...

Nothing rings in the holiday season quite like Christmas music. As debates on when to begin playing holiday music rage across the internet like wildfire, the actual tunes get lost in the shuffle. For ...

The most wonderful time of the year is almost upon us. When else do you get to whip up new holiday recipes, while the children actually spend more than 30 minutes on Christmas crafts? Not to mention, ...

Christmas music is a big part of the music industry. John Yang speaks with Nate Sloan, an assistant professor of musicology at the USC Thornton School of Music and co-host of the podcast Switched On ...

In the Philippines, Christmas is not a date. It’s a feeling, and it starts when the first note of Jose Mari Chan plays.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Christmas version of Mariah Carey has officially emerged from hibernation. In order words, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — or at least sound like it. SiriusXM ...

In the 1970s, popular music was getting a little … well, weird. Rock and roll was arguably at its peak. Disco and rap music were coming into fashion, as was punk. Suddenly genres were splintering out ...

Some Christmas gifts keep giving year after year after year. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU") MARIAH CAREY: (Singing) I don't want a lot for Christmas. There is just one thing ...

Few bands like Tower of Power embody timeless grooves and unmistakable soul. For over 50 years, the East Bay legends have delivered their signature funk, horn-driven energy, and sheer musical joy. Now ...