The No. 1 global hit wasn’t originally written for the film at all — it began as a holiday tune before being reworked into ...

Rap and Christmas have been intertwined since the former began. Kurtis Blow's "Christmas Rappin'," a rhymed update of "A Visit From St. Nicholas" (better known as "‘Twas the Night Before Christmas") ...

David Pogue is a six-time Emmy winner for his stories on "CBS Sunday Morning," where he's been a correspondent since 2002. Pogue hosts the CBS News podcast "Unsung Science." He's also a New York Times ...

Every December, the same voices return to take over radios, playlists, malls and TikTok. From Mariah Carey’s unstoppable holiday empire to Wham!’s bittersweet nostalgia and Michael Bublé’s modern ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: We wrote this back in 2021, but with Christmas upon us again we felt like it was the perfect time to update it. For all the talk of the best and worst Christmas songs out there, there's ...

Black artists have contributed to the most vital Christmas music of our time through soulful classics and energetic R&B holiday songs. These songs are more than just soundtracks for the holidays. They ...

At the height of her career, Mariah Carey took a risk by releasing a holiday song. Given what we know about the singer who has dubbed herself "Queen of Christmas," and the ubiquity of the seasonal hit ...

The perfect Christmas song sets the mood right away. Our next guest wants to destroy all that. STEPHEN THOMPSON, BYLINE: (Laughter). MARTIN: Stephen Thompson of NPR Music has brought us some of his ...

Every December, a small group of songs returns to dominate charts, playlists, and pop culture. Their extraordinary sales show how timeless Christmas music truly is. Wham!’s “Last Christmas” has sold ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — “with the kids jingle belling and everyone telling you be of good cheer,” as the late Andy Williams so memorably sang on a seasonal favorite first recorded ...

For years, Snopes has covered the origins and myths attached to classic holiday songs such as "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and "Jingle Bells." We've also dived into the possibly unsavory history of ...