Christmas songs that have become hits during the holidays tend to be older tunes by Andy Williams, Brenda Lee and Mariah Carey. Here's why.

With the jaunty lyrics as a springboard ("You better watch out…"), Kellogg (The Island of Skrog) jumps right into the spirit, creating a dizzyingly busy holiday scene on the end pages here. Dolls, ...

Christmas is here, and so is the list of 100 songs to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year. From Wham!'s cult ...

Kentucky has produced some of the most well-known songs in the English language. The Happy Birthday song was created at the ...

Christmas music evokes a lot of emotions. Listen to these songs and see if you feel it. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "JOY TO THE WORLD") ELLA FITZGERALD: (Singing) Joy to the world, the Lord is come.

Bruce Springsteen said it best: “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town.” While the rest of us are wrapping up work, Santa Claus is in the midst of his busiest day of the year, flying across the globe, ...

Explore the best Christmas jazz albums from Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas to 2025 releases by Herb Alpert, Darius de Haas, and more.

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 “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and 1957’s “Jingle Bell Rock,” respectively.

Below, you’ll find a complete guide to streaming all of the Rankin/Bass holiday specials. Take a look at our tips that show you how to watch them online for free. First released in 1964, Rudolph the ...

Since the fourth century, Christmas's favorite red-suited, beard-toting mascot has operated under many names: Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, Kris Kringle and Jolly Old Saint Nick. The father of Christmas ...

Dennis Elam is an associate professor at Texas A&M San Antonio and a 1966 graduate of Andrews High School and blogs at www.professorelam.blogspot.com The stock market often rallies into the end of the ...