If you're noticing a pattern, it's because the best Christmas songs do indeed fall into the specific subgenre "divas singing ...

This has been a rough year for America, starting with the election. It’s hard to find a silver lining, even for someone as upbeat as me. Living counts, so I’ll ...

From timeless crooners to modern holiday staples, these are the Christmas singles that have sold the most copies in the U.S.

We aren’t really sure why Christmas music is so controversial. Maybe it is its unrelenting ubiquity from Thanksgiving through the end of the year. It could be some of the overplayed, hideous songs ...

Here are 40 Christmas music classics for your playlist, from Mariah Carey to Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Joni ...

Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer D’Angelo was laid to rest Saturday at Saint Paul’s Baptist Church in Henrico, Virginia, where music legend Stevie Wonder performed in tribute to the influential artist, ...

Hallmark is taking us on a yuletide voyage through time this season with A Newport Christmas, a glittering holiday fantasy that sails straight from 1905 into 2025 — and straight into our hearts. Ella ...

The Queen of Christmas is back! The holiday season has officially begun, at least according to Mariah Carey. Right at midnight on November 1, the pop icon released her latest "It’s Time" video, ...

Growing up, I knew the minute the Christmas tree was dragged into the house that Christmas songs would soon follow. And Christmas originals sung by Black artists are more than just fun yuletide ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

This is the first episode of a new series on All Songs Considered, hosted by NPR Music critic Ann Powers and editor Daoud Tyler-Ameen. Most of what you hear on All Songs is focused on new music, but ...