People sang around Christmastime as early as the year 129 A.D. and created Latin hymns for the season by the 4th century, but it wasn’t until the 12th century that folks started singing what we would ...

Modern Christmas songs are gaining popularity alongside classic holiday tracks. Artists may be motivated by the seasonal streaming boost for holiday music. Our 15 favorites include hits by Justin ...

Some of us prefer our Christmas music on the pensive side, with wistful lyrics about dusky snowfalls and memories. We're not looking for joy, but permission to wallow in nostalgia. Others relish the ...

With all those Christmas cookies around, it might be a good idea to get your heart pumping this holiday season. The average American gains a pound or two between Thanksgiving and New Year’s — and ...

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. There's nothing that brings the world together more than sharing opinions ...

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 ...

A selection of songs to build a great holiday soundtrack, from the great holiday films and TV episodes that are out there. Look, friends. There are now endlessly scrollable, curated Christmas ...

Country music's Christmas songs are like side dishes at your fancy holiday dinner. Most country fans reach for the standards, but a few will always prefer those specialty treats. Others you may simply ...

There isn’t another holiday that focuses so much on music as Christmas. Fortunately, there are plenty of country Christmas songs to help celebrate the season, including these three classics, all from ...

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