This year, Jordin Sparks is taking a unique approach in hopes of breaking through the seasonal logjam. By Glenn Peoples The holiday season is a lousy time for new Christmas music. From one year to the ...

The song begins with a Christmas-y chime. It's the sound of a celesta — an instrument featured in Tchaikovsky's Christmas classic “The Nutcracker.” Carey’s hit also uses the sleigh bell, which became ...

If I may defer, however briefly, to the wisdom of the late Tom Petty, "Well, it's Christmas all over again."And for a lot of people, that means listening to the same old Christmas records all over ...

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Scott Hoying & Kevin Olusola also chat about their roles in Candy Cane Lane and what festive music they play at home on a special Pop Shop Podcast. When you’ve released nearly 100 holiday songs, as ...

Holiday songs have already begun their dominance of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart this year, but their annual monopoly over the chart’s top spots is a recent phenomenon thanks to the rise of ...

Wham!'s "Last Christmas" is the No. 1 song in the world, snowballing three places to the top of the Billboard Global 200, as the 1984 classic by the British duo of George Michael, who died in 2016, ...

Mariah Carey’s reign as the undisputed Queen of Christmas continues—and this year, she’s taking her crown to new heights. Her beloved holiday anthem, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” was officially ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Mariah Carey's “All I Want for Christmas Is You” breaks into the ...

There are plenty of reasons to celebrate during the Christmas season. Loved ones gather near and far to spend time together, doing fun Christmas activities and celebrating peace, love, and good will ...

Consider this your one-stop directory for all things Christmas and country music in 2026. Nine country Christmas tours have ...

NEW YORK, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" has been the soundtrack of the holiday season for nearly 30 years. Why has this song become a rare modern Christmas hit ...