For all the nay-sayers and Scrooges out there, Christmas pop is an annual scourge of the high street and TV advertising from November onwards, and the uncouth younger sibling of the traditional carol.

Written for sleigh rides, sung at Thanksgiving, and later claimed by Christmas, the world’s most festive tune has a surprisingly un-festive past.

Christmas is just around the corner and a holiday playlist is where the magic truly begins!The holiday season is in full ...

Musicologist Joe Bennett explains the common components of the most enduring Christmas songs, from "Jingle Bells" to "All I Want for Christmas Is You" – which inspires David Pogue to compose his own ...

Every year we hear the debate about what makes a movie a “Christmas movie” and specifically whether or not Die Hard qualifies. (Yes, it does, BTW) But for whatever reason, we give a lot more leeway ...

There's a Christmas song for all tastes – jolly to melancholy – so corralling them into one list is not only futile, but impossible. Still, we try.

The change has been driven by technology. In the pre-streaming era, consumers would play Christmas music through CDs and records or catch tunes on the radio during the winter months. But the rise of ...

Each year I’m devastated anew by Vince Guaraldi’s maudlin piano plinking softly under the opening line of “A Charlie Brown ...

MARIAH CAREY: (Singing) I don't want a lot for Christmas. There is just one thing I need. SUMMERS: That, of course, is Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You." It first came out - can you ...

All I Want For Christmas Is You is probably the first thing you think of whenever someone mentions Christmas music, but don't ...

Kylie is the biggest challenger for Christmas number one, with this sparkly bauble of pop frivolity. It's a brand new song, recorded for the 10th anniversary edition of her Kylie Christmas album. "I ...