Is Christmas really the saddest day of the year? There’s a whole history of holiday music that explores what it’s like to be down-and-out during the season. Are you mourning absent family members?

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Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" is a delightful holiday song. We're not here to hate. But can we all admit that the annual hype around it has gotten to be a bit too much? Each year, ...

“All I Want For Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey’s annual chart-topping Christmas anthem, is poised to shatter the all-time record for most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 song chart if and ...

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 ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Come December, everyone is bound to hear the seasonal staples, from Bing Crosby's "I'll Be Home for ...

Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra sing during the taping of "The Dean Martin Variety Show" circa 1967 in Hollywood, California. The list spans decades, beginning with 19th-century carols and leading into ...

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 ...

Faith Hill had a hit holiday single in 2000, with “Where Are You Christmas“. The song is from the blockbuster film How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Written by Mariah Carey, James Horner, and Will ...

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