In the lead-up to Christmas 2025, a purported risqué song in the style of 1940s or 1950s "oldies" tunes spread online. Its ...

For years, Snopes has covered the origins and myths attached to classic holiday songs such as "The Twelve Days of Christmas" ...

Released in 1994, Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas” is an up-tempo love song that talks about prioritizing time with a lover over receiving gifts. It includes bell chimes and synthesizers and has ...

A decade later, Ella Fitzgerald recorded her own version in 1960, further cementing the song’s place in the popular ...

When this song was released in 1961, it was a pivotal time not only for Christmas music, but for America itself—culture was colliding with mid-century modern sensibilities and Christmas was becoming ...

According to BMI.com, "Back Door Santa" was one of a series of songs written by Carter and Daniel in 1968 for the album Soul ...

This 2019 holiday film drew its inspiration directly from Wham!’s Last Christmas, weaving George Michael’s music into the ...

He’s got a tour full of country hits, but one Christmas song finds its way into the mix — because fans never stop asking for ...

One of America’s great Christmas songs grew out of procrastination. Two friends — a rector and his organist at the Church of the Holy Trinity on Rittenhouse Square — found the inspiration in the ...

The former Beatle addressed theories that his 1979 holiday tune “Wonderful Christmastime” encourages witchcraft and wizardry.

Following Smile's break-up, May brought the song to his new band Queen, and the quartet reworked the song with the guitarist ...