As we head into December 2025, both Brenda Lee and Bobby Helms are in the Top 5 on Billboard’s Holiday 100 — for 1958’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and 1957’s “Jingle Bell Rock,” respectively.

We aren’t really sure why Christmas music is so controversial. Maybe it is its unrelenting ubiquity from Thanksgiving through the end of the year. It could be some of the overplayed, hideous songs ...

Elvis Presley's The Classic Christmas Album hits No. 1 for the first time, more than a decade after its release and long ...

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We love those classic Christmas recordings. And we cherish the chance to hear Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand, the Beach Boys, Darlene Love and other greats sing these standards each ...

The time for holiday shopping is upon us! And whether you’re running from store to store or snuggled up on the couch scrolling like the wind, there’s a good chance you’re listening to some holiday ...

Fa-la-la-la-la, Christmas is here! There are a lot of ways to get into the holiday spirit: You can decorate a tree, bake Christmas cookies, exchange gifts at a white elephant party—the list goes on.

Bing Crosby 's Ultimate Christmas reaches No. 1 on Billboard's Top Streaming Albums chart for the first time, rising 3-1 on ...

Ultimate Christmas was released in 2017 and first cracked the top 10 one year ago. Songs for Swingin’ Lovers made the top 10 ...

Tis the season for being jolly and holly and all that good shit, and while you may not yet be in the holiday spirit, I’ll tell you some people who definitely are—Stryper. You may not have guessed how ...