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?

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 ...

When can you hear Christmas music on the radio? Some stations have already switched format for the holiday season. Radio Insight reports more than two dozen radio stations have started playing ...

So you know when you go home for the holidays, and your mom puts on the same Christmas playlist she's had on lock for the past three decades (with nary a modern Christmas hit to be found), and you've ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: We wrote this back in 2021, but with Christmas upon us again we felt like it was the perfect time to update it. There's nothing that brings the world together more than sharing opinions ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

WZID is helping to make your holiday season merry and bright with all Christmas music, all weekend, now through Christmas Day! Plus we have a special holiday gift for you…non-stop Christmas music ...

ATLANTA — For years, Atlanta’s holiday soundtrack belonged to 104.7 The Fish, but after the station’s sale earlier this year, its iconic all-Christmas format went silent, leaving a festive void. Now, ...