Best Christmas songs of all time. 40 holiday classics, ranked

Here are 40 Christmas music classics for your playlist, from Mariah Carey to Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Joni ...

Get Into the Holiday Spirit with These 2025 Christmas Releases

On Nov. 7, the Grammy-winning songwriter released his first ever holiday album, Piano Diaries Christmas. On the album, Gad ...

54 Years Ago, John Lennon’s Greatest Christmas Rock Hit Remains the Boldest Anti-War Song Ever Written

John Lennon released Happy Xmas (War Is Over), the iconic anti-war Christmas song that continues to inspire peace and ...

3 Songs That Need to Be On Your Christmas Countdown Playlist

Celebrate the season with a playlist featuring Christmas hits from Mariah Carey, Wham, and Carly Rae Jepsen that instantly ...
American Songwriter

5 of the Oldest Christmas Songs We Still Sing Today

Artists across all genres tend to release Christmas music every year. Sometimes, they compose new original songs for the holiday season. Others choose to put new spins on Yuletide classics. However, ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

20 Christmas Songs Everyone Should Play Instead of Mariah Carey

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, ...
Billboard

Could Mariah Carey’s Christmas Hit be the Song of the Century?

It's way too early to tell. But the song's annual streaming success makes it a possibility. By Robert Levine Hit songs come and go — artists last. What lasts even longer, though, are Christmas songs, ...