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

It's a week of chart milestones, as holiday songs hold down the top 24 spots on the Billboard Hot 100, Mariah Carey extends ...

From Chuck Berry, to Kylie Minogue, to Lower Merion's own Lizzy McAlpine. Our pop music critic builds you a playlist for the season.

The holiday season hasn’t officially peaked until Christmas classics start climbing back onto the Billboard Hot 100 — and this year, the charts look as festive as ever. The annual takeover is already ...

Holiday music isn’t just nostalgic—it’s one of the most profitable genres in entertainment history. A single Christmas hit can pay out millions every December, often generating more money in one month ...

If you are looking to create a holiday playlist with alternative additions to the best-known classics, try these wintry indie rock tunes.

Black artists have contributed to the most vital Christmas music of our time through soulful classics and energetic R&B ...

At the height of her career, Mariah Carey took a risk by releasing a holiday song. Given what we know about the singer who has dubbed herself "Queen of Christmas," and the ubiquity of the seasonal hit ...

David Pogue is a six-time Emmy winner for his stories on "CBS Sunday Morning," where he's been a correspondent since 2002. Pogue hosts the CBS News podcast "Unsung Science." He's also a New York Times ...

Even though Billboard changed its criteria to prevent chart stagnation, the annual revival of holiday classics on music streaming services leads to an ongoing monopolization of old Christmas songs at ...