The song begins with a Christmas-y chime. It's the sound of a celesta — an instrument featured in Tchaikovsky's Christmas classic “The Nutcracker.” Carey’s hit also uses the sleigh bell, which became ...

The time has come for streams of garlands, frosty snowmen, decorated trees, and more yuletide scenes around the holiday season. In the days following Thanksgiving, Christmas music typically starts ...

Its the time of year when there are radio stations dedicated to all types of Christmas music. Some of the tunes are directly holiday-related while others really have nothing to do with the holiday ...

There’s something truly magical about a classic Christmas song and its ability to fill a person with the Christmas spirit, conjure memories of the kind of holiday you’re meant to dream of when Bing ...

As Billboard has loosened the reins on its rules over recurrent songs on its Hot 100 list over the past decade, there has been a resurgence of Christmas music dominating the charts. In addition, as ...

Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" has been the soundtrack of the holiday season for nearly 30 years.