Every December, the world turns into a giant snow globe, holiday albums suddenly hold more power than politicians, setting moods, and creating memories. And the list below not just shaped the culture ...

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 ...

Fresh entries into the tradition include releases by Luke Bryan, Tyra Banks and Old Crow Medicine Show. By Jon Caramanica Jon Pareles and Lindsay Zoladz Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You ...

Holiday playlists change every year, but a handful of Christmas records from the 1950s and 1960s still feel like the season’s default soundtrack. These albums mix lush orchestration, crooner warmth, ...

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This year too, numerous artists are taking advantage of the Advent season to release new music. The 2025 Christmas season brings a variety of albums ranging from traditional interpretations to modern ...

Some people are fans of Christmas music, but not when it shows up particularly early in the holiday season. Ariana Wyatt, a professor of voice and associate dean for outreach and engagement for the ...

Some Christmas records do more than soundtrack the season, they reset the whole mood the second the needle drops. The ’50s and ’60s were packed with those kinds of albums, and plenty of them still ...