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 ...

While decades-old classics tend to dominate the holidays, here are 25 relatively new seasonal songs that have connected with listeners. By Glenn Peoples Normally, there’s little room near the top of ...

If you stroll into a department store as the leaves fall and temperatures drop, the chances are not zero that you'll hear Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" blast through the speakers.

Modern Christmas songs are gaining popularity alongside classic holiday tracks. Artists may be motivated by the seasonal streaming boost for holiday music. Our 15 favorites include hits by Justin ...

Family friendly tunes from Rudolph, the Grinch and more. By Hannah Dailey For people of all ages, music is one of the best parts about Christmastime. But while adults might favor bestselling holiday ...

“Hate” is such a strong word, but we’re human enough to admit hating on things — especially Christmas songs — can be a joyous exercise. Healing, even! (And the English language has yet to produce a ...

When it comes to Christmas music, you only need one hit to be wonderful. But you can also end up a one-hit wonder. Slingo put together a list of the best Christmas one-hit wonders. And the list has ...

Christmastime is unofficially "Mariah Carey Season," as the pop star's ubiquitous Christmas hit, "All I want For Christmas," is the most-streamed Christmas song of all time, according to Forbes. But ...

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, ...

Melancholy Christmas songs are the best Christmas songs and Ed Sheeran sure seems to know it. His new holiday ballad, “Under the Tree,” longs for the one thing that St. Nick can’t bring him: the lover ...

Christmas music is a big part of the music industry. John Yang speaks with Nate Sloan, an assistant professor of musicology at the USC Thornton School of Music and co-host of the podcast Switched On ...

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 ...