Jim Goodwin of the Christmas Underground blog returns with 2025’s indie rock Christmas mix, this year titled A Bit of Christmas. Every year for over two decades Goodwin puts together an annual mix of ...

Christmas is just days away and holiday music has been all but inescapable for weeks. At this point, it would be natural to find yourself getting tired of hearing the same carols and hymns all the ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without great music. And while famous old carols and unstoppable pop hits seem to get the most attention, many of classic rock’s biggest acts have also released ...

For weeks now, "All I Want for Christmas Is You", "Driving Home for Christmas", and "Last Christmas" have been playing on the radio again. But these songs aren't to everyone's taste. Those who prefer ...

If you've ever fancied taking a ride on a different kind of Polar Express, a discussion with friends about the best and worst holiday songs might be just the ticket you've been waiting for. We dug ...

Only eight songs are left to vie for your votes in round two of our Best Rock Christmas Songs bracket. Some pretty big names – including the Kinks, the Pretenders, Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney ...

In the 1970s, popular music was getting a little … well, weird. Rock and roll was arguably at its peak. Disco and rap music were coming into fashion, as was punk. Suddenly genres were splintering out ...

Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra sing during the taping of "The Dean Martin Variety Show" circa 1967 in Hollywood, California. The list spans decades, beginning with 19th-century carols and leading into ...

Like fruitcake and tangled lights, holiday songs show up every year, some nice, some naughty. For the past five decades, several Christmas songs have risen above the tinsel and snow to become true ...