Black artists have crafted some of the most iconic Christmas music, from soulful classics to energetic R&B hits, celebrating love, family, hope, joy, and culture while capturing the spirit of ...

Black artists have contributed to the most vital Christmas music of our time through soulful classics and energetic R&B holiday songs. These songs are more than just soundtracks for the holidays. They ...

Friends and family, people who have been around me for more than one holiday season, will tell you that I like Christmas music. Before we are done putting away the Thanksgiving silverware, I am ...

For years, Snopes has covered the origins and myths attached to classic holiday songs such as "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and "Jingle Bells." We've also dived into the possibly unsavory history of ...

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Here’s the good news: There’s a whole world of modern Christmas music that exists outside of what restaurants and retail stores play ad nauseam starting Nov. 1. Now for the bad news: That world has ...

Texas has never really done Christmas the traditional way. Some years the state is freezing, some years it’s closer to shorts and T-shirt weather, and the music is just as unpredictable. If you love ...

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 ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: We wrote this back in 2021, but with Christmas upon us again we felt like it was the perfect time to update it. For all the talk of the best and worst Christmas songs out there, there's ...

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 ...

Looking to freshen up your Christmas playlist with some newer recordings? Well, the contemporary Christian music (CCM) genre just keeps cranking out quality Christmas albums year after year. Related ...

The depth and breadth of the international Christmas songbook continues to astound. This year I’m adding a dozen new tracks, and they’re all over the place genre-wise – soul, punk, country, doo-wop, ...