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 ...

The group Pentatonix are known for their a capella renditions of Christmas classics. They used to start touring after Thanksgiving, but this year they kicked off on Nov. 8. “We’re like, ‘well, we ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... ’Tis the season when Chicago’s stages give way to Ebenezer Scrooges, George Baileys and Nutcracker princes — plus, the sounds of klezmer, flamenco, bluegrass ...

Mariah Carey has officially broken the record for the longest reign atop the Billboard Hot 100, as “All I Want for Christmas Is You” spends its 20th week at No. 1. The perennial holiday anthem, which ...

If it began to sound a lot like Christmas earlier than usual this year, it wasn't your imagination. Halloween wasn't even over before Spotify users began curating songs about mistletoe, snow and ...

This week, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" takes the record outright, as it posts an unprecedented 20th week on top of the Hot 100. And, given the likelihood of it returning to No. 1 — not just next ...

At the height of her career, Mariah Carey took a risk by releasing a holiday song. Given what we know about the singer who has dubbed herself "Queen of Christmas," and the ubiquity of the seasonal hit ...