Is there a better way to get in the Christmas spirit than turning on Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" or at the risk of being obvious, "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey ...

ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH CHOIR: (Singing) Christmas time is here. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Indeed, it is, and nothing sets the mood quite like the right Christmas song. Stephen Thompson of NPR Music is ...

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 ...

The last three months of the year are, for most, the busiest of the year. Between Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, the mood can be both stressful and joyful. One of the biggest debates of these ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If I may defer, however briefly, to the wisdom of the late Tom Petty, “Well, it’s Christmas all over again.”And for a lot of ...

Mannheim Steamroller’s Christmas programs bring a sense of childhood-like wonderment to the season with their blending of familiar carols and tunes with Renaissance-inspired musical developments and ...

What is it about Christmas music that immediately gets us in the mood for December festivities? All it takes is one ring of that familiar–almost undefinable–sonic quality, and nostalgia and wonder set ...

Like the holiday season itself, the nostalgia that Christmas music evokes can be emotionally charged. By Derrick Bryson Taylor It’s been a little over one year since the Backstreet Boys released their ...

Are you ready to step into Christmas? The Phoenix radio station most likely to get a jump on the season in early November, KEZ 99.9 FM, will start playing Christmas songs around the clock on Wednesday ...

SANTA CRUZ — There are plenty of events to get people into the Christmas mood but only one that will transport audiences to rural Ireland in the mid 20th century, complete with songs, dancing and ...

Popular streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music offer curated holiday playlists, while SiriusXM features dedicated holiday channels, including a new one hosted by Jimmy Fallon. Free options ...