Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From Herb Alpert’s Latin flair to Stryper’s heavy holiday vibes, this year’s Christmas album lineup has something for everyone.

This year’s selection of Christmas albums touches a lot of stylistic bases, with Christian acts, country stars and a cappella acts (which have made holiday releases primary parts of their repertoires) ...

Let’s face it, most Christmas music is painfully, unabashedly straight. The festive season is a time for colour, ambiance and festive cheer, but if you listen to the radio, it’s all the same tired ...

Editor's note: Originally published December 2014. Updated December 2025. Christmas is right around the corner, so you’re probably getting in the holiday spirit with a little music. Maybe it’s that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We might be a little biased, but Billboard firmly believes music is the best part of the holiday season every year. That includes ...

Rap and Christmas have been intertwined since the former began. Kurtis Blow's "Christmas Rappin'," a rhymed update of "A Visit From St. Nicholas" (better known as "‘Twas the Night Before Christmas") ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As a genre, Christmas music is more than just the classics. As a true connoisseur of the season and a fanatic who writes my own Christmas-themed newsletter, ...

Image Courtesy of Kirsten Kirk By Anthony Curioso Although we are nearing March, some enthusiastic followers of the Catholic ...

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 ...