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. There's nothing that brings the world together more than sharing opinions ...

As we head into December 2025, both Brenda Lee and Bobby Helms are in the Top 5 on Billboard’s Holiday 100 — for 1958’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and 1957’s “Jingle Bell Rock,” respectively.

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 ...

Dolby Atmos inside a car is a transformative experience and thanks to Polestar your favorite Christmas songs have now been ...

From Chuck Berry, to Kylie Minogue, to Lower Merion's own Lizzy McAlpine. Our pop music critic builds you a playlist for the season.

Once you've walked down memory lane with "I Wish It Was Christmas Today," click here to see how the song transcended SNL when The Strokes' frontman Julian Casablancas got ahold of it. He turned it ...

The British singer Chris Rea, who wrote the classic song “Driving Home for Christmas,” has died at the age of 74, just days before the festive holiday.

Chris Rea, the British blues rocker best known for his wistful holiday hit 'Driving Home For Christmas,' has died at age 74 of undisclosed causes.

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

A 1990s rock band is returning with a new album in 2026. Extreme, best known for the No. 1 hit “More Than Words,” announced ...

Riley Green was a guest performer on the Season 28 finale of The Voice. He moved the audience with a stunning acoustic performance of his emotional ballad, "Jesus Saves." ...