Those who have grown tired of the typical Christmas songs will discover a different side of the holidays in rock and punk songs. These songs can be turned up loud on Christmas Eve.

From punk and indie to hip-hop and alternative rock, these unconventional Christmas songs take a different approach to the holidays. The list highlights tracks that favor storytelling, mood and ...

Our quest to discover rock’s best Christmas song has reached the final four. Only Elvis Presley, David Bowie (with Bing Crosby), Eagles and John Lennon remain in the running for this holiday honor.

Classic holiday favorites such as Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You", Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock", Wham!'s "Last Christmas", and ...

This The Pretty Reckless’ haunting cover has hit No. 1 on the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, proving holiday music can rock ...

If you've ever fancied taking a ride on a different kind of Polar Express, a discussion with friends about the best and worst holiday songs might be just the ticket you've been waiting for. We dug ...

In the 1970s, popular music was getting a little... well, weird. Rock & roll was arguably at its peak. Disco and rap music were coming into fashion, as was punk. Suddenly genres were splintering out ...

Get the complete rockin around the christmas tree lyrics, song details, similar songs, and artist info for this Brenda Lee ...

If you are looking to create a holiday playlist with alternative additions to the best-known classics, try these wintry indie rock tunes.

Hundreds of new Christmas songs are released every year, but each time December rolls around, the same small handful of classics races to the top of the charts. Will anything new ever break through?

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, ...

A personal journey through decades of Christmas music, from childhood midnight Mass to performances in retirement homes and wine bars, showing how music creates connection, joy and nostalgia.