Music is one of the most important parts of any holiday season. Nat King Cole’s The Christmas Song is practically ceremonial. The Temptations turn up every December like clockwork. Mariah Carey owns ...

The British singer-songwriter Chris Rea died on Monday, just as his iconic holiday song "Driving Home for Christmas" returned to airwaves around the world as it has done every year since 1986.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of "A Charlie Brown Christmas," with the soundtrack by Vince Guaraldi becoming a musical favorite. While Charlie Brown looked for the meaning of Christmas, a local ...

Legendary British singer-songwriter Chris Rea's last Christmas album was released just weeks before the "Driving Home for Christmas" star died at the age of 74 on Monday, December 22. Mr Rea wrote the ...

Christmas music has produced countless classics, but it has also given rise to some truly strange albums over the years. Especially during the vinyl era, artists and studios experimented wildly with ...

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So God bless the occasional singer-songwriter like Ben Folds who sees Christmas as a way into writing the kinds of songs he would usually write, not just for the purposes of a new album but a proper ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Cher's new holiday single “Christmas Is Here” debuts at No. 2 on a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Holiday playlists created on Spotify jumped 60% in October over last year, with some fans starting Christmas ...

Chris Rea, the musician behind the festive classic Driving Home for Christmas, has died at the age of 74. The singer died on Monday in hospital following a short illness, a spokesperson for his family ...

I have a playlist called “Tolerable Xmas Music.” As you may imagine, it isn’t super long. But I hold out hope that every season there will be some new gift to add to the playlist. If you’re looking to ...