Tag: holiday music

I can't imagine what it must have been like to be Santa Claus in 1964. Apparently everyone in the world asked to have a Beatle for Christmas!

Gayla Peevey famously asked for a hippopotamus for Christmas. But that wasn't her only holiday song!

Maybe we're finally realizing we all live in Dolly Parton's world and that is a good thing?

It's kind of nice for a band as big as the Pumpkins to just indulge in some straightforward holiday cheer.

It's a very fun, very danceable track, though I think this year you'll want to consult public health guidelines before following the song's advice.

A song that I imagine prompted Santa to boost his security detail, after hearing what Brenda Lee had in store for him.

If the general effect of 2020 and the increasingly short days of December are affecting your mood, give this version of "Jingle Bells" a try and see if it doesn't help a little.

Today's holiday song brings a tear to my eye. Actually, many tears.

Welcome to the second year of me sharing with you some of my oddly extensive knowledge of the best and worst holiday music ever recorded!

Today in 1977, it was the premiere of Bing Crosby's final TV Christmas special, "Merrie Olde Christmas," which featured a performance with Crosby's unlikeliest duet partner ever: David Bowie. Here's the story of how it came together.

My 25 days of holiday songs concludes the only way it could: with ROCK!

I cut it close but it’s here! The new holiday single by my group, Cold Holiday, is now streaming all across the internet.