It is the Christmas season. Entire streets sparkle with multi-colored lights. Christmas music echoes in the malls. Traditional performances inspire us: The Messiah, The Nutcracker; A Christmas Carol; ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Nine of the songs inside the top 10 on the Hot 100 are Christmas ...

Christmas is a time when you would expect snow on the ground, given all the songs and poems, and the fact that it's December. When it comes to the biggest question about a white Christmas, from the ...

Dec. 24 (UPI) --Christmas music often brings to mind familiar carols and pop standards that return every December. But over the years, artists across punk, indie, hip-hop and alternative rock have ...

At the height of her career, Mariah Carey took a risk by releasing a holiday song. Given what we know about the singer who has dubbed herself "Queen of Christmas," and the ubiquity of the seasonal hit ...

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 ...

If it began to sound a lot like Christmas earlier than usual this year, it wasn't your imagination. Halloween wasn't even over before Spotify users began curating songs about mistletoe, snow and ...

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, ...

— Fifty-nine percent surveyed say Christmas magnifies loneliness more than any other time. — Reasons for spending the holiday alone include distance, cost, conflict, work and personal preference. — ...

Christmas Day for those who live alone may be sad for some, but not for everyone. Piedmont resident Jan (not her real name) said the older she gets the more she wants to enjoy a quiet, stay-at-home ...

"Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock." Turn on the radio and it's clear the season has arrived: Bells are ringing, spirits are bright and everyone's "laughing all the way." Across Tennessee, ...