The beloved Christmas song “A Holly Jolly Christmas” was written by Johnny Marks in 1962 and became most notable when Burl Ives sang it as the narrating snowman in the 1964 stop-motion film Rudolph ...

(The Conversation) – In American culture, Christmas is supposed to be synonymous with joy. The familiar carols proclaim this message, with “Joy to the World” resounding in thousands of churches, while ...

Professor Stowe has written a piece titled Christmas isn’t always holly jolly – even some of its best-loved songs are bittersweet at The Conversation and titled A blue Christmas song can be a comfort, ...

Dec. 20—Billboard's Hot 100 songs chart saw a slight change this week, with Mariah Carey regaining the #1 spot, with her modern-day holiday classic "All I Want For Christmas Is You." Carey hit the top ...

WLIT-FM 93.9 began playing only Christmas music at 3 p.m. Tuesday. The station is in its 25th year of hosting the Christmas music format. The first song of the season had a special Chicago connection ...

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In American culture, Christmas is supposed to be synonymous with joy. The familiar carols proclaim this message, with “Joy to the World” resounding in thousands of churches, while its secular ...