Picture this: It's December. You turn on your car radio. The first few synth-pop notes of "Last Christmas" by Wham! start playing. What do you do? Why, you turn the volume up and you sing every single ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Is Christmas really the saddest day of the year? There’s a whole history of holiday music that explores what it’s like to be down-and-out during the season. Are you mourning absent family members?

We’re in the time of year when the Billboard Hot 100 chart is ruled by Christmas songs. Specifically, there’s Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” and then a bunch of hits from the ’50s ...

By Fred Bronson People sang around Christmastime as early as the year 129 A.D. and created Latin hymns for the season by the 4th century, but it wasn’t until the 12th century that folks started ...

In November 1979, Paul McCartney was working on a special new album, McCartney II, which would mark the second-greatest shift in his career. But before he released the album, he gave fans a little ...

For a musical act to remain relevant across decades and generations, it must have at least one song that could be considered timeless. For some, that means delivering a track so good that it never ...

Celebrated as the “Queen of Christmas,” Rimes will perform beloved holiday selections from her acclaimed seasonal albums along with standout hits from her 30-year career. With her powerful vocals and ...