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've made a list (and checked it twice). By Gary Trust A select 16 shiny holiday hits have hung like ornaments in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10. The Chipmunks’ “The Chipmunk Song,” with ...

It’s not new that towards the end of the year, Christmas songs dominate the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. They’ve never achieved total domination, though, because there’s always ...

By Gary Trust Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” tops ... Meanwhile, two fellow original holiday hits, released in the 2010s, hit the Hot 100’s top 10 for the first time ...

After growing up, Santa Claus asks the grown-up Rudolph to lead his sleigh on Christmas Eve. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) The 1946 romance is one of the earliest holiday hits in cinematic history.