Of course, many people hear their favorite Christmas songs at church -- songs such as "O Holy Night," composed in 1847 by Adolphe Adam, or "Joy to the World," adapted from Psalm 98 in Isaac Watts ...

Below, 25 of the best Christmas pop songs of all time to get you in the holiday spirit. (Our gift to you.) 1 "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey. Columbia Records.

The earliest Christmas songs date back to the fourth century A.D. and popular tunes of the season from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries were composed in France, Germany and Finland.

Christmas’ Real Ever-Greens: The Top 20 Christmas Songs & Their Most Popular Renditions. At the holidays, it's not just famous recordings that make songwriters jolly, ...

There are slightly hokey Christmas pop numbers, and then there are hot festive disasters that have American legends holding the reigns. "Mistletoe Bikini," in case you couldn't tell, is the latter.

Christmas carols might actually be good, says NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour By The A.V. Club , Dennis DiClaudio , Zach Brooke , Dan Neilan | December 10, 2018 | 6:00pm ...

Top 10 Original Christmas Pop Songs. Sam Lansky. Sam Lansky Published: December 9, 2011. ... Christmas is a time for joyful celebration — and hearing the same Christmas songs over and over again.

Some of the oldest Christmas carols were the pop songs of the Victorian age, an academic has said. Many festive traditions, from the Christmas tree to carols including Silent Night, O Little Town ...

Every year we're deluged with a ton of Christmas music—but lot of the songs we hear this time of were not, actually, intended to be Christmas songs at all. Some were even written during heat waves.

Here’s a short trip through holiday history from the 13th century to 2024 featuring the highs and lows of Christmas pop culture. So, grab a mug of hot chocolate or eggnog and jump in!

Carols, though, were popular, and ... Skip Navigation ... But by the time of the famous 1914 Christmas truce—100 years ago this Christmas—the carol played a crucial role in bringing about ...