His voice sounds craggier than ever, but the rock ’n’ roll bard really gets into the holiday spirit on this album, crooning sentimental ballads ("I’ll Be Home For Christmas," "The Christmas Song," ...

As we know from decades of watching Charlie Brown, Christmas time is here. And we all know what that means – inescapable holiday music, both pensive and perky, for the next month. This season, several ...

The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, have a way of skyrocketing to the top of the musical charts when they release an album of heavenly hymns and songs. They did it again because ...

Kylie Minogue is back at No.1 again in her long chart career – this time it’s the reissued Kylie Christmas album at the summit. Originally released in 2015, peaking at No.12, the Kylie Christmas ...

The Beatles‘ Christmas songs don’t get as much attention as they should. The band produced quite a few Christmas songs while they were together and they subsequently made Yuletide classics as solo ...

The Miró Quartet’s Ginastera disc wowed me earlier this year, so I was keen to hear their Christmas album. Hearth doesn’t disappoint, a collection of 15 mostly traditional carols reimagined for string ...

When one thinks of Christmas music, a few famous vocalists likely come to mind: Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, perhaps Frank Sinatra. Certainly not Bob Dylan. Nevertheless, Dylan decided to buck ...

Back when people actually bought albums, Christmas releases were reliable money-makers for popular acts: cheap to put together, with demand baked in by the season. The limited repertoire — Mariah ...