It’s a hot topic for Christmas music lovers every year: What’s the most popular Christmas song? It’s an opinion-based question, but if you’re measuring each song based on profitability, there’s a ...

This week, there are five Christmas songs in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The oldest of those holiday tracks was released in 1957 (“Jingle Bell Rock” by Bobby Helms), while the “newest” one ...

After Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” came out in 1994, the canon of Christmas music remained closed for the next 20 years. In 2014, Ariana Grande released “Santa Tell Me,” her first ...

Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" has been the soundtrack of the holiday season for nearly 30 years.

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 ...

Ariana Grande’s original music video for “Santa Tell Me” would’ve landed her on the naughty list. In a video with Spotify released Tuesday, the 30-year-old “Wicked” star reflected on her 14 songs that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

You may soon be swept up in the holiday spirit, signing along with classic songs by Mariah Carey, Dean Martin and Pentantonix. But if you plan on doing a lot of driving this holiday season, there are ...

The pop superstar posed for festive photos in front of the tree alongside her brother Frankie and their mom Joan Sadie Bell was a digital news writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in ...