65 years after it was released, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. NPR's Scott Detrow talks about it with singer Brenda Lee. In case you don't ...

Half of the reason folks love Christmas is the abundance of Christmas songs to listen to. From the classics of “White Christmas” to the newer tunes like Zach Top’s “For You For Christmas,” the songs ...

There’s something truly magical about a classic Christmas song and its ability to fill a person with the Christmas spirit, conjure memories of the kind of holiday you’re meant to dream of when Bing ...

Brenda Lee’s festive Christmas song, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” has earned the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for the first time in 65 years. According to Billboard.com, Lee ...

The song begins with a Christmas-y chime. It's the sound of a celesta — an instrument featured in Tchaikovsky's Christmas classic “The Nutcracker.” Carey’s hit also uses the sleigh bell, which became ...

Yes, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” — Brenda Lee’s 1958 evergreen — finally made it to No. 1 this week. Another little Yuletide ditty that you might have heard of — Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for ...

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?