The older I get, the more I find myself drawn to the Christmas songs that have a touch of melancholy to them. Songs that acknowledge the complexity of Christmas emotions. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” ...

Melancholy Christmas songs are the best Christmas songs and Ed Sheeran sure seems to know it. His new holiday ballad, “Under the Tree,” longs for the one thing that St. Nick can’t bring him: the lover ...

Christmastime is a time of parties and celebrations and lunches and dinners with family and friends. It is also, sometimes, a time of melancholy. The melancholy is a direct counterpoint and result of ...

Every year, people turn up the volume on Christmas songs to cheerfully celebrate the holiday season. The tunes touch on topics like family, love, gifts, and togetherness. Many Christmas songs turn ...

In American culture, Christmas is often synonymous with joy. Many familiar carols proclaim this message, with “Joy to the World” resounding in thousands of churches, while its secular counterpart ...

For the most part, Christmas movies tend to share many of the same characteristics. They often exist to show the magic of the holiday season, the importance of family and loved ones during these ...

Kelly Clarkson is back in the studio for her eponymous talk show and kicked off Tuesday’s episode (Dec. 13) with her very own “Merry Christmas (to the One I Used to Know).” Wearing a glamorously ...

Musgraves' new holiday record features old classics and new novelty songs. Critic Ken Tucker calls it "the rare Christmas album that can be listened to closely ... with both pleasure and admiration." ...

This article is for those who enjoy the drama and excitement of Christmas. Those who turn to harum-scarum whenever the year winds up. It's for those who enjoy their calendars lying hid beneath their ...

Christmastime is characterized by parties and celebrations, and dinners with friends and family. Why, then, is part of it characterized by melancholy? Why are some of the most popular carols in many ...

The older I get, the more I find myself drawn to the Christmas songs that have a touch of melancholy to them. Songs that acknowledge the complexity of Christmas emotions. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” ...