To say we were spoilt for choice in choosing 10 classical recordings from 2025 for your Christmas stocking would be putting it mildly. Despite the endlessly repeated prophecies of the “death of ...

Just in time for the holidays, Trisha Yearwood decided to go ahead and spread a little Christmas cheer with her newest album, Christmastime. Released in early November, the album featured Yearwood ...

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 ...

Holiday playlists change every year, but a handful of Christmas records from the 1950s and 1960s still feel like the season’s default soundtrack. These albums mix lush orchestration, crooner warmth, ...

New York City is alight with magic this time of year. It inspired Pentatonix's new holiday album. SCOTT HOYING: I like that the decorations are so, like, larger than life. It just feels like you're in ...

NASHVILLE – In a festive conference room, the sounds of "Silent Night" spill into the air. Surrounded by twinkling lights and half-empty coffee cups, the three members of Lady A – Hillary Scott, ...

We aren’t really sure why Christmas music is so controversial. Maybe it is its unrelenting ubiquity from Thanksgiving through the end of the year. It could be some of the overplayed, hideous songs ...

Several Nashville artists, including Lady A and Brad Paisley, have released new Christmas albums this year. The new holiday records feature a mix of classic covers and original songs. Some country ...

8 new Christmas albums for holiday parties, praise, and playlists. It’s time—time to banish the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack from my house with an updated playlist of Christmas music. Each year, as I ...

Some Christmas records do more than soundtrack the season, they reset the whole mood the second the needle drops. The ’50s and ’60s were packed with those kinds of albums, and plenty of them still ...