Those who have grown tired of the typical Christmas songs will discover a different side of the holidays in rock and punk songs. These songs can be turned up loud on Christmas Eve.

From punk and indie to hip-hop and alternative rock, these unconventional Christmas songs take a different approach to the holidays. The list highlights tracks that favor storytelling, mood and ...

Our quest to discover rock's best Christmas song has reached the final four. Only Elvis Presley, David Bowie (with Bing Crosby), Eagles and John Lennon remain in the running for this holiday honor.

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without great music. And while famous old carols and unstoppable pop hits seem to get the most attention, many of classic rock’s biggest acts have also released ...

Is it too early for Christmas music? You may love it, you may hate it, but there’s no denying the staying power of “Last Christmas,” the unavoidable holiday classic from Wham!, which has a massive ...

When Trans-Siberian Orchestra started touring theaters in 1999, they traveled with just one 24-foot box truck, filled with a couple dozen lights, a fog machine and a star curtain. “It was really more ...

Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is the most famous Christmas pop song. It was originally a rock song. Here’s a look at how the track came to be. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for ...

“Where Are You Christmas?” is The Pretty Reckless’ first No. 1 on Hot Hard Rock Songs, which began in 2020. Rising two spots, it eclipses the band’s previous best of No. 3, achieved with “Death by ...

This Christmas Eve, GBH takes listeners on a journey through some of the most spectacular and rarely heard holiday music of all time with a legendary radio host – rock programmer Oedipus. Christmas ...

Popular streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music offer curated holiday playlists, while SiriusXM features dedicated holiday channels, including a new one hosted by Jimmy Fallon. Free options ...

If I may defer, however briefly, to the wisdom of the late Tom Petty, “Well, it’s Christmas all over again.”And for a lot of people, that means listening to the same old Christmas records all over ...