Why are Christmas songs so heart-warming? The authors of the songs knew how to tug at the heartstrings. Many, like “White Christmas” songwriter Irving Berlin, are notably included in the Great ...

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 ...

The Beatles‘ Christmas songs don’t get as much attention as they should. The band produced quite a few Christmas songs while they were together and they subsequently made Yuletide classics as solo ...