Picture this: It's December. You turn on your car radio. The first few synth-pop notes of "Last Christmas" by Wham! start playing. What do you do? Why, you turn the volume up and you sing every single ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: We wrote this back in 2021, but with Christmas upon us again we felt like it was the perfect time to update it. There's nothing that brings the world together more than sharing opinions ...

Country music's Christmas songs are like side dishes at your fancy holiday dinner. Most country fans reach for the standards, but a few will always prefer those specialty treats. Others you may simply ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

When it comes to Christmas, Ohio has a lot of heart. The state can lay claim to some of the most beloved and reviled − depending on your particular musical tastes − Christmas songs of all times. From ...

Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra sing during the taping of "The Dean Martin Variety Show" circa 1967 in Hollywood, California. The list spans decades, beginning with 19th-century carols and leading into ...

It's that time of year again, that special season when our playlists and airwaves are alight with the songs of the holidays! The Christmas song, in many ways, is the cousin of the show tune, using ...

Glistening snow, reindeer paws, Grandma's house, and ... the battlefield? Christmas music usually evokes warm memories, wishes for peace and the joy of the season. Yet many of our favorite holiday ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: We wrote this back in 2021, but with Christmas upon us again we felt like it was the perfect time to update it. For all the talk of the best and worst Christmas songs out there, there's ...