On Nov. 1, Mariah Carey announced that Christmas music, and her iconic song in particular, are back for the holiday season. All Things Considered staffers beg to differ. On November 1, Mariah Carey, ...

Hundreds of new Christmas songs are released every year, but each time December rolls around, the same small handful of classics races to the top of the charts. Will anything new ever break through?

We have more lights, more visitors, and more ways to celebrate — but we still rely on each other in the ways that matter.

Welcome to December, and it’s time for the Christmas music. Well, it’s been time, with many stores and venues already playing the carols and yuletide tunes since before Halloween. A colleague informed ...