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 ...

Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" recently notched its 15th and 16th weeks at No. 1. WireImage Whether you want to rock around the tree, make out under the mistletoe or chill by the ...

Christmas may be on Dec. 25, but Christmas music begins playing at stores and restaurants well before to spark holiday cheer. But several of the songs that are supposed to lift people’s spirits ...

You've been waiting for some holiday cheer but 80 degree fall days mixed with a barrage of political campaign ads were like a cocktail of Scrooge with a dash of the Grinch and a splash of Heat Miser.