Is Christmas really the saddest day of the year? There’s a whole history of holiday music that explores what it’s like to be down-and-out during the season. Are you mourning absent family members?

After growing up, Santa Claus asks the grown-up Rudolph to lead his sleigh on Christmas Eve. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) The 1946 romance is one of the earliest holiday hits in cinematic history.

Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" recently notched ... In all of her gospel glory, the greatest voice of all makes you feel the holy spirit as well as the holiday one.

Musicians have been creating original Christmas songs for years, but it’s rare they become classics or standards in the way “All I Want” has. She’s one of the greatest songwriters of all ...