“White Christmas” might be the best-selling Christmas song ever, but the song’s backstory has less to do with tidings of comfort and joy than it does with the tragedy of loss and war. Written by ...

Chris Rea was the unmistakeable voice behind one of the world’s most popular Christmas songs, but he wrote it at a time when he was hardly in the holiday spirit. His record contract was almost done, ...

Black artists have contributed to the most vital Christmas music of our time through soulful classics and energetic R&B holiday songs. These songs are more than just soundtracks for the holidays. They ...