And there are plenty of songs to choose from. Billboard magazine published a staff-selected list of the 100 Best Christmas Songs of All Time. Here’s a look at the top 20. Start the day smarter.

holiday songs were not eligible to make the list, appearing instead on seasonal surveys.) As for the titles of the 16 top 10 Hot 100 holiday entries, five feature “Christmas” and one ...

I chose each song on this list for its popularity, artistic impact and ability to inspire the Christmas mood. Whether you love old Christmas songs, modern anthems, or festive cross-genre classics ...

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?

It’s not new that towards the end of the year, Christmas songs dominate the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. They’ve never achieved total domination, though, because there’s always ...