Feliz Navidad has been one of the most popular Christmas songs in the United States since around the time the tune was introduced to the world in the early 1970s. That is actually pretty amazing considering that,...
“The Little Drummer Boy” is a piece with a distinct, easy to follow narrative interwoven with the repeated line “pa rum pum pum-pum”. That phrase is actually intended to imitate the sound of a drum. And...
According to Shakin’ Stevens, the content of this piece (“Merry Christmas Everyone”) was meant to replicate classic Christmas tracks, the types of which someone like the late Bing Crosby would drop back in the relatively...
The origin of Chris Rea’s “Driving Home for Christmas” actually dates back to the late 1970s. This was about a decade before Chris really established himself as a permanent artist in the UK music scene,...
Sometimes it’s hard to imagine what the music industry would look like without British artists. The product of A list musicians from the UK tends to be this perfect hybrid of the commercial aspirations which...
Without an atom of doubt, “Mary’s Boy Child” is one of the most popular Christmas songs ever composed. The lyrics basically center around the birth of Jesus Christ and the joy it brings mankind....
Yes, this is in fact a Yuletide song in that the featured narrative is set exclusively during the holiday season. But this is not the type of tune one would play while the family is...
These days, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and all, Christmas just ain’t what it used to be. But perhaps that reality of being denied certain material pleasures will cause some of us to harp...
“Last Christmas” is a 1984 single from English pop duo Wham! Despite the track’s title, this song focuses more on a disappointing romance and the apprehensions the singer has towards his ex-lover than it...
“The Twelve Days of Christmas” is one of the most famous English Christmas carols of all time. The lyrics of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” basically see the narrator talking about the special gifts...
