For viewers weaned on an era when American Idol incubated household names like Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert, the special might have seemed jarring. But since the show’s revival landed on ABC in ...

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Discover the significance of Christmas carols in Black churches, blending theology, emotion, and cultural texture. Explore the contributions of Black composers and arrangers.

Some of Rea’s best-known songs took a while to become pub jukebox staples. Driving Home for Christmas – another of Rea’s “road” songs, about a motorist heading home “top to toe in tailbacks” – reached ...

“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 ...

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Sad songs and cold weather go together like hot cocoa and marshmallows. Kacey Musgraves knows what I'm talking about. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CHRISTMAS MAKES ME CRY") KACEY MUSGRAVES: (Singing) And every ...

Whether or not you consider Wham!'s "Last Christmas" a gay song depends on how you see its lyrics and its creator. The 1984 Wham! song “Last Christmas” has become a regular holiday favorite among ...