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Snow Jams

All I want for Christmas is a holly jolly celebration of the best wintery songs. ‘Tis the season.

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The 50 Best Original Christmas Songs Since ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’

Queen of Christmas, meet your disciples. By Maura Johnston

the industry What the Holiday 100 Reveals About Our Love of Christmas Music It’s Mariah’s world (obviously) — but Ariana and Kelly are settling into it. By Chris Molanphy
how to 11 Rules for Writing an Original Christmas Song in 2022 According to the people behind hits for Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande, *NSYNC, and more. By Justin Curto
silver & gold ’Tis the Season for Sufjan The singer-songwriter on what he’s learned about the holidays after releasing 100 Christmas songs. By Craig Jenkins

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35 Musicians Confess Their Favorite Christmas Songs

Annie Lennox loves the Pogues. Santigold loves Otis Redding. Kacey Musgraves loves Kacey Musgraves. By Matthew Jacobs

a beautiful sight The 10 Best Versions of ‘Winter Wonderland’ The idiosyncratic yet charming classic that everyone from Ella Fitzgerald to Selena Gomez can agree on. By Marc Hirsh
santa inc The 10 Best Versions of ‘Santa Claus Is Coming to Town’ One question: Is it joyful? By Justin Curto
rankings The 10 Best Versions of ‘White Christmas’ Iggy Pop versus Otis Redding. By Emma Madden
one-horse open slay The 10 Best Versions of ‘Jingle Bells’ Kris Jenner and Barbra Streisand don’t appear together on many lists, but they do here. By Carrie Wittmer

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The 10 Best Versions of ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’

A song for the cynics, the sad girlies, and the lonely boys. By Carrie Wittmer