Beyond making history as a holiday record, Elvis' Christmas Album also serves as one of the all-time best-selling records in ...

Most people know Elvis Presley as the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, and while that’s still true, come December some undoubtedly give ...

The launch of Sputnik in the fall of 1957 left a bit of an impression on me — a homemade impression, a Christmas ornament ...

Great Christmas songs, and great versions of great Christmas songs, are as plentiful as letters to Santa Claus. It’s the holiday for which various-artists compilations were seemingly created (and why ...

Holiday playlists change every year, but a handful of Christmas records from the 1950s and 1960s still feel like the season’s default soundtrack. These albums mix lush orchestration, crooner warmth, ...

Maybe that writer back in 1957 was right -- because the malls will still be full of people in that last day or two before Christmas. It's about the atmosphere, the mood -- not the gift list.

Here are 40 Christmas music classics for your playlist, from Mariah Carey to Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell and more.