The relationship between the secular Christmas music that emerged in the 1930s, '40s, '50s and '60s, and jazz is that both drew heavily from the same source—the Broadway songbook—for the same ...

Palm trees and sandy beaches were in the air on a chilly December night as we gathered for NPR's annual A Jazz Piano Christmas concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in ...

The familiar tunes of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” transport us. The opening measures make us children again, abed after Christmas dinner as the subtle sounds of the record player waft in from another ...

1. Good King Wenceslas - (4:33) Thomas Helmore 2. The Christmas Song - (5:24) Bob Wells and Mel Tormé 3. Do You Hear What I Hear - (4:45) Gloria Shayne, Noel Regney 4. Coventry Carol - (3:27) ...

It's hard to believe that Jazz Piano Christmas celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. We were initially stumped on how to celebrate, but as we reminisced about the many pianists we have featured ...

It's starting once again. Stores are already filled with Christmas décor, holiday content is gradually creeping into social media feeds, and SiriusXM is ready to bring back its diverse collection of ...

Before Mariah Carey took possession of the holiday airwaves with “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” songs by the great American songwriters dominated the Christmas season. Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, ...

For many, the Christmas season starts right after Halloween. And Sirius XM knows it. The satellite radio company is ready to bring a diverse set of radio channels playing holiday music 24/7 starting ...