Some of us prefer our Christmas music on the pensive side, with wistful lyrics about dusky snowfalls and memories. It’s not joy being sought, but permission to wallow in nostalgia. Others relish the ...

As we head into December 2025, both Brenda Lee and Bobby Helms are in the Top 5 on Billboard’s Holiday 100 — for 1958’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and 1957’s “Jingle Bell Rock,” respectively.

There’s something truly magical about a classic Christmas song and its ability to fill a person with the Christmas spirit, conjure memories of the kind of holiday you’re meant to dream of when Bing ...

“Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” by John Lennon is one of the most famous Christmas songs of all time. It came out of a cultural context that a lot of younger people probably don’t know. During an interview ...

The iconic Christmas song Happy Xmas (War Is Over) was released as a single by the Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community ...

So this is Christmas, and what have you done? In Sean Ono Lennon’s case, he’s taken one of his parents’ defining pieces of musical activism, recontextualised and reinvigorated it in a powerful ...

Dyah (pronounced Dee-yah) is a Senior Author at Collider, responsible for both writing and transcription duties. She joined the website in 2022 as a Resource Writer before stepping into her current ...

If anyone knew how to write songs destined to be covered again and again, it was the members of The Beatles. John Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” inspired several renditions, including one by ...

"Happy Xmas (War Is Over) is a popular songThe Christmas hit was written by John Lennon and Yoko OnoLearn more about the song's meaning Despite its roots in the counterculture of the 1960s, "Happy ...

John Lennon's “Happy XMas (War Is Over)” is a top 40 hit once again in the U.K., as it surges into the region on the streaming chart as Christmas approaches. John Lennon (1940 - 1980) of the Beatles ...