Why do new Christmas songs fail?

Throughout pop history, groups from The Ink Spots to the Beach Boys to Fleetwood Mac all forged their sound in the alchemy of vocal harmonies, harnessing the magic that happens when different voices join as one. Then suddenly, right around the 1980s, vocal harmonies started to wa ...  Show more

For the first time in history, five country songs were at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Ella Langley, Morgan Wallen, Taylor Swift and Stella Lefty all have songs that range from two-stepping hits to borderline Americana: what do these songs say about the state of country musi ...  Show more

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are identifying relatively modern holiday songs -- released less than 20 years ago but adorning the Holiday 100 for at least five Christmas seasons -- that look like they might have the staying power to become evergreen hits. L ...  Show more

Billboard staffers discuss 2015 holiday songs: Miley Cyrus' "Silent Night," Fetty Wap's "Merry Xmas," Katy Perry's "Everyday Is a Holiday," Cassie Ramone's "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)," and Carly Rae Jepsen's "Last Christmas." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor ...  Show more

The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast wishes you a Merry Christmas -- and a happy new playlist! On our latest episode, we take a listen to five 2020 holiday hits, from Mariah Carey's new "girl group" with Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson on "Oh Santa!" to Jonas Brothers' melancholic mi ...  Show more

Holiday hits and misses from the 1940s and early 1950s. Songs include: Silver Bells, Jingle Bells, Silent Night, The Birthday of a King, Socko the Smallest Snowball, Santa Claus Blues, The First Noel, I Getting Nutin For Christmas and Sleigh Ride. Performers include: Judy Garland ...  Show more