Why do new Christmas songs fail?

Swedish pop star Robyn emerged as a phenomenon in the mid 1990s, an ingenue whose work with Max Martin presaged the R&B crossover hits of acts like Britney and the Backstreet Boys. Since her debut, she’s released a string of albums that have shaped the sound of dance music as we ...  Show more

Two years ago, Audrey Hobert had never written a song. She was a staff writer on a Nickelodeon series and had recently moved in with her childhood friend Gracie Abrams in Los Angeles. About six months later, a phrase spoken by a heartbroken acquaintance caught their attention; Ho ...  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

Classical Christmas playlist .. 1.Christmas day - Dido 2.Mistletoe - Justin Bieber 3.Driving home for Christmas - Chris Rea 4.Fly me to the moon - Julie London 5.White Christmas - Michael Buble 6.Merry Christmas everyone - Shakin Stevens 7.Laylet Eid - Fayrouz 8.Let it Snow , let ...  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

Call me Scrooge. Call me Grinch. Call me Irresponsible. But once again I just couldn’t bring myself to produce another idiotic, holly jolly Christmas show. A few holiday seasons ago, I just burned out on Christmas songs. So instead I’m giving you an hour of crazed rock ‘n’ roll — ...  Show more