Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas" returns to several Billboard charts, as does his holiday full-length The Classic Christmas Album — and even his take on “O Little Town of Bethlehem.”

As the holidays approach, Christmas songs have been climbing back up the charts. As of Dec. 9, 13 of the top 20 on Billboard's Global 200 chart are holiday songs—eclipsing pop hits like Taylor Swift 's "The Fate of Ophelia"—and many are decades old!

As the race for 2025’s Official Christmas Number 1 kicks off today, to be revealed Friday 19, WHAM! displace Taylor Swift atop the Official Singles Chart with

The team behind the Together for Palestine benefit concert held in London in September have released charity single "Lullaby" with the aim of hitting the top spot and raising funds for humanitarian aid in Gaza. The campaign has been led by Brian Eno, with contributions from a number of U.K. and Palestinian musicians.

Carey's holiday hit leads eight songs on the Billboard chart this week and also tied a record for most weeks in the Hot 100 for a female artist.

There's a Christmas song for all tastes – jolly to melancholy – so corralling them into one list is not only futile, but impossible. Still, we try.

Musicologist Joe Bennett explains the common components of the most enduring Christmas songs, from "Jingle Bells" to "All I Want for Christmas Is You" – which inspires David Pogue to compose his own new holiday song.

The Jackson 5's “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” debuts on Billboard's Radio Songs chart, while also bolting into the top 10 on several other rankings in America.

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has broken the record for the most weeks spent at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart The holiday anthem achieved this feat by reaching the top spot for an unprecedented 14th cumulative week since its original release in 1994