The song begins with a Christmas-y chime. It's the sound of a celesta — an instrument featured in Tchaikovsky's Christmas classic “The Nutcracker.” Carey’s hit also uses the sleigh bell, which became ...

It’s not new that towards the end of the year, Christmas songs dominate the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. They’ve never achieved total domination, though, because there’s always been at least ...

The Queen of Christmas reigns. Mariah Carey's iconic Christmas medley "All I Want for Christmas Is You" topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of Dec. 23, 2023. The song had been on the Hot ...

Sixty-five years after its first release, Brenda Lee's classic "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" has finally hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart — for the first time ever. According to a ...

Every Monday, Billboard unveils the top 10 songs on the latest Hot 100 chart. The most recent rankings, for the chart dated December 9, are out now, so let’s run down who had this week’s biggest hits.

Mariah Carey isn't the only Christmas queen. Brenda Lee is finally leading the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with her holiday anthem "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree." This is the first time the ...

The reimagined version appears on the band’s new holiday EP, Taylor Momsen’s Pretty Reckless Christmas, released Oct. 31.

It’s no secret that Mariah Carey is the Queen of Christmas, and she’s living up to that title with her undoubted reign on the charts. Her Christmas classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” returns to ...