Pick of my Christmas discs is this sublime collection from Trio Mediæval on the Norwegian audiophile label 2L, reflecting yuletide’s origins in Northern European pagan culture. Imaginative and ...

Barbra Streisand, perhaps one of the most famous Jewish singers ever, singing a number of Christmas songs may not seem like an obvious pairing on paper, but on the stereo, it's a match made in heaven.

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.

The title "The Nutcracker" mainly refers to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's two-act classical ballet, which was inspired by an 1816 magical tale by E.T.A. Hoffmann. It narrates the tale of a young girl who ...