In 1984, the Boomtown Rats’ Bob Geldof and Ultravox’s Midge Ure wrote a catchy, well-intentioned, deeply problematic Christmas song about the need to help other people during the holiday season. A ...
David Bowie performing at Live Aid at London's Wembley Stadium on July 13, 1985 (photo: Georges De Keerle / Getty Images). In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Band Aid Ethiopian famine ...
Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" recently notched its 15th and 16th weeks at No. 1. WireImage Whether you want to rock around the tree, make out under the mistletoe or chill by the ...
Christmas music is a big part of the music industry. John Yang speaks with Nate Sloan, an assistant professor of musicology at the USC Thornton School of Music and co-host of the podcast Switched On ...