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As you prep for the ugly sweater contests and Christmas cookie swaps, be sure to add these festive songs by your favorite soap stars to your holiday party playlists!

“Baby, It’s Cold Outside” by Eric Martsolf & Jen Lilley

Long before she was starring in Christmas romcoms and he was one of the Day Players, Jen Lilley (ex-Theresa) and Eric Martsolf (Brady) from Days of our Lives lent their musical talents to this 2014 Thrady duet.

“Let It Snow” by Steve Burton, Bradford Anderson, James Patrick Stuart, & Marcus Coloma

Steve Burton (Jason) and Bradford Anderson (Spinelli) are known for gathering their General Hospital co-stars for musical performances, and in 2020, they recruited James Patrick Stuart and Marcus Coloma (ex-Nikolas) for a socially-distanced rendition of “Let It Snow.”

“Joy To The World” by Cait Fairbanks

The same year Cait Fairbanks (Tessa) brought her beautiful voice to Genoa City on The Young and the Restless,...

We’ve got your soundtrack for a smooth yule with 20 yacht rock Christmas classics. Sit back and relax to these seasonal soft-rock songs from the 1970s and ’80s from Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Hall & Oates, Chicago, The Pointer Sisters, and more.

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1. “That’s What Christmas Means to Me” – Michael McDonald

2. “Jingle Bell Rock” – Hall & Oates

3. “Winter Wonderland” – Air Supply

4. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” – Christopher Cross

5. “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” – Robert Palmer

6. “White Christmas” – Kenny Loggins

7. “Deck the Halls” – Bertie Higgins

8. “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” – Chicago

9. “Winter Holidays” – America

10. “This Christmas” – The Tribe Band feat. Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald

11. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” – Al Jarreau

12. “The Christmas Song” – Christopher Cross

13. “Jingle Bells” – Peter Cetera

14. “The Joy of Christmas” – Bobby Caldwell

15. “O Holy Night” – Michael McDonald

16. “Christmas...

Jennifer Hudson has a new holiday album out, and with the vocals she slayed (or should we say, sleigh‘ed) on it, she sure deserves her title of “Princess of Christmas!”

In a new People interview published Monday, the talk show host celebrated her album The Gift of Love, but rest assured that she knows Mariah Carey will always be the Christmas queen.

“I think Mariah is the Queen of Christmas, and I’m the Princess of Christmas,” Hudson said. “At least, I named myself.”

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Believe it or not, Ben Folds has never dropped a Christmas album. Well, that’s about to change, as the veteran singer-songwriter has announced Sleigher, a 10-song collection of holiday tunes. Ahead of its release on October 25th, Folds has shared a cover of “The Christmas Song” and a new original titled “We Could Have This” as previews of the project. Stream both below.

Sleigher boasts seven original Christmas numbers from Folds and three classic covers, including “The Christmas Song,” Burt Bacharach’s “The Bell That Couldn’t Jingle,” and The Mills Brothers’ “You Don’t Have to Be a Santa Claus.” The album is currently available to pre-order.

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“Christmas is constant, allowing you to take stock of what’s different, to understand who you are and all the ways you’ve grown and changed,” Folds said in a statement. “You can look back on...

Jennifer Hudson is kicking off the holiday season early!

On Friday (September 6), the 42-year-old Egot winner announced that she will be releasing her first-ever Christmas album titled The Gift of Love on October 18.

Jennifer‘s upcoming album will feature collaborations with her boyfriend Common along with The Joy, a South African quintet known for their blend of traditional Zulu music and modern a cappella.

Keep reading to find out more…The holiday album also marks the first album Jennifer has released in over a decade. Her last album Jhud came out in 2014.

“I cannot wait for it to be yours!” Jennifer wrote on Instagram while announcing the new album.

Jennifer will be returning to host the third season of The Jennifer Hudson Show, which premieres on Sept. 16! You can pre-order The Gift of Love here.

Keep scrolling to see the tracklist…

The Gift of Love:

1. Hallelujah

2. Winter Wonderland

3. Carol of the Bells (ft.

Christmas carols from one of the greatest voices in music? Sign us up! On Friday, Jennifer Hudson announced that she’ll be releasing her first-ever holiday album, The Gift of Love, on Oct. 18.

The project will feature renditions of Christmas classics such as “O Holy Night,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Little Drummer Boy,” and “Jingle Bells.” It’ll also include “Carol of the Bells” alongside South African five-piece the Joy and Common on “Almost Christmas.”

“I cannot wait for it to be yours!” Hudson wrote on Instagram with a video of her...

Netflix's A Family Affair features a wide variety of songs on the soundtrack. The soundtrack features tracks from hit contemporary artists including Miley Cyrus, Haim, and Sabrina Carpenter. Because a large portion of the movie takes place during the Christmas season, it also features classic carols such as "Jingle Bells" and "Deck the Halls."

The A Family Affair soundtrack features a wide variety of songs. The Netflix romantic comedy, which became a hit on the streaming platform despite negative reviews that earned it a 41% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, was helmed by The Bridges of Madison County director Richard Lagravenese from a screenplay by Carrie Solomon. The star-studded cast includes Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Kathy Bates, Emmy nominee Joey King, The Greatest Showman and High School Musical star Zac Efron, YouTuber Liza Koshy, The Walking Dead: World Beyond star Wes Jetton, and Joy Ride star Sherry Cola.

Netflix’s A Family Affair launched at the end of June featuring a romance between High School Musical heartthrob Zac Efron and Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman. The main obstacle to that romance is Joey King’s Zara Ford, daughter of Nicole Kidman’s Brooke Harwood.

Zara works for Efron’s movie star — very important distinction from a celebrity — Chris Cole, who fits the stereotype of a high maintenance Hollywood boss. She hopes to make her way to a producer one day, but so far she hasn’t been able to climb the ladder. A unique opportunity presents itself when Chris, in an effort to apologize and ask Zara to come back to work for him after she quits one day, gets drunk with Brooke and they start to hook up only to be interrupted by Zara.

A great list of songs accompanies the emotional moments of Chris courting Brooke and...

Lindsay Lohan and Kristin Chenoweth will co-star in the upcoming Netflix film Our Little Secret. Our Little Secret will follow film follows the story of two exes who discover that their new partners are siblings, forcing them to spend time together over the holidays. Our Little Secret is the second film in a two-film deal between Lohan and Netflix.

Lindsay Lohan and Kristin Chenoweth will co-star in the upcoming Netflix film Our Little Secret. Lohan is best known for her early career acting roles in The Parent Trap and Mean Girls. Chenoweth has been an actress both on the Broadway stage and on screen, and she recently appeared in the now-canceled musical TV comedy series Schmigadoon!.

According to Deadline, Lohan and Chenoweth will now star together in an upcoming Netflix film. The film is called Our Little Secret and will be a holiday film. Our Little Secret is currently in...

Christmas time was here during the Billboard 200 tracking week of December 22 through December 28, but it didn’t keep Taylor Swift from continuing her run at number-one. Her re-recorded “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” album achieved a fifth nonconsecutive week on the chart with 98,000 equivalent album units based on its combined record sales, individual track sales and online streams. That turned out to be a historic milestone for the singer-songwriter. Read all about this week’s chart at Billboard.com.

Swift’s five weeks at number-one with “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” bring her all-time total to 68 weeks on top across her 13 chart toppers. So she’s averaging more than five weeks at number-one with each of her leaders, and she now has more weeks at number-one than any other solo artist in history. She still trails The Beatles among all artists, but it’s possible no one will ever catch them: they had 19 number-one...

Iam Tongi, the winner of American Idol season 21, has been busy releasing music and performing live since his victory. He dedicated many of his performances on the show to his late father, showcasing his distinct style and talent. Iam graduated from high school after his win and has gained recognition as the first contestant from Hawaii and the first Pacific Islander to win the show.

American Idol season 21 winner Iam Tongi has been busy since he was crowned the champion of his season in May 2023. Iam, an 18-year-old high school student originally from Kahuku, Hawaii, was an American Idol frontrunner from his very first audition, during which he dedicated the song, "Monsters," to his late father, Rodney, who'd passed away shortly before Iam joined the show. Iam moved everyone, including the judges--Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan--and easily earned his golden ticket to Hollywood.

Throughout American Idol...

Adam Lambert is opening up about his experience meeting Kate Middleton.

The 41-year-old singer performed at the Princess of Wales’ Christmas carol service on Friday (December 8) at Westminster Abbey in London.

Adam revealed that prior to taking the stage for his rendition of “The Christmas Song,” he got to meet Kate.

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“I had the honor of meeting Catherine, Princess of Wales. She invited the performers she wanted to see at the service, and it was lovely to visit with her before we performed,” he told People.

On singing at iconic Westminster Abbey, Adam expressed his thrill at the opportunity.

“I’ve always loved history and old architecture, and this is sort of my sweet spot. I was able to walk around a little bit after my rehearsal and just kind of take a little self-guided tour of some of the areas inside at the...

The holidays are all about bringing families together, and Hallmark Channel’s A Merry Scottish Christmas is doing that in a big way by reuniting former Party of Five siblings Scott Wolf and Lacey Chabert for their first on-screen project in 23 years.

Premiering this Saturday at 8/7c, the movie follows estranged brother and sister, Brad (Wolf) and Lindsay (Chabert), as they venture to Scotland, where their mother drops a big bombshell on them. Along the way, the duo work to find their way back to each other as siblings, while navigating familial secrets and dropping delightful Party of Five references...

Television fans of a certain age should be giving the Hallmark Channel a special thanks as they are reuniting two of the stars of one of the most popular family dramas of the late-1990s, “Party of Five,” it just so happens that both said stars happen to be regulars in the Hallmark movie rotation. In “A Merry Scottish Christmas” — as they did on “Party of Five” — Scott Wolf and Lacey Chabert play brother and sister, but unlike as the Bailey and Claudia Salinger, these siblings do not have the best of relationships. However, when they travel to Scotland to visit their mother for Christmas, a major secret is revealed that just might repair their fractured relationship. The movie premieres on the Hallmark Channel on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. Et. You can watch A Merry Scottish Christmas and Hallmark Channel with a 7-Day Free Trial of Philo. You can also watch with Directv Stream,...

It’s summertime, but don’t tell that to Mark Tremonti. The Alter Bridge and Creed guitarist has announced his first-ever holiday album, titled Christmas Classics New & Old.

The new release sees Tremonti singing and performing nine holiday classics and one original song. For the LP, Tremonti teamed up with the same orchestra that played on his recent Frank Sinatra covers album. Christmas Classics New & Old arrives October 27th, and is now available for pre-order here.

As for some of the holiday classics, Tremonti puts his own spin on traditional songs such as “Jingle Bells,” “The First Noel,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “O Holy Night” and more. His original holiday song is called “Christmas Morning” and features piano and a marching band.

In other news, Creed recently announced a reunion for their first shows in more than a decade. The performances will take place on the Summer of ’99 Cruise,...

Party of Five alums Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf are reuniting for the Hallmark Channel's A Merry Scottish Christmas, per People. The holiday film marks their first time working together following their time on Party of Five. From 1994 to 2000, Chabert and Wolf starred as siblings Claudia Salinger and Bailey Salinger, respectively, on the Fox hit series. A Merry Scottish Christmas sees the duo back as brother and sister. This time around, they portray estranged siblings Lindsay and Brad as they travel to Scotland at Christmastime to reunite with their mother Jo (Fiona Bell). As they arrive, a big family secret is revealed. The Christmas film will air during the Hallmark Channel's anticipated annual Countdown to Christmas event.

In a statement, Lisa Hamilton Daly, Executive Vice President of Programming at Hallmark Media, said:

"We are so excited to reunite Lacey and Scott and know our viewers will fall in love with this movie.

Nat King Cole was a legendary American jazz pianist and vocalist who helped define an era. Born in 1919, Cole’s distinctive baritone voice and stylish, melodic jazz piano brought him widespread fame and success. His hits like “Unforgettable,” “Mona Lisa,” and “The Christmas Song” have become timeless classics. However, Cole’s musical accomplishments were achieved despite facing immense racial barriers and discrimination throughout his career due to the color of his skin. Yet through talent, perseverance, and an unflappable charm, Cole broke through and earned the respect of audiences and fellow musicians alike. Though his life was cut tragically short by lung cancer in 1965 at the age of 45, Cole’s musical legacy lives on. His unparalleled style and soulful interpretations of jazz, pop, and ballads made him an unforgettable icon of American music.

Nat King Cole: An Unforgettable Life Nat King Cole, Paramount Theater, New York City, November 1946

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The most wonderful time of the year was no match for Sza, whose sophomore album “Sos” topped the Billboard 200 for the third week in a row with 128,000 equivalent album units based on its combined album sales, individual track sales, and online streams. But holiday albums did manage to grab five slots in the top 10 for the tracking week that ended December 29 (four days after Christmas), including two that reached the top five. Read more about this week’s chart here at Billboard.com.

“Sos” is the first R&b album by a woman to spend three weeks on top since Beyonce‘s self-titled effort a decade ago. It managed to eke out a win over a still-strong Taylor Swift‘s “Midnights,” which came in at number-two with 106,000 units (still in six figures after 10 weeks of release). Then came “Christmas” by Michael Buble, which took number-three despite dipping 14 to 62,000 album units.

Merry Christmas, one and all, it's time to break out the mince pies (as if you haven't already), pour the prosecco and put on some festive music.

Christmas songs don't always have to be merry – among the most beloved festive tunes are "2,000 Miles" by The Pretenders, which is curiously bleak, and the heartbreak of Wham!'s "Last Christmas".

Of course, there are plenty of upbeat songs on our list, too, from Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" to Mariah Carey's"All I Want for Christmas is You".

Here are some of our favourites, from Forties classics to more recent pop hits, to get your Christmas celebrations into full swing.

18) “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” – John Lennon and Yoko Ono

There’s a caveat to the optimistic message of the song’s title. “War is over,” sing a choir of children over festive tambourines, but only, they add,...

Merry Christmas, one and all, it's time to break out the mince pies (as if you haven't already), pour the prosecco and put on some festive music.

Christmas songs don't always have to be merry – among the most beloved festive tunes are "2,000 Miles" by The Pretenders, which is curiously bleak, and the heartbreak of Wham!'s "Last Christmas".

Of course, there are plenty of upbeat songs on our list, too, from Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" to Mariah Carey's"All I Want for Christmas is You".

Here are some of our favourites, from Forties classics to more recent pop hits, to get your Christmas celebrations into full swing.

18) “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” – John Lennon and Yoko Ono

There’s a caveat to the optimistic message of the song’s title. “War is over,” sing a choir of children over festive tambourines, but only, they add,...

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Christmas time is officially here, and Alicia Keys is set to celebrate the holiday season with a special livestream concert to perform songs from her first Christmas album, Santa Baby, familiar classics, and medleys recorded live from New York City’s United Palace. Dubbed the “Holiday Masquerade Ball,” the 15-time Grammy winner’s performance marks the final show of Apple Music Live‘s concert series of the year...

Mac DeMarco keeps his Christmas tradition alive by covering yet another yuletide classic, this time “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.”

The video for this year’s Christmas present finds DeMarco in an inflatable Santa Claus suit, motorbiking around Los Angeles with his faithful gingerbread man in tow. As the duo ride around, Christmas begins to take form in the city — keeping with the theme of the song — with DeMarco on hand to witness tree lightings and the rare patch of snow.

The cover itself stays true to...

Hip-hop DJ and producer Metro Boomin enjoys his third number-one album on the Billboard 200 for the tracking week that ended December 8. His album “Heroes and Villains” knocked Taylor Swift‘s “Midnights” down to number-two for only the second time since that album’s release. Read more about this week’s albums chart here at Billboard.com.

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Metro Boomin previously hit number-one with “Not All Heroes Wear Capes” (2018) and his 21 Savage collab “Savage Mode II” (2020). But this was the biggest week of his career to date, achieving 185,000 equivalent album units based on combined sales, online streams, and individual track sales. The vast majority of its total came from streaming, while album sales accounted for 5,000 units and track sales added up to 1,000 units.

Swift’s “Midnights” achieved another 143,000 album units, which was down only five-percent from the previous week, so I have...

Tonight on “The Voice,” the top 5 artists perform a ballad and an up-tempo song in front of coaches Camila Cabello, John Legend, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani. Whoever earns the most votes across America will be named the Season 22 champion.

Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 22, Episode 24 to find out what happened Monday, December 12 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite artists on NBC’s long-running reality TV show, which coach you’re rooting for and who you think will ultimately join “The Voice” winners list for this 22nd season. Carson Daly hosts the Emmy-winning program. Here are the current team breakdowns:

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Team Legend: Omar Jose Cardona

Team Gwen:

Team Camila: Morgan Myles

Team Blake: bodie, Bryce Leatherwood, Brayden Lape

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Taylor Swift is showing impressive staying power on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Her “Midnights” spent its fifth week at number-one for the tracking week that ended on December 1, and it hasn’t lost that much ground from week to week. Read more about this week’s chart here at Billboard.com.

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“Midnights” achieved another 151,000 equivalent album units based on its combined album sales, individual track sales, and online streams. That’s down only 15 from last week’s total of 177,000 album units. How much longer will she remain in the lead? Her last album to top the chart for five weeks or more was 2020’s “Folklore,” which ruled for eight weeks.

Ranked second yet again was Drake and 21 Savage‘s collaborative album “Her Loss” with 93,000 units, followed by the indefatigable “Un Verano Sin Ti” by Bad Bunny with 52,000 units.

Canadian singer Celeigh Cardinal’s debut holiday original “Christmas Letter to My Friends” has arrived.

The new single, co-written and co-produced with her bandmate Brennan Cameron, sparkles with a timeless quality and gives listeners a vintage feeling of holiday classics like “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” — Cardinal’s personal favourite holiday song, which she tells us she loves “singing with [her] mom” — and “The Christmas Song”, that Cardinal grew up listening to in her family home.

The Edmonton-based singer-songwriter adds that, “Crooning Christmas songs has always been my favourite style of music to sing.”

Read More: Mariah Carey Responds After Dolly Parton Confirms Which Of Them Is The True Queen Of Christmas

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Cardinal’s new piano-led crooner, featuring gorgeous strings and a simple jazzy rhythm, also touches on the more challenging parts of the holidays.

“Christmas isn’t easy for everyone. For anyone who has lost a loved one,...

Christmas is truly the gift that keeps on giving for the television business and for viewers.

Dating back to the 1940s, there have been nearly 2,500 TV episodes and specials with Christmas themes according to a list on Wikipedia. Sitcoms have provided the most content with 813 episodes dating back to 1952.

For the variety show treatment, Perry Como got things rolling with the first of his The Perry Como Chesterfield Supper Club — Christmas Special in 1948. Old Blue Eyes himself joined the party in 1950 with The Frank Sinatra Show: Christmas Show in 1950. The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show’s Gracie’s Christmas dropped that same year.

Sitcoms and dramas followed soon thereafter. CBS crime drama Suspense (“Dancing Dan’s Christmas”) aired in 1950. NBC’s Dragnet (“The Big .22 Rifle for Christmas”) and CBS’ Racket Squad (“The Christmas Caper”) followed in 1952. Amos ‘n Andy (“The Christmas Story”) and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet...

Recordings of 9/11 news reports, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speeches and Henry Aaron’s 715th home run will be preserved alongside Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and other albums and singles — and one podcast — as the Library of Congress released its 2022 list of additions to the National Recording Registry today. See the full list below.

The 25 selections of music and spoken-word pieces added today range span more than 80 years — from James P. Johnson’s 1927 “Harlem Strut” to Mark Maron’s 2010 Wtf podcast featuring Robin Williams — alongside some of the greatest songs and albums of the past 100 years.

Along with the Queen standard, other newly added singles include Nat King Cole’s 1961 holiday chestnut “The Christmas Song,” Ricky Martin’s 1999 smash “La Vida Loca,” Andy Williams’ Oscar-winning Henry Mancini-Johnny Murcer song “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the Disneyland Boys Choir’s 1964 earworm “It’s a Small World,” Journey’s 1981 hit “Don’t...

To anyone who doubts that every vote matters, we offer the following proof: Journey are in the Library of Congress.

Today, the Library of Congress announces its list of 25 recordings chosen for the National Recording Registry. The genres represented by albums include girl group pop (the Shirelles’ Tonight’s the Night), mature boomer pop (Bonnie Raitt’s Nick of Time), world music produced or performed by classic rockers (Linda Ronstadt’s Canciones De Mi Padre set of Mexican music and the Ry Cooder-produced Buena Vista Social Club), jazz (Duke Ellington...

It was the most wonderful time of the year for Adele. Despite the latest tracking week on the Billboard 200 albums chart (December 24-30) including both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, her latest blockbuster “30” holds on to the number-one spot for the sixth week in a row, making it the first album since Morgan Wallen‘s “Dangerous” to spend six weeks on top. Read more about this week’s top 10 at Billboard.com.

Adele had a steep drop in equivalent album units, which Billboard calculates by combining album sales, track sales, and online streams. She achieved 99,000 units, which is down 53% from the more than 200,000 units she accumulated last week and also her first week under six figures. But don’t cry for her: it’s still the biggest sixth week for any album since Roddy Ricch‘s “Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial” almost two years ago.

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Adele‘s “30” has been dominant on the Billboard 200 albums chart since it was released in November, and no amount of holiday season music has been able to dislodge it from number-one. In the tracking week that ended December 23, it not only remained on top for a fifth straight week, it actually improved its sales performance from week to week. More on this week’s chart here at Billboard.com.

“30” leads the way with 212,000 equivalent album units, which are calculated by combining album sales, track sales, and online streams. That’s actually the album’s best performance since its second week on the chart. Her streams were down 14%, but that was more than offset by album sales increasing by 23%. So while “30” isn’t a Christmas album, it seems to be benefiting from holiday season purchases. God help other artists if she ever did release an actual Christmas album.

Ralph Carmichael, composer and Emmy Award-winning arranger-conductor for Nat King Cole, Jack Jones, Ella Fitzgerald and Roger Williams, died Oct. 18 in Camarillo, Calif. He was 94.

Carmichael got his big break when Capitol Records producer Lee Gillette was introduced to his arrangement in the 1950s. This led to the prolific collaboration between Carmichael and Cole, starting with Cole arranging the 1960 Christmas album “The Magic of Christmas” which was re-packaged in 1962 as “The Christmas Song.” Carmichael and Cole produced nine full studio projects together including Nat’s final sessions in 1964 for the album “L.O.V.E,” more collaborations with Nat than any other arranger. He was also a primary arranger/conductor for pianist Roger Williams, creating 20 albums together including the 1965 hit “Born Free.”

Carmichael also wrote charts for TV shows such as “My Mother the Car” and “I Love Lucy” as well as movie scores, including “The Blob,” “4D Man” and “The Cross and the Switchblade.

Ralph Carmichael, a prolific composer and arranger of film and TV scores whose writing or arranging credits include I Love Lucy, Bonanza, My Mother the Car, the sci-fi classic The Blob and some of the most beloved and enduring Christmas recordings ever made, died Monday in Camarillo, Calif. He was 94.

His death was announced by family spokesperson Jim Pedersen. A cause was not specified.

A pioneering figure in contemporary Christian music, Carmichael began a long career in television and film in the early 1950s when he headed the music department of his alma mater, the Southern California Bible College, and his school band was featured on the local Los Angeles TV program Campus Christian Hour. The show won an Emmy Award in 1951.

Around the same time, he began writing incidental music charts for I Love Lucy, a role he’d also fill on December Bride, Bonanza and The Frankie Lane Show,...

It’s been almost six months since Taylor Swift topped the Billboard 200 albums chart with “Fearless (Taylor’s Version),” the re-recorded edition of her Grammy-winning blockbuster. But she shot back to the top for the tracking week that ended on October 7, 2021. That’s because, even in an era of streaming driving a lot of chart success, Swift remains the queen of sales. Read more here at Billboard.

“Fearless” jumped 156 spots back to its number-one perch thanks to the release of its vinyl edition as well as signed CDs in Swift’s own merchandise store. It achieved 152,000 equivalent album units, of which traditional sales accounted for 146,000. Streaming only added up to about 6,000 units. That brings this version of “Fearless” to a total of 400,000 in total sales, which makes it the second biggest seller of 2021. It’s behind Swift’s own “Evermore,” which has sold 434,000 copies. So while artists like Drake can set streaming records,...

Real-life sisters Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Ashley Williams are joining forces!

Hallmark announced Thursday the duo will executive produce two all-new original movies, Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday and Sister Swap: Christmas in the City, and fans of the beloved stars don't have long to wait.

Premiering this year during Hallmark Channel’s beloved, annual programming event, Countdown to Christmas.

Ashley Williams’ husband, Neal Dodson also serves as executive producer.

Keith Robinson, Mark Deklin, Susan Yeagley, and Kevin Nealon also star.

"Jennifer (Williams-Paisley) and Meg Swift (Williams) are sisters who couldn’t be closer despite living hours apart," reads the logline.

"Jennifer is in Salt Lake City, running a successful restaurant she started with her late husband and raising her teenaged son Simon," it continues.

"Meg stayed in their hometown of Hazelwood, helping their parents run the local bakery."

"This Christmas is the family’s first since the passing of Uncle...

We’ve had three presidents and two popes since Jamey Johnson last released an album of original songs. The double-lp The Guitar Song arrived in 2010, just two years after Johnson’s breakout record That Lonesome Song shattered Nashville’s glossy façade with a return to rough-and-tumble outlaw songwriting and production. But the Alabama native has been in no rush to release a proper follow-up, choosing instead to pay tribute to songwriting heroes like Hank Cochran with the 2012 covers album Living for a Song and put out a surprisingly tender holiday...

Mac DeMarco tackled “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” for his annual holiday tune, adding a soft-rock sheen to the seasonal staple.

The singer-songwriter adopts just the right amount of crooner vibrato on the track, pairing nicely with his woozy keys and loping drum groove.

In a lo-fi, reliably playful video, DeMarco sings, smiles and sways in front of mountains and next to a massive inflatable Santa Claus. He even plays the breezy guitar solo in the clip, which features the location tag of “Santa’s Workshop, North Pole, NY.

Although it’s been sung many times, many ways, Christina Aguilera just absolutely shredded “The Christmas Song” on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”

Watch the video above.

Goodness, the vocals. Creative Arts Emmy for whomever lit that entranceway.

Christina Aguilera’s holiday album is titled “My Kind of Christmas.” You can see — or hear, really — why it, like so many of her other albums, has gone platinum.

Aguilera is no stranger to NBC. The “Genie in a Bottle” singer was one of the original coaches on NBC’s “The Voice” from. In the spring of 2018, Aguilera explained why that run ended — and why it will likely not be reprised again.

The pop star called “The Voice” a “churning hamster wheel” of a show, and said it’s “not about music.”

“It became something that I didn’t feel was what I had signed up for in season one,” she told Billboard.

Shawn Mendes’ Wonder debuted at Number One in a Christmas-crazed week on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. Mendes’ fourth full-length — and first since 2018 — wasn’t a huge streaming hit (41.7 million streams), but it earned more than 52,000 sales, allowing it to coast to Number One. Taylor Swift’s Folklore wasn’t far behind, taking second with 95,300 units.

Wonder was one of the few new sets to debut on the top half of the Rs 200. Who cares about new music with Christmas around the corner? Holiday albums continued to own the chart.

Shawn Mendes has issued an apology to Sam Smith for accidentally misgendering them.

The 22-year-old singer who introduced Sam at the 2020 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball show on Thursday, reportedly apologized for mistakenly using the wrong pronoun.

Sam Smith, 28, who identifies himself as genderqueer and uses they/them pronouns, was wrongly presented by the 'Senorita' hitmaker referring to Sam as "he" instead of "they," reports People.

Shortly after the incident, Shawn Mendes, whose hits include 'Stitches' and 'Wonder' took to Instagram on Friday (Dec. 11) to say sorry to Smith.

"Oh @samsmith I'm so sorry for referring to you as a 'he' for your jingle ball introduction," he wrote. "It absolutely slipped my mind. Won't happen again… Sending you so much love!"

Shawn Mendes Instagram post

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After last week’s triple unmasking, “The Masked Singer” took a break from the competition on Wednesday for its first-ever holiday sing-a-long. The hour-long special featured unmasked celebrity performances (including Tori Kelly), as well as appearances by the Final 3: Sun, Crocodile and Mushroom. Did any of the new animated clues tip off the panelists to their true identities? Of course, no one was eliminated tonight, but we’ll all find out who’s hiding behind the finalists’ masks on finale night, December 16.

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Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Masked Singer” recap of Season 4, Episode 11, titled “The Holiday Sing-a-Long,” to find out what happened Wednesday, December 9 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite costumed characters on Fox’s reality TV show, reflect...

Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 4, Episode 12 of “The Masked Singer,” which aired Dec. 9 on Fox.

The unmaskings took a week off, as Wednesday’s episode of Fox’s “The Masked Singer” was instead a special one-hour holiday-themed sing-a-long edition.

The competition returns next week with the Season 4 finale and the presentation of the Golden Mask trophy. But for now, viewers were treated to some of the most memorable performances from this fall — along with lyrics and a bouncing mask, for fans to sing along.

Besides reprises of performances from earlier in the season, the episode also featured new, holiday-themed songs from the show’s three finalists: Sun, Crocodile and Mushroom.

Sun performed “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” while Crocodile sang “Silent Night” and Mushroom did “The Christmas Song.”

Panelists, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Nicole Scherzinger, Robin Thicke and Ken Jeong also got a week off from the guessing game.

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello have released a new music video for their cover of the holiday classic, “The Christmas Song.” The track appears on the new deluxe edition of Mendes’ most recent album Wonder, which arrived Monday, December 7th.

Directed by Tarzan and shot by Mendes, the charming clip for “The Christmas Song” has a grainy home movie feel. It features footage of Mendes and Cabello working on the cover in the studio, sitting by a fire, Zooming with friends, hanging Christmas decorations, and enjoying the company of several very good dogs.

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello surprised fans with their latest holiday offering and it's adorable.

The cute couple dropped a homemade music video for their cover of classic holiday hit 'The Christmas Song' on Monday night, giving fans a sneak peek at their sweet Christmas antics.

“Merry Christmas to you and yours… #TheChristmasSong video out now. Shot by us, directed by Tarzan,” Shawn Mendes wrote on his Instagram account.

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The 'Havana' singer also shared the video on her Instagram handle, writing: "Merry Christmas to you and yours… #TheChristmasSong video out now. Shot by us, directed by Tarzan from our lil bubble."

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It really is the most wonderful time of the year for Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello. The very much in love artists just collaborated again on a new song, and this time, it's to celebrate the holiday season.  "Wanted to give you guys a few surprise songs for the holidays. #Wonder holiday deluxe is out now, including #TheChristmasSong with @camila_cabello," Shawn wrote on Instagram. "Proceeds from the song will benefit @feedingamerica & we're starting by donating $100k to support those in need in the holidays." "The Christmas Song" may not be an original like the couple's tracks "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "Señorita," but the...

Pink had a special little helper to assist with her appearance on The Disney Holiday Singalong. The pop star sang "The Christmas Song" during the ABC special that aired on Monday, Nov. 30, and 9-year-old daughter Willow Sage Hart joined her to belt out some of the lines. Clearly, vocal talent runs in this family. The pair both wore beautiful gowns while standing in front of a decorated Christmas tree, a lit fireplace and a screen projecting classic holiday Disney scenes. "They know that Santa's on his way," Willow sang in one powerhouse moment from the Nat King Cole standard. "He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh." Pink had been coy about the duet prior...

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Pink brought along a very special guest for her Disney Holiday Singalong performance on Monday night. The "One Too Many" singer was joined by her 9-year-old daughter, Willow, for a beautiful rendition of "The Christmas Song" in front of a shining tree. Musical talent obviously runs in the family.

This isn't the first time Pink and Willow have performed together. In 2018, the mother-daughter duo blessed our ears with their cover of "A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman. We're so glad they stepped back into the spotlight to bring us a little more holiday cheer. If you need something to warm your heart this season, watch the clip above and prepare to feel all the feelings.

For many of us, the 2020 version of the holidays is going to be a more homebound one than usual. What better time to build your physical-media collection with DVDs, Blu-rays, and books to help keep the season bright?

Blu-ray debuts

This year saw the first release of several Christmas favorites on Blu-ray, from Paul Feig’s 2019 sleeper hit “Last Christmas” (Universal Home Entertainment) to the first North American hi-def releases of the moving and funny anime classic “Tokyo Godfathers” (Gkids/Shout Factory), a contemporary adaptation of the Christmas-set Western tale “3 Godfathers,” and the all-star WWII drama “A Midnight Clear” (Shout Selects). The latter, a 1992 adaptation of the William Wharton novel from writer-director Keith Gordon, features a cast of up-and-coming actors who would eventually become filmmakers themselves, including Ethan Hawke, Peter Berg, Frank Whaley, and Gary Sinise.

Stone-cold classics

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The third Disney Holiday Singalong on ABC will feature South Korean boy band phenomenon BTS, alongside Katy Perry, P!nk, and Michael Buble.

Once again hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the event will air Nov. 30 from 8-9 p.m. Et. The show will also include virtual performances from the Disney on Broadway casts, including the North American touring companies of “Frozen” and the casts of “The Lion King” and “Aladdin” musicals. The “Frozen” company will lead viewers in a singalong of the hit song from the films, “Let it Go.”

Disney’s a capella group, DCapella, will also join the lineup to lead families in virtual holiday caroling.

Other artists and celebrities set to join the Disney Holiday Singalong this holiday include duo Chloe X Halle, Derek and Julianne Hough, Hayley Erbert, Adam Lambert, Leslie Odom Jr. and Kerry Washington. Italian opera legend Andrea Bocelli will also join the lineup.

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An American Idol judge, a K-Pop sensation and a Scandal-ous leading lady are among the stars lending their voices to ABC’s next at-home musical event.

Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, The Disney Holiday Singalong (Nov. 30, 8/7c) is bringing together a star-studded group of performers to deliver a mix of Disney classics and holiday favorites.

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