christmas

Christmas is here. Which means it's time to deck the halls with bars of the holiday. So grab your cup of eggnog, your Santa hat, and enjoy this list of Christmas raps. Remember the 80s? "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch" by Tyler, the…

From 1986 until 2014, David Letterman would close out his final show of the year with a Christmas episode that featured the one and only Darlene Love. Over the span of those 28 years, Love would perform her holiday hit "Christmas (Baby…

Because of the pandemic, it seemed impossible for Rob Mathes to hold his annual holiday this year. The concert also took a hiatus in 2019 so that Mathes could work with Sting on his musical The Last Ship. Mathes and a generous team have…

Saratoga Springs' Sly Fox and the Hustlers are currently in the studio completing a new album to be released in Spring 2021. Ahead of time, Fox has shared a Christmas tune, a cover of Ray Charles' "That Spirit of Christmas," designed to…

NYC crooner Paul Loren today releases his new holiday song, “Hold On To Christmas,” with an accompanying video is a wistful love letter to NYC. The song fits the holiday season this year just right, a gentle and passionate voice…

Funk season arrives in Hudson this weekend in the form of a holiday funk tacular at Club Helsinki, and on Saturday, December 21 and Sunday, December 22, New York's Holidelic - part dance party, part funk concert, part comedy show - and…

It’s no easy feat to make a Christmas album stand out these days. There’s a lot to choose from and they all tend of blend into each other. Even original songs can have a tough time climbing the charts, except for Mariah Carey's “All I Want…

Run-DMC decided they were going to combine the fantasy and mysticism that comes with the holiday with real life experiences, detailing past Christmas’ spent with their families in their hometown of Hollis, Queens.

The Wizards of Winter kicked off their 2016 “Magic of Winter” tour at the Crouse Hinds Theater in Syracuse, NY November 23. The performance was the night before Thanksgiving and while I can think of no better way to get into the holiday…

Desmond Dekker, Dandy Livingston, The Clash, The Specials. These artists aren't typically associated with Christmas. Long Island's Bête Noire is out to change that perception with the release of its new Christmas single, "A Message to…