Or to put it another way, what separates the best songs for New Year's Eve events from the more routine party-starters you'd drop in any mid-year playlist? Many of you will be asking yourselves ...

The best part? They're all guaranteed to leave ... Queen of New Orleans" belong on your witch playlist, but your Halloween songs' playlist as well. It's spooky, groovy and with lyrics about ...

Who doesn’t have a big, red, glowing soft spot for the best Christmas pop songs? Here’s a run down ... it’s yet to dislodge the original from radio playlists, but nicely updates something ...

is one of the best old black Christmas songs. O'Neal's voice makes this song a fantastic holiday treat. Mahalia Jackson's honey-smooth vocals make this song an essential in the playlist of black ...

because today is the day. It’s time for our annual playlist of the year’s best music — more than six hours and slightly over 100 tracks of it. These songs are culled from our critics’ year ...

This upbeat single, along with Matisyahu’s 2012 follow-up, “Happy Hanukkah,” more than earns its place among the best Hanukkah songs for any holiday playlist. Many of the best-loved ...

Joy to the World: Written by Isaac Watts in 1719, Joy to the World celebrates the arrival of Jesus Christ and the happiness His presence brings to humanity ...

From Tems to Tyler ICU, this year’s best in Afrobeats, amapiano, coupé-décalé, and more ...

A top 5 holiday blues songs from Matthew Socey and a listen back to a Small Studio Session from The Leisure Kings.

Is your Christmas playlist feeling a little bit stale? Sick of hearing the same tired songs at every grocery store and on every radio station but still looking to stay in the holiday spirit?

The top country songs of 2024 prove that country music — especially traditional country music — is in very good hands. A full 25 percent of the Top 40 songs from this year are by artists who ...

Taking a look back at our playlists for 2024, there are some strong themes: Latin beats, rocking tunes, comebacks, and send-offs. Explore the nine playlists we shared this year, and then check out ...