Best Christmas songs of all time. 40 holiday classics, ranked

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 ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1982, Hall & Oates Were at No. 1 With the Biggest Hit of the Decade To Feature a Saxophone Solo

Forty-three years ago today, Hall & Oates started a four-week run at No. 1 with what would become their biggest hit.
Louder

“We made a concerted effort to move away from the long thematic songs into something shorter”: Rush were one of the proggiest bands of the 70s. Then they dis…

Up until that point, Rush were best-known for their lengthy, sprawling epics, often with sci-fi lyrics. Rush guitarist Alex ...
Live For Live Music

Did You Know: OutKast’s First Hit Single Was A Christmas Song [Watch/Listen]

Did you know that the first-ever hit single from pioneering Atlanta hip-hop duo OutKast, 1993's "Player's Ball", was a Christmas song?
Texas Standard

‘Just good-time stuff’: Bob Livingston talks new memoir, Cosmic Cowboy years and Joe Ely

When Texas Standard first spoke with Bob Livingston about his new memoir, “ Gypsy Alibi: A Gonzo Memoir ,” it was before news ...

The “accidental” 1976 smash hit created by a virtuoso rock group and the most recorded guitarist in history

Louie Shelton and the founding members of Toto didn’t think the song had “a chance in hell” of succeeding. A DJ proved them ...
Louder

"We almost got taken off air! Thanks Green Day!" The morning that Green Day took over a live TV show, used some very rude words, hijacked the house band's instruments and ...

"Live punk stuff!" Lewis mutters as the trio finish their impromptu performance, before having his attempt to read out the dates of the remaining shows by Tre Cool bouncing back into frame to shriek ...