Marjorie Reynolds joins Bing Crosby at the piano to look at a Valentine in the 1942 musical Holiday Inn. (John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) Nearly every pop music holiday song ...

For years, Snopes has covered the origins and myths attached to classic holiday songs such as "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and "Jingle Bells." We've also dived into the possibly unsavory history of ...

At the height of her career, Mariah Carey took a risk by releasing a holiday song. Given what we know about the singer who has dubbed herself "Queen of Christmas," and the ubiquity of the seasonal hit ...

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