holiday music

Christmas is quite possibly the most musically controversial holiday of the year. Not everyone digs the varying styles of seasonal music, though it’s a genre unto itself. You have the ancient carols, full of religious imagery, usually sung by hoary old choirs. The early 20th century’s awash with hokey Tin Pan Alley Christmas standards, sung […]

Are there any arguments more divisive than the appropriateness of Christmas music during any given time or place? Sure, there’s the whole “pineapple on pizza” debate, but does that really get your blood boiling like being assaulted with holiday merriment? There are a number of reasons why anyone might be ill-disposed toward seasonal jingles. Maybe […]

As the holiday’s inch closer and closer, artists are helping get us in a festive mood and Senses Fail are doing their part with two brand new Christmas covers. The band are revealing two fresh cover tracks helping spread some holiday cheer and brighten your mood today. Read More: See Bayside celebrate life’s little moments in acoustic […]

My Chemical Romance made their return on Halloween, but that doesn’t mean they can’t join in the winter festivities.  Tracks from the emo powerhouse have been paired up with popular songs before. With mashups with the likes of Katy Perry and Lynard Skynard, the alt-rock anthems have been shown to match well between genres, but […]

The Regrettes have dropped an early holiday gift off in the form of a new track called “Holiday-ish.” The new song, also featuring 13 Reasons Why actor and Willows vocalist Dylan Minnette, will also be released as a 7” vinyl available on November 29 in celebration of Record Store Day’s Black Friday special. Read More: Kanye West Christian […]

Young Statues have premiered a new holiday song on MTV titled, “Porcelain Dress.” The band's latest EP, Age Isn't Ours, is out now via Run For Cover Records. The EP is available for download on iTunes. Stream the track below and tell us what you think!

Poema released a cover of “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)” a few days ago. The track is available for free download here. Check out the official video below. Let us know what you think!

Poema have premiered a video for their cover of “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire).” The band's latest album, Remembering You, is available now via Tooth & Nail Records. Check out the holiday cover below and tell us what you think!

The Rocket Summer's new holiday EP, Christmas Madness, was released earlier this week. A behind-the-scenes video of Bryce Avary recording drums for the release can be seen below. Tell us what you think! Christmas Madness can be downloaded on iTunes and Amazon now.

Echosmith premiered two new videos this week for “I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day” and “Surround You.” The band's latest album, Talking Dreams, is out now. The record is available for download on iTunes. Check out both video releases below and tell us what you think! Get More: Echosmith, Surround You, Music, More Music […]

The Summer Set have premiered a lyric video for “This Christmas” on iHeartRadio. The track appears on the new release, Punk Goes Christmas, which is out now via Fearless Records. Fans can check out the video below. Tell us what you think! In addition, TSS will be performing tomorrow morning at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day […]

The Rocket Summer's new EP titled, Christmas Madness, will be released on on Dec. 3. Three original songs and a cover will be featured on the EP. Fans can check out the cover art below. Tell us what you think! In addition, TRS will be performing at two holiday shows next month. Tickets are on […]

The Ready Set recently performed an acoustic version of the holiday classic, “Jingle Bell Rock.” Fans can download TRS' latest single, “Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever),” on iTunes now. Check out the performance below. Leave us a comment with your thoughts! 

This Century have posted a cover of “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.” Fans can stream the track below. Tell us what you think!

Divided By Friday recently released a cover of “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” The track is featured on Hopeless Records' latest holiday compilation, Hopeless For The Holidays. Fans can download the EP on iTunes now. Check out live footage of the band performing “All I Want For Christmas Is You” below.

This Century are recording a new cover song for the holiday season. Check out a tweet from the band's official Twitter below. Recording our Christmas cover today, be prepared for something a bit different 🙂 — This Century (@thiscentury) November 28, 2012

Anarbor have posted a new song titled, “West Coast Christmas.” The track is featured on the upcoming Hopeless Records compilation, Hopeless For The Holidays, due out on Dec. 4. Stream the song below and let us know what you think!

Divided By Friday have released their rendition of “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” The track is featured on the upcoming Hopeless Records compilation, Hopeless For The Holidays, due out on Dec. 4. Fans can stream the track below. Tell us what you think!

Dia Frampton has posted a new holiday cover of “Baby, It's Cold Outside.” Frampton's latest album, Red, is available now. Stream the cover below and tell us what you think!

Set It Off have released a new cover of “Jingle Bell Rock.” The cover is the fifth installment in the band's holiday video series, 6 Days Of Christmas. Check out the video below and leave us a comment with your thoughts!