25 Best Christmas Hip-Hop Songs: Critic’s Picks

25 Best Christmas Hip-Hop Songs: Critic’s Picks

Christmas and hip-hop have enjoyed plenty of overlap over the years as rappers have thrown on the Santa Claus suit and helped get fans in the holiday spirit. While some of the tradition’s patina has faded since artists have moved away from Christmas-themed albums and holiday classic covers, plenty of rappers have dabbled in the Kris Kringle section at various times throughout their careers. From Kanye West’s “Christmas in Harlem” to Run D.…

Best Christmas Jazz Songs: An Essential Xmas Playlist

You might not immediately think of jazz for Yuletide, but over the years the holiday season has proved fertile ground for a whole host of jazz artists from Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington to Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, and Mel Tormé, who, between them, have recorded some of the best Christmas jazz songs of all time. For us, what makes a jazz-tinged Christmas so special is when artists breathe n…