With the passing of Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson, many fans are revisiting the legendary producer’s greatest achievements. Among the many tributes, a resurfaced quote from one legendary singer ...

Tom Cruise just got a Guinness World Record for most burning parachute jumps by an individual. Get a behind-the-scenes look ...

The 1960s civil rights movement was galvanizing ... The incident lit a fire under him. By Christmas 1963, he had written a new song. It was unlike anything he'd ever done. People cautioned ...

Randy Newman — Christmas in Cape Town (1983) An ugly song, but how could it be otherwise ... So it was with ‘Amen’, which was adopted and adapted on the streets in the 1960s, becoming a rallying cry ...

They were filled with food, drink, and song. These dinners were strictly a family affair; a time when all the relatives could get together to celebrate. Christmas dinners were filled with deep ...

Like many Christmas songs, the tune wasn’t recorded during ... her own way,” her frequent collaborator Owen Bradley said in 1960, noting Lee directed deliberate vocal changes to her eventual ...

A truly stellar modern, original Christmas song, Kacey included “Christmas Makes Me Cry ... The original was written in 1960 by Charles Brown and Gene Redd, and released the same year by Brown. It ...

Some Christmas music is classic; some is cringe-worthy. Today we celebrate the latter. This is the music you play when you want your guests to leave. Indeed, it is, and nothing sets the mood quite ...

Our staff's picks for our 100 favorite songs to soundtrack the holiday season. By Billboard Staff There’s a reason that listeners seem to get more impatient every year for the Christmas music ...

‘The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)’ by Alvin ... It's hard not to chuckle listening to this 1960 novelty song by Lou Monte that's both silly and fun to sing along to.

While the 1960s was perhaps the greatest decade for rock music, the era was also fabulous for Christmas songs. In part because the two crossed over in major ways, with big-name rock groups writing ...