christmas music

Do you go crazy for the holidays? It might not (just) be your disposition.

Country artists have been as reliable as any in creating Christmas songs to make the holidays more magical.

Lots of Central Minnesotans casted their vote on when they deem it appropriate to start the Christmas music madness - and the results are in!

If you're like me, you bombard yourself with Christmas music the day after Thanksgiving. However, some people don't listen to any until the day of Christmas. Maybe they hate Christmas music all together! What do you think? When do you tune into the Christmas music madness?

Wow. Just when you think it's impossible to bring any kind of new life to an age-old Christmas classic, Jennifer Nettles and John Legend go and prove you wrong. The pair teamed up for an absolutely stellar version of 'O Holy Night' on Thursday night's 'CMA Country Christmas' special, proving that a great song and strong singers still win out over all the marketing in the world.

Pop diva Mariah Carey, 'Late Night' host Jimmy Fallon, The Roots (on musical instruments fit for children), and  a handful of kids got together backstage before 'The Late Show with Jimmy Fallon' and performed one of the best versions of 'All I want for Christmas is You' I have ever heard.

Ready or not the holiday season is just about here. Lady Antebellum released a new holiday album back in October titled 'On This Winter's Night' and one of the songs is their version of 'Holly Jolly Christmas'. The trio recently released a video for the song, and if you aren't currently in the holiday mood, watching this video will more than likely change that - so beware.

'Christmas with Scotty McCreery' is the first holiday album from the 'American Idol' alum and it is set for release on October 16th.

Country megastar Tim McGraw says he plans to release a Christmas song next week and another single at the beginning of 2012. In a recent statement, McGraw said the holiday single, ‘Christmas All Over the World,’ will hit radio airwaves next week. This is especially noteworthy as it closely follows the court decision allowing the artist to pursue record labels other than Curb, with whom he has been

Celebrate the holidays with "A Central Minnesota Christmas" -- our twelve channels of Christmas music, designed to fit your many moods during the holidays. It's a gift to you from all of us!