35 Musicians Confess Their Favorite Christmas Songs

This article originally ran on December 1, 2022. We’re republishing it now for anyone looking for recommendations for their own holiday playlists.

If there’s a single sound that announces holiday season, it’s the opening twinkle from “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Hearing those familiar ascending notes feels like stepping into a snow globe. Over the 30 years since its 1994 release, Mariah Carey’s juggernaut has become one of the standards that soundtracks supermarket speakers...