In 1973, Elton John had just released two No. 1 albums—Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Then, he capped off the year by releasing his first holiday single “Step ...

On this day (December 22) in 1973, Merle Haggard topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with “If We Make It Through December.” The song spent four weeks at No. 1, making it the final No. 1 of ...

Christmas songs are a reliable source of income for many artists. Some hits bring their creators large sums of money every year - and some have been doing so for 50 years. Old Christmas hits generate ...