Christmas and the NBA have been synonymous since the league’s inception. The very first Christmas Day game was played in 1947 at Madison Square Garden between the New York Knicks and Providence Steam Rollers.

NPR Music's Felix Contreras presents some of the stand out performances of beloved holiday tradition, celebrating its 25th anniversary.

When it comes to creating the perfect ambiance for the holiday season, nothing quite matches the smooth, soulful sounds of jazz. Whether you're hosting a festive gathering or simply unwinding at home, a Christmas jazz album can elevate the atmosphere and ...

The familiar tunes of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” transport us. The opening measures make us children again, abed after Christmas dinner as the subtle sounds of the record player waft in from another room. Though the beloved television special is ...

There's a certain intensity of spirit in jazz and improvised music, to the point where it occasionally aligns with religious worship. You especially see it around Christmastime, when certain musicians who happen to be Christians purpose their craft in ...

The relationship between the secular Christmas music that emerged in the 1930s, '40s, '50s and '60s, and jazz is that both drew heavily from the same source—the Broadway songbook—for the same aesthetic reasons...thus, they share some of the same ...

A Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center was cancelled after US President Donald Trump's name was added to the institution. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Video above: Things you never knew about Snoopy and the Peanuts gangThe familiar tunes of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" transport us. The opening measures make us children again, abed after Christmas dinner as the subtle sounds of the record player waft in ...