By Fred Bronson People sang around Christmastime as early as the year 129 A.D. and created Latin hymns for the season by the 4th century, but it wasn’t until the 12th century that folks started ...

You’d think that after all these centuries we’ve had our fill of new holiday music. Not quite. New music, for Christmas especially ... on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

When it comes to Christmas hymns and carols, I’m mostly an old-school purist. I favor traditional Christmas music, with one exception. I love the contemporary Christmas song, “Mary Did You Know” by ...