The best Christmas music is heartwarming. The Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s “Christmas Canon” is a shockingly cynical rebrand of an earlier piece of classical music. The tune is awful — but it’ll stick ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We might be a little biased, but Billboard firmly believes music is the best part of the holiday season every year. That includes ...