Christmas music
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Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season. Music associated with Christmas may be purely instrumental, or in the case of many carols or songs may employ lyrics whose subject matter ranges from the nativity of Jesus Christ, to gift-giving and merrymaking, to cultural figures such as Santa Claus, among other topics. Performances of Christmas music at public concerts, in churches, at shopping malls, on city streets, and in private gatherings is an integral staple of the Christmas holiday in many cultures across the world.
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See also
- List of Christmas hit singles in the United States
- List of Christmas hit singles in the United Kingdom
- Christmas carol
- List of Christmas carols
- List of best-selling Christmas/holiday albums in the United States
- Best-selling Christmas/holiday singles in the United States
- List of UK Singles Chart Christmas number ones
- List of UK Singles Chart Christmas number twos
- Christmas cantata
- Villancico
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