Mariah Carey, Pentatonix, Brenda Lee & More Takeover the Holiday Season | Billboard News

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The holiday season is here, and Queen of Christmas Mariah Carey announces her Christmastime residency in Las Vegas for this year. Pentatonix is set to spread holiday cheer with their “Christmas in the City” tour, we’re breaking down why Brenda Lee & Mariah Carey go head to head on the top 10 of the Hot 100 every year, and all the new holiday songs from Kylie Minogue, Marc Anthony and more!

Tetris Kelly:

It’s time! Happy holidays, and welcome to our Billboard News episode of cheer. We’re talking about holiday songs released this year and the people that are going out on holiday tours. So grab your hot cocoa and let’s dive in, presented by Amazon Prime. And we’re here for. And Queen Kylie is bringing us “XMAS.” Kylie rings in the holiday period with the 10th Anniversary Edition of Kylie Christmas, featuring four newly recorded tracks, including “XMAS,” an Amazon original. And if your hips are ready to move, holla at Marc Anthony. And how could we ever forget new music from our Christmas legends, Pentatonix. And every year the Battle of Christmas songs on the chart heat up. Last year, we explained how Brenda Lee’s holiday jingle joined Mariah Carey’s ring. It’s the battle between the Christmas queens, Mariah versus Brenda. Every holiday season, Mariah Carey and Brenda Lee battle it out for the top spot on the Billboard. Hot 100 but how did these two Christmas classics become the top song? And what’s the story behind this holiday competition? This is Billboard Explains Mariah Carey and Brenda Lee’s Battle for the Christmas Throne. There are many holiday classics that are in rotation every December. Wham!’s “Last Christmas,” Bobby Helms, “Jingle Bell Rock” and Burl Ives “A Holly Jolly Christmas,” just to name a few. But two songs are always fighting for the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100. Mariah Carey’s, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” and Brenda Lee’s “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree.”

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