Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Singing Cowboy" Gene Autry and eager fans help Santa Claus wave to the crowd of a Christmas parade, circa 1940. ‘Tis the season ...

It's hard to fathom a beginning for most Christmas carols. Our grandparents' grandparents probably sang all of the classics, and, even back then, those songs must've sounded like relics from another ...