Which song lyrics from 2025 most moved our NPR Music critics?

I hear or sing carols, I will be celebrating the real Son on whose shoulders all governments will ultimately rest.

Z’s relationship has inspired lyrics across Hip Hop, R&B, and pop. See which songs reference music’s most influential couple ...

With so many Christmas songs out there, there were sure to be a few weird ones but these are the most strange of them all.

You’d be forgiven if you can’t hum the 18th-century Cumbrian folk song “Do Ye Ken John Peel.” But in 1942, a version of that ...

That creativity Fox spoke of shines through with the use of childrens' voices throughout the game, in both gameplay and the ...

My husband doesn’t particularly like for me to tell this, but he’s old enough now, so he don’t really give a big s--t." ...

Yes. My brother drove the milk van and I used to hang on the side, and we’d sing Everly Brothers songs together as we did the ...

Originally published in Uncut Take 277 [June 2020], Richard and Tim Butler look back on the Psychedelic Furs’ classic albums ...

It’s the holidays, and it’s time for music. Here’s a song you have not heard before. It’s a request for help from the<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

During a stop in Chicago, David Osterhout reflected on songwriting, the evolution of Bike Routes, and what comes next.

From Wale to Olivia Dean, 2025 was a good year for music, both from acts we know and folks who showed up and showed out.