Many synagogues like to use "seasonal" tunes, for instance, Shabbat before Hanukkah, they might do it to Maoz Tzur.

Musak played seasonal tunes over the ceiling speakers.

With variations on familiar carols, rediscovered obscurities and new seasonal tunes, the holidays nurture creativity mixed with calculation; by now, there is hardly a niche left unsung.

Images of the jolly American figure have now been making their way into the shops, along with "Jingle Bells" and other seasonal tunes popular in the United States, helping to turn Christmas into more of an occasion for gift-giving and inevitably stealing some of the allure of St. Nicholas Day three weeks earlier.

The album yielded a single, "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday," a cover of the popular seasonal tune that first was a hit in 1973 for English glam-rock band Wizzard.

As part of our merry quest to get music fans in the proper frame of mind for the holidays, we're compiling a series of original performances spotlighting seasonal tunes from up-and-coming artists.

To help ease you into the spirit of things, we're compiling a series of original performances spotlighting seasonal tunes from up-and-coming artists.

After intermission the Westchester vocal ensemble "Serious Fun" sparks a a sing-along of carols and other seasonal tunes.