{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"The business of Christmas music and why some songs become classics","publication_date":"December 24, 2023","summary":"Christmas music is a big part of the music industry. John Yang speaks with Nate Sloan, an assistant professor of musicology at the USC Thornton School of Music and co-host of the podcast Switched On Pop, about what makes Christmas music so popular at this time of year and the staying power of these holiday hits.\r\n","author_name":"By John Yang, Claire Mufson","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2023\/12\/22e24b7f8d00f9b9e95dd9ad6d7c3e8e-holidaymusic-1024x672.jpg","thumbnail_height":672,"thumbnail_width":1024}