Stars Release New Christmas Songs This Year, but Are They Any Good?

As Christmas arrives, so are new renditions of holiday songs, including an updated version of “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” performed by “Star Trek" star William Shatner. But Jem Aswad, the senior music editor at Variety, advises you pass on that one. He was surprised by Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani’s collaboration on “You Make It Feel Like Christmas.” “It is better than I was expecting it to be, honestly,” he said. “Their voices are actually very well-suited for this kind of song.”