NPR Music's Felix Contreras presents some of the stand out performances of beloved holiday tradition, celebrating its 25th anniversary.

In a quiet backyard nestled in the Sherman Oaks hills, seasoned jazz musician Larry Goldings begins to play the punchy opening notes to Van Halen’s “Jump” on his prized melodica. Standing beside him ...

FORT WORTH — Concerts at the annual July Mimir Chamber Music Festival, at Texas Christian University, tend to feature ad hoc groupings of instrumentalists from top orchestras and conservatories. But ...