That song, “Joy to the World,” was a No. 1 hit for the classic rock group Three Dog Night, whose members at the time thought of it as silly. Three Dog Night, formed in 1967 by Chuck Negron ...

For example, Mariah Carey’s “Joy to the World” includes a heavy dose of a classic rock song from the 1970s. It’s pretty easy to understand why Carey made this decision.

From church choirs to rock stages, learn how Joy to the World became a multi-genre song with timeless lyrics and catchy ...