Pseudo-Holiday Royalty Toppled (Temporarily) By a Gal Named Dynamite

The would-be Queen of Christmas has been unseated by Little Miss Dynamite. Mariah Carey usually has the top spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 this time of year with her holiday perennial “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” a song best described as “unavoidable.” This week, though, Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” has... Continue Reading →

December 8, 2023

An Alt-Holiday Playlist with No Mariah, Bing, Frosty or Rudolph

In the air there’s a feeling of Christmas. Actually, it’s not so much a feeling as a sound. And that sound is currently dominated by Christmas music. Or maybe we should say holiday music, or winter music, since a bunch of these “Christmas” songs don’t mention Christmas: “Frosty the Snowman,” “Winter Wonderland,” etc. Call it... Continue Reading →

December 21, 2021

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