Posts by Alby

If the "Carol of the Bells" doesn't sound like a Christmas carol, it might be because it wasn't at first. It was a Ukrainian New Year's song back when Ukrainians…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona A perennially popular Christmas song was born when a crowd of parade-goers in 1946 shouted “here comes Santa Claus” as the Grand Marshal approached on…

The good news is that Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" might be slipping as the world's most popular holiday song. The not-so-good news: It's being supplanted…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona This is the time of year for songs that celebrate poison. Mistletoe and holly: Don’t eat them. Frank Sinatra seemed a little venomous now and…

Wait, wait, don't go! This isn't what you think it is! It's not the Mariah Carey hit, the one that plays in stores so often that retail workers voted it…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona You don’t find many Christmas songs with St. Nicholas in them. Santa Claus took over in the 19th century with a big boost from Clement…

Today we kick off Song of the Day's 12 Days of Christmas Music with a song I'm hearing more this year than I have in a long time, and with…

Lenny Kravitz was viewed as a promising young talent when he debuted in the late '80s, but by 1998 he was written off as someone who could emulate his multiple…

The WXPN 885 cover songs countdown ended last evening, and there were no surprises among the top finishers: Jimi Hendrix covering "All Along the Watchtower" was No. 1, Johnny Cash…

Raul Malo, founder and lead singer of the Mavericks, died of cancer Monday at 60, silencing one of the best voices of his generation. Malo, the son of Cuban immigrants,…

Donald Trump's War on Wind – a particularly stupid fixation given AI's soaring demand for electricity – suffered a setback yesterday. A federal judge ruled his abrupt cancellation of all…