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Song of the Day 12/21: Mannheim Steamroller, “Good King Wenceslas”

By Alby December 21, 2023

Mannheim Steamroller sounds like the name of a Krautrock outfit, but it's really mostly one guy, composer/producer Chip Davis, who would have a footnote in music history even without the…

Song of the Day 12/20: Seymour Swine and the Squeelers, “Blue Christmas”

By Alby December 20, 2023

Elvis Presley made this cowboy Christmas song a classic, but I can't listen to it without thinking of this porcine parody, which pretty much ruined Elvis' version for me. Yes,…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023

By Alby December 20, 2023

The media is having a newsgasm because Colorado's Supreme Court barred Trump from the ballot there, based on the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause. The appeal to SCOTUS will determine the…

Song of the Day 12/19: The Ronettes, “Sleigh Ride”

By Alby December 19, 2023

Here's another piece of evidence supporting the theory that time makes songs Christmas classics: The LP "A Christmas Gift for You from Phillies Records" was a flop when it was…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023

By Alby December 19, 2023

Anyone who still thinks Jan. 6 wasn't planned from the top down should take a look at the report from the Inspector General of the Department of Interior. That agency's…

Song of the Day 12/18: Bing Crosby, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”

By Alby December 18, 2023

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Melancholy is almost a standard quality in Christmas music, but only one song was so sad that it got banned from the radio. And it’s…

DL Open Thread Monday, Dec. 18, 2023

By Alby December 18, 2023

Somebody should explain to Benjamin Netanyahu that when you've lost Chris Coons, you've lost the Democratic centrists. It seems even Coons has had enough of the senseless slaughter of Palestinians.…

Song of the Day 12/17: Kiri Te Kanawa, “O Holy Night”

By Alby December 17, 2023

If you're not a church-goer you might not realize that, as pious as this song sounds, most Christian denominations do not have it in their hymnals. The reason is as…

Song of the Day 12/16: Paul McCartney, “Wonderful Christmastime”

By Alby December 16, 2023

If you've ever seen one of those listicles of the best and worst Christmas songs, you might have noticed an oddity – several of the songs appear on both lists.…

Song of the Day 12/15: The Roches, “Deck the Halls”

By Alby December 15, 2023

Guest post by Nathan Arizona WXPN voters couldn't find even one song by the Roches to place on the station’s just-concluded listeners survey of the 885 best songs by women.…

A Headline I Couldn’t Resist

By Alby December 14, 2023

I know the print/online media love stories that make you go "Click!" but sometimes you just can't resist. This one did it for me: GOPer Goes on Bizarre Rant About…

Song of the Day 12/14: Buck Owens, “Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy”

By Alby December 14, 2023

I think most people sour on the Christmas music played on the radio and at commercial establishments because the playlist is too short. It consists of five or six dozen…

Song of the Day 12/13: Brenda Lee, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”

By Alby December 13, 2023

If you venture out in public much you're probably sick of Christmas music by now, but it's my policy to listen to only 12 days of Christmas music. I'm starting…