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

By Alby December 18, 20232 Comments

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, 202319 Comments

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, 20231 Comment

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, 20235 Comments

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, 20231 Comment

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, 20231 Comment

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, 20231 Comment

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…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023

By Alby December 13, 20232 Comments

Does what's left of the Republican Party understand it's a wholly owned subsidiary of Russia? On one hand, they're stupid, so they might not realize where that dark money comes…

Song of the Day 12/12: Carole King, “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”

By Alby December 12, 20234 Comments

WXPN's contest countdown is nearly through (as I post this there are fewer than 60 songs to go) and most of the entries I put on my ballot because I…

I Don’t Give a Fuck What You Think About Israel and the Palestinians

By Alby December 12, 202312 Comments

Seriously, I don't give a flying fuck what you think, and if you're honest with yourself – a heavy lift for a lot of people – you don't give a…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023

By Alby December 12, 202321 Comments

Governments around the world like to pretend they're doing something about global warming, but for all the talk about renewables, 80% of the world's energy is still derived from fossil…

Song of the Day 12/11: Laurie Anderson, “O Superman”

By Alby December 11, 20232 Comments

WXPN's year-end countdown of the 885 Greatest Songs by Women – I know, the title sounds more ridiculous every time you hear it – reached my pick for No. 1…