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Song of the Day 12/25: The Band, “Christmas Must Be Tonight”

By Alby December 25, 2024

H/t El Somnambulo, who suggested this for the Christmas playlist back in March. This Christmas song by Robbie Robertson went overlooked for years. Written and rejected for the Band's 1975's…

DL Open Thread: Wednesday, December 25, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 25, 20243 Comments

Been a tough month for those born on December 25. Rickey Henderson. Justin Trudeau. December boys got it bad: Hey, it's December 25. Howzabout a double shot?: This is what…

Song of the Day 12/24: McCoy Tyner, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”

By Alby December 24, 20241 Comment

If you like holiday music played by jazzmen, you've probably heard this on Columbia's 1981 Christmas sampler, "God Rest Ye Merry, Jazzmen," because there aren't all that many jazz Christmas…

DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 24, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 24, 20246 Comments

Just because we don't get nearly as many readers the next two days as normal, that's no excuse for me to just mail in the Open Thread. If you're gonna…

Song of the Day 12/23: The Carpenters, “Merry Christmas Darling”

By Alby December 23, 2024

As Nathan Arizona noted the other day, Karen Carpenter could make even a happy holiday song sound a little sad, so a song about missing her beau on Christmas Eve…

DL Open Thread: Monday, December 23, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 23, 20246 Comments

Biden Commutes Sentences Of Death Row Inmates: President Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of nearly all prisoners on federal death row, sparing the lives of 37 men just a…

DL’s MVP’s (Most Valuable To The Progressive Cause) Of 2024

By El Somnambulo December 23, 202421 Comments

I must first explain the omission of both Sarah McBride and Kyle Evans Gay from this year's list. Yes, I'm thrilled that both have moved on to higher office. Yes,…

Song of the Day 12/22: Andy Williams, “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”

By Alby December 22, 2024

This song, which debuted in 1963, turns up among Billboard's top 10 holiday songs every year, and I'd argue it owes its popularity to a TV commercial that wasn't about…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, December 22, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 22, 20243 Comments

Don't forget, kids--DL's 2024 MVP's drops tomorrow! Also my way of saying that I'm not all that confident that I'll find much to write about today. But you never know. …

Song of the Day 12/21: Kay Starr, “(Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With the Bag”

By Alby December 21, 2024

Guest post by Nathan Arizona It shouldn’t be hard to identify “the man with the bag” everybody’s waiting for this time of year. The bag has presents in it. It…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 21, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 21, 20242 Comments

Totally Unnecessary Shutdown Averted. Trump doesn't get his shutdown while Biden is President.: Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would…

Song of the Day 12/20: Kelly Clarkson, “You for Christmas”

By Alby December 20, 2024

When I heard this on the car radio the other day I honestly thought it was some overlooked song from a '60s soul Christmas album. With better speakers I could…

DL Open Thread: Friday, December 20, 2024

By El Somnambulo December 20, 202414 Comments

Three Notable Trends From This Year: 1. The News-Journal is no longer an essential newspaper. While the paper broke a couple of stories, most of the big stories were reported…