The Texas origins of the song that became an unforgettable Christmas classic

Released as a 78 B-side ("Lost in the Night" was on the A-side), "Merry Christmas, Baby" has become a timeless holiday ...
American Songwriter

The Heartbreaking Country Song That Almost Never Got Written (And the Trio That Was Originally Going to Sing It)

The real-life tragedy that inspired "Whiskey Lullaby" is the reason this song came close to never being written in the first ...

Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner on Her ‘Materialists’ Song, Favorite Rom-Coms, and Stalled ‘Crying in H Mart’ Film

Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner talks writing the track "My Baby (Got Nothing at All)" for Celine Song's "Materialists." ...
RiverBender.com

Rudolph Song, TV Show Are Nothing Like the Original

Explore Rudolph's origins by Robert May in 1939 Chicago, his family's struggles, and how the story evolved into the famous ...
NPR

75 years later, Thanksgiving staple Jiffy corn muffin mix still costs less than $1

The distinctive blue and white packaging for Jiffy corn muffin mix may seem charmingly dated, a throwback to pantries of decades past. Splashy rebrands are not the company's style, said Howard S.
The New York Times

Jimmy Cliff: 8 Essential Songs

A giant of Jamaican music, he gained international renown through the 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” and helped establish reggae’s themes of struggle, resistance and uplift. By Ben Sisario Much ...
The New York Times

How 2 New Songs Made Their Way Into ‘Wicked: For Good’

Each witch gets a new number as part of an effort to flesh out the arc of the stage show’s second act. By Esther Zuckerman As the composer Stephen Schwartz was working on the 2003 stage musical ...