Pt. 2: ‘God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen’ and The Dickens Connection
Ever wonder what is the Christmas carol of Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol'? Evidence points to 'God Rest Ye…
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Hark the What? Ironies of a Beloved Carol
REV. MARK D. ROBERTS knows 'If you don’t want to tick people off, then don’t change the words…
How Mr. Chokepear Keeps A Merry Christmas.
From a December 25, 1841 issue of the British humor and satire magazine PUNCH, a story satirizing a…
The ‘Quiet Ecstasy’ of Harry Simeone’s ‘Little Drummer Boy’
The story behind THE HARRY SIMEONE CHORALE's classic 'THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY' begins in 1941 with KATHERINE KENNICOTT…
A Half-Century+ of Classic Animated ‘Rudolph’
On Dec. 6, 1964 NBC premiered an animated version of RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER with BURL IVES as…
Singles Charts and the Battle for Bullets
In our continuing excerpts from MICHAEL SIGMAN's memoir Just Remember: Field Notes from a Music Biz Life, the…
The End of the ’60s? Where Do I Begin…
In this installment of his forthcoming memoirs, contributing editor MICHAEL SIGMAN lands a full-time job at RECORD WORLD…
Brooklyn, Blintzes, Baseball and Ballads With Johnny Mercer (Field Notes From a Music Biz Life)
In chapters 6 and 7 of his memoirs, MICHAEL SIGMAN recalls his father CARL SIGMAN's songwriting apprenticeship with…
The Old Guard Hated the Rock But Loved the Bankroll (Field Notes From a Music Biz Life, Part 4)
In Part 4 of his autobiography, MICHAEL SIGMAN explains why the old guard post-war pop songwriters 'hated the…
A Gathering of Voices, in Celebration and Covenant
Continuing a journey embarked upon three albums ago, MOIRA SMILEY & VOCO and The Choir of YOU bring…