If nothing else, younger readers will at least know the distinctive, slightly scratchy voice of the great Burl Ives from the perennial Christmas songs “Holly Jolly Christmas” and “Rudolph the ...

Dec. 20—Billboard's Hot 100 songs chart saw a slight change this week, with Mariah Carey regaining the #1 spot, with her modern-day holiday classic "All I Want For Christmas Is You." Carey hit the top ...

In his recent book “The Philosophy of Modern Song,” Bob Dylan described Perry Como as a “downright incredible” performer who “lived in every moment of every song he sang… When he stood and sang, he ...

According to Carl Sandburg, it was one of Abe Lincoln’s favorite songs. Nobody knows who wrote it, but its words got into print in 1848, in the Ethiopian Glee Book. About five years ago tubby ...

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” has been a fixture on national TV every year since 1964. But not many people know that the animated narrator of the show has a direct connection to the Northwest. Burl ...