NPR Weekend hosts debate a thorny topic: holiday music
A holiday music challenge between NPR hosts with favorite songs of the season, as well a few that aren't so loved.
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A look at NPR music's best songs of 2023
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with music critic Ann Powers about NPR's interactive "Best Songs of 2023" online tool.
Are you playing 'Whamageddon'? It's the Christmas game you've probably already lost
Last weekend, a DJ caused a stir in Britain after playing the hit Wham! song "Last Christmas" at a soccer game in front of about 60,000 people. Here's why.
At a crossroads, PJ Harvey went back home to rekindle her imagination
The English alt-rock star talks about writing in the Dorset dialect of her childhood home on her new album, I Inside the Old Year Dying, plus she performs live with a special guitar.
Alvvays: Tiny Desk Concert
The band's recreation of its billowy, shoegaze-y sound lights up the Tiny Desk.
This is 'Whamageddon' — the game where you avoid a certain Christmas song
Whamaggedon is a popular game this time of year. As soon as you hear the original "Last Christmas" by 1980s pop duo Wham, you're out. A DJ has apologized after playing the song at a soccer match.
Pianist Christian Sands shares his 'Christmas Stories' for the holidays
Pianist Christian Sands shares music from his new record Christmas Stories. We'll hear tales of his childhood in snowy Connecticut, the ultimate Christmas party music and an exclusive song.
People have been searching for this song from 'The X-Files' for 25 years. Until now
A song playing in the background of one episode has fascinated and eluded fans for more than two decades as they sought to track it, and the musicians, down. Now that mystery has finally been solved.
10 years later, the 'Beyoncé' surprise drop still offers lessons about control
On Dec. 13, 2013, Beyoncé fans got a holiday gift no one expected. A decade later, the artistic and economic impact of her fifth album is still reverberating.
The 10 Best Classical Albums of 2023
Discover a broad spectrum of this year's most compelling classical music, from symphonic hell rides and soaring voices to searing string quartets, cathartic choirs and one amazing comeback.