Ana Gasteyer's 'Sugar & Booze' Is Holiday Music With 'A Modern Wink'
Saturday Night Live alum Ana Gasteyer's new Christmas album, Sugar & Booze, is partly a send-up of the holiday and partly an earnest embrace of its warmth.
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A Roots And Rockabilly Holiday Concert With JD McPherson And His Band
McPherson never thought he'd make a Christmas album. Then, he says, "I got a bug in my ear." He and his band perform live in studio from Socks. Originally broadcast Dec. 11, 2018.
Tyler Childers' 'Country Squire' Is Among The Best Country Albums Of 2019
Blessed with a Kentucky croon and a gift for storytelling, Childers offers a slice of country life on his recent album, with songs about marriage, life on the road and the school bus he took as a kid.
Supergroup Puss N Boots Brings Cozy Tunes To The Holidays
Norah Jones, Sasha Dobson and Catherine Popper recently released a Christmas EP called Dear Santa. They performed some of the songs in a live mini concert for World Cafe.
How Clairo Turned A Viral Bedroom Video Into A Successful Music Career
The 21-year-old artist's song, "Pretty Girl," reached a million views on YouTube within a week. "It's very hard for me to wrap my own head around, and I understand what the internet is," Clairo says.
'Tis The Tiny Season: Our 5 Favorite Holiday Tiny Desk Concerts
The Tiny Desk concert series is old enough to have some traditions of its own. Here are five of our favorite holiday performances from over the years.
Commemorating A King's College Christmas Tradition
A new album commemorates the Centenary Service of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge.
Hanukkah Lights 2019
Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz read original stories about Hanukkah, from a celebration interrupted by a stranger to a group that brings the holiday to another planet.
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'The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show' Revives A Classic Holiday Tradition
The country star thought it "would be a fun way to bring my old Christmas album back in the form of those old Christmas specials that we love."
Chinatown's Place In California Punk
A punk band played a Denny's in California last week, but that's not so strange: turns out punk has a history in the restaurants of LA's Chinatown. Madeline Leung Coleman talks about the history.