The song’s lyrics were written for a crush in 1946 and the music followed 20 years later. After “Merry Christmas Darling” was released by the Carpenters in November 1970, the love song topped ...
Christmas songs are a holiday tradition that dates back generations. Baby Boomers had their own classic songs, many of which ...
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas — Christmas 1975. “A Soulful Christmas: A Groovy Musical Revue,” by Norfolk native and Broadway veteran Anthony Wayne, is playing Dec. 16 through 19 at ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: We wrote this back in 2021, but with the holiday season back once again we felt like it was the perfect time to update it. There's nothing that brings the world together more than ...
Since it first hung all the mistletoe 50 years ago, Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas” has been the African-American community’s own personal holiday anthem. “A lot of black people would say, ...
"Christmas in the 1970s," now on display at the Fridley History Center, aims to make people feel right at home in the decade. As a part of the exhibit that runs through Dec. 18, the basement of the ...
As Billboard has loosened the reins on its rules over recurrent songs on its Hot 100 list over the past decade, there has been a resurgence of Christmas music dominating the charts. In addition, as ...
Since Mariah Carey said it’s time to transition to the holiday season, it’s time to cue the Christmas playlists! These are the albums we are ready to press play on this holiday season. The Jackson 5 ...