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Lesley Gore: “It’s My Party”

Lesley Gore was 16 when she recorded this song, which led the media to call her "The Teen Queen." She…

9 years ago

Elvis: “Blue Christmas”

Originally recorded in 1950 by Ernest Tubb, Elvis Presley recorded this song in 1957 for his Elvis' Christmas Album. It…

9 years ago

Dean Martin: “Baby It’s Cold Outside”

https://youtu.be/crFQpOCDfEc "Baby, It's Cold Outside" is a song written by Frank Loesser in 1944. It is a call and response duet…

9 years ago

Eartha Kitt: “Santa Baby”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOMmSbxB_Sg This song is credited to Joan Javits, Philip Springer and his brother Tony Springer, although Tony had no part…

9 years ago

Elton John: “Tiny Dancer”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoskDZRLOCs The "Blue jean baby, LA Lady, seamstress for the band" sure sounds it's Maxine Feibelmann, who was Bernie Taupin's…

9 years ago

Wham! : ‘Last Christmas’

This song is actually about a failed relationship; only the phase "Last Christmas," when the relationship came to head, refers…

9 years ago

Lesley Gore: “You Don’t Own Me”

https://youtu.be/EYR4vI1bn_I This was written for a singer named Maureen Gray, but when Quincy Jones (who was Lesley Gore's producer) heard…

10 years ago

Patsy Cline: “Walkin’ After Midnight”

Patsy Cline's "Walkin After Midnight" was a huge part of her success. This was Patsy Cline's first hit song. She…

10 years ago

Patsy Cline: ‘Sweet Dreams’

"Sweet Dreams" was written by Don Gibson who originally recorded the song in 1955. In early 1963, Patsy Cline was…

10 years ago

Remembering Rudolph

December wouldn’t be December without the yearly run of Christmas television specials. Do you remember sitting by the TV, eating…

10 years ago

The Day Japan Attacked Pearl Harbor

"Seventy-two years ago on December 7th, the United States experienced a traumatic shock that rivaled those of the JFK assassination…

10 years ago

Agnes Moorehead: The Woman, The Myth – Everybody’s Favorite Witch!

Agnes Robertson Moorehead was an American actress whose career of six decades included work in radio, stage, film, and television.…

10 years ago