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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…

8 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…

8 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…

8 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…

8 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…

8 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…

8 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…

8 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…

8 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…

8 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…

8 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…

8 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.…

8 years ago