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A work of "high art": Stephen Thompson calls the album a work of craft and care. He says "Reliquia" mutates from an ...

Pentatonix and Frank Sinatra 's "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" cozies up to the No. 1 spot on Billboard 's Adult Contemporary chart (dated Dec. 20). The song leaps four spots, surging 56% to 2.2 ...

NPR Music's classical critic shares his favorite records of the year, spanning a wide range of genres, from experimental folk ...

Jakub Knera rounds off the year in Central and Eastern European music with a reflection on how the region's complex ecosystem ...

Today in Music History for Dec. 25: In 1641, Rev. Jean de Brebeuf composed "Jesus, He is Born (The Huron Carol)," the song considered to be New France's first Christmas carol written in the Huron ...

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Mark Corroto's Best Jazz Albums Of 2025 article by Mark Corroto, published on December 12, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more ...

Charlie Rich, who helped pioneer the "countrypolitan" sound of the '70s, was born Dec. 14, 1932, in Colt, Arkansas.

As the holidays approach, Christmas songs have been climbing back up the charts. As of Dec. 9, 13 of the top 20 on ...