If your goals for 2024 feel too far off to be attainable, take some inspiration… Read the postWeek 712: “Happy” by Christian Wannerwall
Not only is Greensleeves a Christmas classic, but it’s likely the oldest song that could… Read the postWeek 711: “What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)” by Freedom Fry
Although it stands as one of the most successful pop songs in the history of… Read the postWeek 659: “Take On Me (2017 acoustic)” by a-ha
I grew up in a household that used a fake Christmas tree. The reasons were… Read the postWeek 657: “Christmas Time is Here” by Vince Guaraldi (Christopher John Cover)
December is the shortest month. Okay, technically, February is the shortest month. It’s just that… Read the postWeek 656: “A Spotless Rose” by Herbert Howells
Most Christmas music falls into one of two categories. First, you’ve got the music written… Read the postWeek 606: “Sugar Rum Cherry” by Ellington / Strayhorn / Tchaikovsky
Last week, after recommending that people go out and try to spot the ultra-rare Jupiter-Saturn… Read the postWeek 555: “All the Rest” by sad face
Up here in the northern half of the world, today is the winter solstice. And… Read the postWeek 554: “In the Bleak Midwinter” by Gustav Holst (arr. Gjeilo)
I’ve featured a fair bit of Christmas music over the years, and I’ve tried to… Read the postWeek 502: “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” by Sarah Spring
The 1990s were a bit of a golden age for Canadian divas. They were many,… Read the postWeek 477: “Love For Sale” by K.D. Lang
Summing up Bach’s legacy and influence on following generations of composers, Mozart once said, “Bach… Read the postWeek 474: “Solfeggio in C Minor” by CPE Bach (Eugen Cicero cover)
Let’s get this out of the way: Valentine’s Day cards are terrible. I mean, greeting… Read the postWeek 457: “bless ur heart” by serpentwithfeet
Of all the Christmas standards, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is the one I… Read the postWeek 450: “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” by Ben Laver
Until this song was recommended to me, I wouldn’t have associated Sia’s voice with Christmas… Read the postWeek 449: “Underneath The Christmas Lights” by Sia
Over the next three weeks, as Christmas creeps closer and we all begin to tire… Read the postWeek 448: “Carol of the Bells” by The Bird and the Bee
A popular strategy for breaking writer’s block is to ‘write the end first.’ In other… Read the postWeek 399: “Epilogue” by Anomalie
A quick and slightly random Christmas thought sparked by the title of this week’s song:… Read the postWeek 398: “A Nearer Sun” by The Westerlies
The problem with love songs is that they’re often one-sided. We only get half the… Read the postWeek 353: “Pur Ti Miro” by Claudio Monteverdi
Ladies and gentlemen, we gather this week to mourn the passing of 2016. Or, for… Read the postWeek 346: “Funeral” by Sonya Kitchell
If you’re surprised by what you hear when you press play this week, I don’t… Read the postWeek 344: “Let It Snow” by filous