THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY STARTS HERE: … with CHRIS ISAAK, live at Universal Studios. Your holiday-themed numbers include "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Hey, Santa," "Last Month of the Year," "Blue Christmas," and "Christmas on…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with ELTON JOHN! Half of a live show captured by the OGWT on Christmas Eve, 1974. Your setlist includes: "Grimsby" (incomplete), "Rocket Man," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," "Daniel,"…
Read MoreEURYTHMICS'. Dave Stewart declares "Christmas is For Lovers". THE WATERBOYS' Mike Scott visits World Cafe. ASHLEY RAY plays a Tiny Desk Concert from home. DJANGO DJANGO plays "Asking For More" and "Hail…
Read MoreDARLENE LOVE's final "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)" for Letterman. LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE, Vols. 1 & 2: A Vintage Holiday Mixtape. ALL SONGS CONSIDERED features lovely Ludwig Van. LANA…
Read MoreKIM WILDE drunkenly warbles "Kids In America" and "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" on the subway. LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III visits with World Cafe. BRUCE HORNSBY also visits with World Cafe. LOU BARLOW…
Read MoreSHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS are dreaming of a "White Christmas." NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork will point you to Taylor Swift, The Avalanches, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Guided by Voices, Osees,…
Read MoreTHE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: …with AIMEE MANN's CHRISTMAS CAROL (profanity warnings): Part One has your Scrooge-y set-up with Michael Penn. Part Two features The Office's John Krasinski. Part Three has Michael Cera.…
Read MorePATSY CLINE & FERLIN HUSKY: "Let It Snow!" HAYLEY WILLIAMS plays a Tiny Desk Concert of new material, with Julien Baker on guitar. JOSE FELICIANO's 50th anniversary performance of "Feliz Navidad." YO LA…
Read MoreSHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS: “Ain’t No Chimneys In The Projects.” MATT BERNINGER plays for WFUV Live. JESS CORNELIUS plays for World Cafe. OZZY OSBOURNE baked a hash cake years ago and…
Read MoreBOB GELDOF, by his own admission, is responsible for two of the worst songs in history: "'Do They Know It's Christmas?" and "We Are The World." LOW CUT CONNIE plays for World Cafe.…
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