It turns out that science is to blame. It all comes down to repetitive lyrics, harmonic dullness, and shrillness. Of course, the fact that many of the same holiday songs are played over and over again ...

Hugh Jackman stars as Neil Diamond "interpreter" Mike Sardina in "Song Sung Blue." The Neil Diamond-inspired movie, which tells the story of the duo Lightning & Thunder, arrives in theaters Christmas ...

Canada Post says the millions of Canadians who write to Santa Claus with their wish lists will get a response this year. A month-long strike by more than 55,000 postal workers last year meant Old ...

"I've changed the course of music five times," Miles Davis once joked. The man wasn't lying: his need to try new genres made him one of the most impactful artists of the 20th century, a figure who ...

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This year marks the English novelist’s 250th birthday. Her hundreds of surviving letters—both real and fictional—offer valuable insights into her imaginative wit and enduring appeal Ellen Wexler - ...

Dec. 18 (UPI) --The proprietor of a sandwich shop in England attempted a Guinness World Record by spending 42 consecutive hours singing Christmas songs. Dave Purchase, aka "Mr. Toasty" of the On Toast ...

Re “Major Projects Office rankles Bay Street with recruitment, compensation demands for junior staff” (Report on Business, Dec. 11): Some of these “rankled” executives would benefit from reading the ...

Over the past few decades, societal understanding and acceptance of mental health challenges have significantly increased. This shift has led to an expansion of mental health services accessible to ...

When this song was released in 1961, it was a pivotal time not only for Christmas music, but for America itself—culture was colliding with mid-century modern sensibilities and Christmas was becoming ...