Fans of the classic Christmas special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" may not realize star Burl Ives is an Illinois native.

This legend from Irish mythology tells the story of Fionnuala and her three younger brothers, who were turned into swans by their jealous stepmother. The old monk looked out across the western sea and ...

UCR's list of Top 25 Rock Songs of 2025 shows that the genre remains anything but predictable. There are a trio of duets, including one that was tossed off in less than a month and another that was a ...

Discover the stories behind Christmas jazz classics from Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Vince Guaraldi and more.

If you grew up in the 1970s, like me, then you likely remember Yukon Cornelius, the pickaxe-wielding gold miner in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, whose presence was accompanied by Burl Ives' song, ...

First is a beautifully rhythmic, percussion-focused track off of Side 4 Collective’s sophomore album When We Were Still which was released today. The new album deals with ‘themes of loneliness, ...

The most famous reindeer of all and his beloved Christmas movie are back on TV in Georgia. Here's a schedule plus how to ...

A ranking of the top songs based on streaming and sales activity from within the country- as tracked by Luminate. The ranking is based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both ...

Listen to 48 tracks that broke new artists, blew apart genres and revived beloved sounds. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica On the one hand, living in an environment in which sounds ...

Some of us prefer our Christmas music on the pensive side, with wistful lyrics about dusky snowfalls and memories. We're not looking for joy, but permission to wallow in nostalgia. Others relish the ...