Lee Mendelson, the longtime producer of Peanuts TV specials who wrote the lyrics for the yuletide classic “Christmas Time Is Here,” died on Christmas Day at the age of 86. Mendelson’s sons confirmed the A Charlie Brown Christmas producer’s death following a long battle with lung cancer to the Palo …
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21 Savage‘s I Am > I Was debuted at Number One in a charts week where the yuletide Top 10 witnessed an influx of decades-old Christmas albums. The all-star, controversialI Am > I Was sold 131,000 total copies – but only 18,000 traditional copies, with the rest coming from streaming …
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Brian Wilson will perform the Beach Boys‘ Christmas Album in its entirety on his month-long Holiday Tour this winter. The Beach Boys legend, who has spent the past two years touring the 50th anniversary of Pet Sounds, will bring along longtime bandmates Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin for the holiday …
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Christmas may be a time to bring loved ones together, but it also has a long history of inspiring love-hate songs — especially in country music. Bloodshoot Records has seized on this proud tradition with 13 Days of Xmas, a new holiday compilation that includes songs by the Yawpers, Ron …
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