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1A: Jingle Sells, But Who’s Buying?
What is it that makes so many artists want to sing about Christmas? Why not other holidays, in other times of year? And after decades of holiday hits, is there anything new to do with the genre?
- The Gist: Halls of Fame Need Diversity, Too
- Heat Rocks: EP60: Chris Molanphy on George Michael’s “Faith” (1987)
- Pals with Bill Wadman: Chris Molanphy – Chart Analyst / Pop Critic
- The Culture Gabfest “Summer Strut 2018” Edition
- The Culture Gabfest “Summer Strut 2017” Edition
- The Culture Gabfest “Summer Strut 2016” Edition
- The Culture Gabfest: The “Very First Concert I Ever Attended” Bonus Segment
- The Culture Gabfest “Quinquennial Strut” Edition
- The Gist: 2007 Defined the Next Decade in Pop
- The Gist: When the ’80s Went Pro
- The Gist: The Year “Gangnam” Was Robbed
- The Gist: When There Was No Ducking Disco
- The Gist: Revenge of the Music Nerds
- The Gist: “Mrs. Robinson,” “Hey Jude,” and Some Utter Schlock
- The Gist: The Year Nirvana Lost Out to Bryan Adams
- The Gist: And We Never Looked at Music the Same Way Again
- The Gist: Billboard Hits From 1964
- The Gist: Billboard Hits From 1986
- The Gist: The Height of Clinton-Era Pop Music
- The Gist: The Year of Travolta
- The Gist: Eight New Billboard Hits
- The Gist: 1971: When the ’70s Started Sounding Like the ’70s
- The Gist Live: Craig Finn From the Hold Steady
- The Gist: That Groovy Summer of Love
- The Gist: The Year Disco Became a Dirty Word
- The Gist: That’s Just Sand in My Eye!
- The Gist: Easy Listening Wasn’t Easy in 1975
- The Gist: 1990: The Year Before Music Changed Forever
- The Gist: Why Karaoke Carries a Torch for 1984
- The Gist: 50-Year-Old Hits
- Listen to Our October Music Roundup
1A: Jingle Sells, But Who's Buying?
What is it that makes so many artists want to sing about Christmas? Why not other holidays, in other times of year? And after decades of holiday hits, is there anything new to do with the genre?
The Gist: Halls of Fame Need Diversity, Too
The 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees are less progressive rock, more progressive politics.
Heat Rocks: EP60: Chris Molanphy on George Michael’s “Faith” (1987)
In the fall of 1987, it wasn't a foregone conclusion that George Michael's solo debut, Faith, would be a hit. As successful as Michael had been as half of the Wham! duo, going solo was always going to be a risk but as it turns out, it was one worth taking. Faith turned out to be a runaway hit, not simply a #1 album but spawning four different #1 singles, including the lively title song which became the best-selling song of 1988 in the U.S.