A remarkable autobiography by Anthony Inglis, the English conductor and musicologist, is titled, "Sit Down, Stop Waving Your Arms About!" Quite so. This admonition occurred while Inglis was conducting ...

Sleigh bells have long acted as convenient shorthand for composers to tell their listeners that this piece belongs to the ...

Musicologist Joe Bennett explains the common components of the most enduring Christmas songs, from "Jingle Bells" to "All I ...

Joseph Byrd, leader of the pioneering psychedelic rock band the United States of America, died in November at the age of 87.

“Wonderful Christmastime“ is just as likely to be found a list of the most beloved holiday songs as it is the most hated. Why are people so divided on this yuletide ditty? In the first of the meme’s ...