Paul McCartney is setting the record straight on the rumors surrounding his hit Christmas song. The former Beatle addressed theories that his 1979 holiday tune “Wonderful Christmastime” encourages ...

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In November 1979, Paul McCartney was working on a special new album, McCartney II, which would mark the second-greatest shift in his career. But before he released the album, he gave fans a little ...

Beloved Christmas movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” has secret racial and “bigoted” messages according to a Carleton University professor. “Some depictions of music and sound beg analysis around how these ...

Paul McCartney either had a very good seventies or a terribly bad seventies; it just depends on who you’re talking to. In my experience, those taking the side of “bad” tend to be Beatle purists or ...

I think the song is a perfectly sentimental jamboree—repetition as a remedy for the innocuous—and I don’t take its opposition too seriously. Like the Beatle naysayers that still dare walk among us, I ...

Sung primarily in Swahili, the track is anchored by rich choral harmonies that reinforce its prayerful and communal character. The new release aligns closely with Guardian Angel’s established musical ...

Madeline Lillis still remembers the Cinderella Barbie doll she received for Christmas in 2005. Not just because it was the exact one she asked for, or because she never thought she’d actually get it — ...

With the feeling that Christmas has become too commercialised, with the stress and worry around buying the perfect presents and how you can afford them, it's nice to be reminded of the real magic. One ...