31 Things You Didn't Know About Holiday Songs

I want to hear the original version of #31.

New for 2014

Here are a few of the new releases we'll be closely checking out this year.

A really great power pop band, The Connection.

A dream pop band from Athens, Powerkompany.

The niece of Jerry Lee, Annie Marie Lewis.

And this documentary about Christmas Music collectors.

Please follow @ElvesBells.

That's the best way to be informed of all our new posts,

and extra morsels get posted there regularly.

Randy Travis - Christmas Time's A Comin'

The great Randy Travis has had more than his fair share

of health problems recently.  Unfortunately,

his performing days may be over.

But thanks to YouTube, his tunes will be with us forever.

Kenny Rogers and Bobby Bare - 2 Tunes

Congratulutions to two of the newest members of the

Country Music Hall of Fame.

This first video is from the wonderful Once Upon A Christmas album.

And here's one from Bobby Bare that you won't find anywhere else.

Erasure

Just read some exciting news over at Slicing Up Eyeballs.

Andy Bell and Vince Clarke, the synthpop duo better known as Erasure,

will be releasing a Christmas album on 11 November.

UPDATE: Bad Religion, the L.A. punk band, is also
getting in on the Christmas act!

Linda Ronstadt - River

Sad news from Linda Ronstadt.  She has been diagnosed with 

Parkinson's disease and can't sing a note anymore.