Posts From Best Classic Bands Staff
It’s Not Christmas Until We Hear Eartha Kitt Sing ‘Santa Baby’
Her 1953 classic offers a sly yuletide wish list–including a yacht, a duplex and the deed to a platinum mine–sung to a sugar-daddy Santa
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Bono, Friends Perform on Christmas Eve 2015 on Dublin Street
See them sing some hits and holiday favorites on a busy street to raise money for charity.
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David Bowie Gift to Guitarist Pal, Adrian Belew
In 1990, Belew was musical director for Bowie’s Sound+Vision tour. The legend gave him 2 songs for his album. “Pretty Pink Rose” absolutely wails
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Beatles Christmas Records: Annual Message to Fans
Their holiday tradition of recording jolly messages for fan club members was an important part of the band’s relationship with their most ardent supporters.
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Pulp Fiction: Some Favorite Scenes
When someone asks you if you’ve seen “Pulp Fiction,” there’s only one correct answer
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‘Run, Rudolph, Run’: Chuck Berry Holiday Favorite
Did you know that the 1958 song was written by the same composer of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”? Berry’s version has gotten its first official video
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Paul McCartney ‘Wonderful Christmastime’: The Mood Is Right
The 1979 single has become a regular feature on holiday playlists.
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Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ Christmas Video
Every classic rocker needs to pen a holiday classic and TP’s “Christmas All Over Again” fits the bill.
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Dolly Parton’s Holiday Album and Its Perfect Title
The collection, with many duets including one with Willie Nelson, was the beloved singer-songwriter’s first Christmas album in 30 years
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Deck The Halls: Tarzan, Tonto & Frankenstein
A recurring Saturday Night Live sketch featured the “singing” talents of three fictional characters played by Kevin Nealon, Jon Lovitz and Phil Hartman
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