Christmas Music Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Here’s a ton of stuff you probably never knew about Christmas music

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Despite the pandemic, we’re in full-on holiday mode now with the

Would you like some Baby Yoda with that Google search? You’re welcome. Here’s another round of music news, this time

Wait for it. Wait…wait. And there it is. (Via Tom)

Call it a lockdown Christmas song. This works.

ASCAP, the American performance rights collective, has assessed which holiday songs have been played and performed the most in that

I’m the caretaker of two English bull terriers, both of which really seem to like the easy sounds of reggae.

It must be the pandemic. People started getting into Christmas music back in September with the first radio station flip

I’m supposed to be on vacation this week–it’s another “use it or lose it” situation–but with nowhere to go, I’m

Santa’s Yumnut. Next, music news for Saturday, November 7, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Virus? What virus, eh Diddy? Coronavirus update

If you check the calendar, we’re 88 days from Christmas. But apparently it’s already time for Christmas music. Checking radio

Klingon wine? Absolutely! Post Malone rose? Why not? And now, let’s get back to reality with what’s going on in

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
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