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Alvin, Simon, and Theodore in Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007).

Christmas is a time for joy, thankfulness, love … and, when it comes to Christmas carols, the occasional bout of cringe.

'Hamilton' creator Lin-Manuel Miranda has managed to cram a lot into his 40 years, including a Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur Genius Grant. Yet he can't help thinking that Paul McCartney was much further along when he was the same age.

Happy birthday to both Keith Richards and his memento mori.

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What exactly is going on with the word yon in "Silent Night," and the word troll in "Deck the Halls"? Drop these facts about the grammar in your favorite carols when you're out caroling this holiday season.

Film soundtracks can be big business—sometimes bigger than the film itself. (And sometimes better than the film itself.)

The singer would have celebrated his 103rd birthday today.

Nickelback's Ryan Peak, Chad Kroeger, Daniel Adair, and Mike Kroeger perform at the iHeartRadio Theater in 2014.

The universally loathed Canadian rockers have at least one superfan in the Merc With a Mouth.

Before he was one of the world's most iconic musicians, John Lennon was a choir boy and a Boy Scout.

You can probably guess what No. 1 is.

Do you have the stamina?

Rudolph could have been Rollo or Reginald the Red-Nosed Reindeer. (Romeo and Rodney were also in the running.)

"And it burns burns burns, that ring of fire ..."

The performance is part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Fluxus Festival.

BowieNet allowed users to download music clips, participate in live chats, and get their own @davidbowie.com email address.

The trendy music store was once a staple for mall rats everywhere—but it started as more of an indie record shop.

It's normal to get annoyed when radio stations play Christmas music before Thanksgiving. Over a third of shoppers admit to having left a store to avoid holiday songs.

From comedy legends to sci-fi icons, some pretty major names have cut their creative teeth in the comics world.

The rapper's 1988 song, "Nightmare on My Street," made reference to a killer named Fred who was "burnt like a weenie." New Line Cinema didn't find it funny, but it has just been rediscovered online.