MUSIC

Because no holiday music playlist would be complete without William Hung’s rendition of ... “We Are the Champions.”

On December 1, 2016, the Metropolitan Opera premiered an opera composed by a woman. The last time that happened, it was 1903.

Believe it or not, Michael Jackson’s landmark "Thriller" video premiered on December 2, 1983—weeks after the holiday it’s now synonymous with.

Thumbing his nose at authority and whipping crowds into a frenzy, he changed music forever.

Composers have long pushed the boundaries of classical music by writing parts for new and innovative instruments—but not all of them have ended up a permanent fixture in the orchestra …

The cringeworthy artifact sold for $30,000.

Liszt reportedly used his synesthesia to help with his orchestrations, telling the musicians, “O please, gentlemen, a little bluer, if you please!"

Playing a burning piano until it can no longer make music is a tradition that goes back decades.

Among the tunes that inspired the universally acclaimed episode: "Walk the Dinosaur" by Was (Not Was).

Just like the Halloween monsters Pickett lampooned in his songs, "Monster Mash" returns from the dead year after year.

R.I.P., The Purple One.

This trio of blue men truly rock.