Category: Music
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My Summer Songs Playlist: 100+ Classics, Beach Tunes, & Sunny Favorites
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A few years ago, I made my Autumn Carols playlist. This year, I got to thinking about just how many songs there are about summer. If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know summer is my very least favorite season. But there are plenty of great songs…
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Who Wrote Those Iconic Cartoon Theme Songs You Still Know by Heart? (Plus a Playlist of Their Other Work)
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I had a Care-Bears-themed party a couple weeks ago, and at one point we were discussing cartoon themes from that era and how incredibly catchy so many of them were. This set me down a path of researching. I had a thought that had never occurred to me before: the…
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Faerie Tale Wedding Music: Playlists for an Enchanted, Storybook Ceremony
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I recently planned the most beautiful faerie-tale castle wedding. Part of what made it such an immersive, whimsical experience was the music. To truly capture a theme, the senses must all be engaged to the extent possible, so I really wanted the music to have a careful touch and spent…
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The 11 Oldest Christmas Carols in the World
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I love Christmas music, so I’m always looking for new ways to mix it up and enjoy it. This year, I became interested in finding the oldest Christmas songs in the world. Here they are, from earliest to latest. This particular list encompasses songs from the Late Antiquity (250 to…
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150+ Retro Songs You Won’t Believe Were Made This Century
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(Note: This post contains affiliate links to items that you can listen to, watch, download, and purchase from Amazon. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you.) I have an unusual relationship with music. Unlike most people in my age group, I grew up almost exclusively with…
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Yuletide Carols to Keep You Merry and Bright This Season
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As promised in my Solstice Carols post, here is my list of Yuletide Carols. In creating this list, I started with the same rules as before, but there are more songs here about the traditions and celebrations of Yule (many of which later became Christmas traditions), wassails (the Yule origins…
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Wintry Solstice Carols to Get You in the Spirit of the Season
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If you’ve seen my list of autumn carols, you already know I love festive music. Last year, I stumbled upon a list of Christmas carols that purported to be secular. But “Christmas” carols, by their very name, are not secular, because Christmas is not a secular holiday. (Again, it’s in…
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Throwback Thursday: A Movie Review of Disney’s Perfect Harmony
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Note: This post contains affiliate links to items and MP3s that you can listen to, download, and purchase from Amazon. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you. Disney’s Perfect Harmony was released in 1991. It almost feels like it should have been made before then because…
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A Mixtape for Whovians
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This came about because I have fun making playlists for shows and characters I love when songs start to remind me of them. So if you’re also a Whovian, please enjoy this list inspired by the journey from Nine to Twelve. (And these goofy AF pictures of me fangirling over…
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Here’s What I Shazam’d Last Year
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I was always super jealous of people’s Shazam app, but for some reason never felt like downloading it myself. I guess I just really didn’t want yet another app crowding my phone. But late in 2022, I finally caved. Now I’m constantly whipping out the app. Anytime I’m watching TV…