First published in English in 1780, “The Twelve Days of Christmas” (actually the 12 days after Christmas) is thought to have originated in France as a children’s forfeit game with ever more elaborate ...

Noel Gallagher dedicated "Cast No Shadow" to a British rock legend, who at the time was struggling for significance.

Christmas has come early for Poppy fans, for the genre-twisting phenom has just gifted the world a new version of Wham!’s ...

Fifty-seven years ago today, a performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" almost ended the career of a rising star.

For the first time in the Whispers 44 years of performing all over the world this DVD captures The Whispers performing 19 of their most popular classics and current hits Filmed before a live audience ...

May O Shea celebrates her 100th birthday. // A woman who survived the Blitz and worked as a cleaner for rock icons Depeche Mode has celebrated her 100th birthday. May O Shea celebrated the occasion on ...

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Keith Urban seems to have made a pointed lyric change on stage just before his split from Nicole Kidman was revealed. It was revealed earlier this week that the 57-year-old country singer’s wife of 19 ...

Pipers piping? Geese-a-laying? Five gooolden rings? And a partridge ... in a pear tree? What in the name of yule logs is “The Twelve Days of Christmas“ all about? The short answer, it turns out, is ...

Pupils at many schools did little more than sing when it came to music lessons. Youngsters at Ivanhoe Middle School at Blackbird Leys, Oxford, were much more ambitious, forming a steel band. What’s ...