Everything old is new again

The John Birch Society was one of the nastier right-wing groups of the 1950s and 1960s. It was famous for parading around with signs reading “Impeach Earl Warren” and seeing Communists under every bush. After it accused President Eisenhower of deliberately aiding a worldwide Communist conspiracy even William F. Buckley got fed up with them …

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New Age/New Wave Christmas music

When Mannheim Steamroller’s first Christmas album appeared in 1984, it was a surprise hit, and it’s still in demand (it’s currently #377 on Amazon’s list of bestsellers). It featured all-instrumental versions of familiar carols, but its instruments were often synthesizers. No soaring violins on this album. From the Christmas album, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen …

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