The Imperative Jingle Bells

Everybody sings the chorus, but superfans quote the verse. On this episode of Switched on Pop, Charlie and Nate trace the verse from Shakespeare through opera to TikTok, and songwriter Audrey Hobert shares her philosophy of specific verses and anthemic choruses: you can't have th ...  Show more

Research says you judge a song in under half a second. So why write an intro at all? On this episode of Switched on Pop, Charlie and Nate kick off their Netflix launch and probe what an intro means in today's musical landscape, alongside special guests like Aaron Dessner (Taylor ...  Show more

A look at the origins of some of the most popular songs of Christmastime. 

Many of the songs we feature have largely unknown origins - but that is not the case with this song! Still, do you know which singer was still in New York when the recording session began? And who is the one American band featured on this song? Join Drew Savage for Behind The Chr ...  Show more

Learn the lyrics of Jingle Bells and sing together! 

Do you have a favorite Christmas song? Today's Spotlight is on the music of Christmas.