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It was sung in the trenches in 1914, when carols were exchanged across no-man’s land during the Christmas truce
Jay Z and Kanye West sampled the song — to the delight of Redding’s widow
This unusual carol about the 10th-century Duke of Bohemia has enjoyed a quirky journey through modern music
Aled Jones is impressive in this stage version of the 1954 movie musical
A very different take on a wide-ranging selection of songs from the composer’s Hollywood musicals
A virtuoso evening of showtunes in their original orchestrations from MGM’s golden age
A 1979 concert by rock music’s bad boy, who died this week, revealed another side to his character
Gentlemanly Democrat later served as US ambassador in Tokyo
A host of artists have recorded festive tunes, deliberately hokey or genuinely heart-warming, raucous or tender
Women of the Year awardee PD James, the Savile scandal and stories from the second world war
A self-conflicting existence may be as authentic a way to live as any other if it’s what we routinely do
William Kennedy’s latest addition to his Albany cycle of novels mixes jazz, unrest in Havana and black radicalism
On Remembrance Day, the healing effects of gardening on war veterans with post-traumatic stress will be honoured in an unusual ceremony
This revival brings together Jenny Seagrove and Martin Shaw
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