Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big ...

The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly.

These banned songs caused controversy at the time, but they ultimately beat the authorities, earning their place in music history. From perceived drug references to assaults on the authorities ...