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NPR Music's Song of the Day features a new track every weekday, with analysis of the music, links to each artist's Web site and, of course, a chance to hear the song itself. Here, Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson talks about recent selections by Laurent Korcia, Tim Buckley and Smokey Robinson.

The residents of Foula, just over 30 strong, are big on tradition. Norse tradition. That includes the use of the ancient Julian calendar — meaning Christmas comes 12 days after the rest of Britain.

A very brief look at the dark and murky beginnings of Valentine's Day.

Scott with some thoughts about Mr. Clinton's lame duck presidency.

After a long hiatus without speaking or singing publicly to allow his damaged vocal chords to heal, the Grammy award-winning artist is back. Watch him perform "Waitin' On The Day" from his new album, Paradise Valley.

In its videos and promotional art, Gorillaz is a band of cartoon characters. In real life, the music is the work of Damon Albarn, who is also part of the real-life British band Blur. Albarn has just released a second Gorillaz album, Demon Days. Tom Moon has a review.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the anxiety among American voters about what many predict will be an extremely close presidential election next week.

This Wednesday will mark the 100th day President Barack Obama has been in office, a time to assess the new administration's progress. The president is taking on his job at a tough time in history — the economy is in a recession and the country is involved in two wars. And yet, he remains popular. This week, NPR will be airing stories each day that measure the president's progress in key areas against the goals he set for his presidency.

During the day, Kyle Feerick is a funeral student. He studies embalming, funeral arranging, and the art of the corpse.By night, he is a musician and a…

President Bush is presented with the National Thanksgiving Turkey (and an alternate) -- for whom he promptly issues pardons. On Thursday, Marshmallow and Yam will serve as honorary grand marshals for Disneyland's annual Thanksgiving Day Parade.