Detroit Free Press — Peace on Earth, can it be? When David Bowie posed that musical question to Bing Crosby 33 years ago, a generation of young TV viewers watching in amazement asked another question: Did that really just happen? Was the Thin White Duke actually singing ... more info

Guardian Music — O2 Arena, LondonLady Gaga may be one of the few people in the world who might feel genuinely heartened by this year's X Factor, with allegations of fixing, auto-tune scandals and death threats to add to the usual unedifying spectacle of talented peop... more info

melophobe — Here’s my kickoff for a week of holiday features on melophobe! Starting with this list of 7 current and 3 oldie-but-goodie holiday-themed videos, I will be bundling up this month’s Christmas/Hanukkah/Winter specials into happy packages that you c... more info

Guardian Music — Was it cerebral hip-hop? Freaked-out funk? Or an updated Innervisions? There is no point trying to pigeonhole the Guardian's favourite album of 2010 – just sit back and enjoySome years the most celebrated albums are perfect jewels whose brilliance ... more info

Guardian Music — The Pigalle, LondonSix-piece a cappella band the Magnets are complete pros, determined to entertain. After checking the audience's post-X Factor credibility ("Did anyone vote for One Direction?"), they explain their roots, from busking in Covent Gard... more info

Guardian Music — (Naim Edge)Last year's All the Ghosts album was a coming-of-age for Gwyneth Herbert, the autobiographical Hackney singer-songwriter who had sidestepped being marketed as a saleable jazz chanteuse to explore her own poetry, folk-song, variations on Ha... more info

Abeano — Abeano never sleeps. It just waits. One New Track We listened to some of Toro Y Moi’s new record ‘Underneath The Pines’. He cleans up his act on ‘Still Sound’; replacing gauzy vocals and wishy washy electronics with straight up ... more info

Gigwise — Actor teams up with John C. Reilly... more info

Stereogum — Instead of a punchline-filled sendup, Ferrell and Reilly (sorta) faithfully recreate David Bowie and Bing Crosby’s “The Little Drummer Boy / Peace On Earth.” It’s mostly word-for-word, and outside the ending looks mostly shot-for-shot, but so... more info

Perez Hilton — This is some serious singing! Watch the video (above) as Will Ferrell as David Bowie and John C. Reilly as Bing Crosby bring the Christmas spirit. LOLz. more info