ContactMusic — Veteran singer Darlene Love was stunned when she first heard Phil Spectors seminal Christmas album as she had no idea the famed producer had included a spoken-word message on the closing track The album - A Christmas Gift for You - is packed with cla... more info

Dlisted — Jared Leto (40) Beth Behrs (26) Chris Daughtry (32) Tiffany Brissette (37) Reichen Lehmkuhl (38) Lars Ulrich (48) Temuera Morrison (51) Tina Wesson (51) David Sedaris (55) John Walsh (66) Jane Lapotaire (67) Phil Spector (72) Caroll Spinney aka Big B... more info

Guardian Music — It failed to even chart in 1987, but this festive anthem seems to be earning the punk pioneers some posthumous plauditsThey were, of course, the greatest band in the history of rock music. I hold that truth to be self-evident, and if you disagree I w... more info

Guardian Music — In our latest visit to the archives of Rock's Backpages – the world's leading collection of vintage music journalism – we unwrap Johnny Black's account, first published in Q magazine in 1996, of the making of I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday... more info

Guardian Music — From James Brown to Martin Carthy, the best festive tunes don't always have to spread Christmas cheerFor the past five years, rather than cards, I've given family, friends and colleagues an annual CD of Christmas music. I sometimes wish I'd never sta... more info

411 Mania — He won't give up... more info

Topix — Phil Spector 's lawyers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review his murder conviction, arguing that his constitutional rights were violated by the trial judge. more info

ContactMusic — Jailed music legend Phil Spector is taking his fight for freedom to the highest court in the U S The pioneering producer was sentenced to 19 years to life in 2009 after he was found guilty of the second-degree murder of actress Lana Clarkson who was ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — It is the season to be jolly, bur for serious music lovers, Christmas is Hell on Earth, with muzak dripping out of cheap speakers everywhere you go. Don't panic, there is some good stuff (old and new) too. How about some funk? Christmas Past is a ... more info

Guardian Music — In our latest visit to the archives of Rock's Backpages – the world's leading collection of vintage music journalism – we visit John Lennon and Yoko Ono in New York in 1971, just as they're recording a song for Christmas, with the help of Phil Sp... more info