Tidbits 12/15

• St. Louis Post Dispatch on the popularity of holiday music -

  "You would think, but no. I just love Christmas music," said Johnson, who owns 50 Christmas albums and has loaded his iPod with Josh Grobin and Clay Aiken holiday hits. "It takes me back to being a kid, opening presents and being with family. The memories and the music are wrapped up together."

• Detroit News - Barry Manilow getting back on the road with new tour - "Manilow, 64, has appeared twice on "American Idol," where he bonded with Clay Aiken."

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