2025 in Music and Words

Toasting the year that was

Dec 30, 2025 • Robert C. Gilbert

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Another Trip Around the World of the Music of Christmas

More reflections on the sounds of the season

Dec 20, 2025 • Robert C. Gilbert

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I Dream of a Carpenters' Christmas

Of Karen and Richard Carpenters' odes to the season

Dec 6, 2025 • Robert C. Gilbert

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November 2025

Letting the Sunshine In

Receiving kindness and honouring it

Nov 29, 2025 • Robert C. Gilbert

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The Mamas and the Papas' Peak on Record

Reflections on the group's second album

Nov 22, 2025 • Robert C. Gilbert

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Ten Days in New York

Music adventures in the city that never sleeps

Nov 12, 2025 • Robert C. Gilbert

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October 2025

Ten New Albums for Your To-Listen Pile

A new installment of Listening Sessions' recurring series on new music

Oct 29, 2025 • Robert C. Gilbert

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Autumn Serenades

Five additions to my semi-regular series on music for the fall season

Oct 19, 2025 • Robert C. Gilbert

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Sgt. Pepper's Notorious Byrd Brothers

On two albums that measure the highs and lows of 1967

Oct 9, 2025 • Robert C. Gilbert

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September 2025

Mac Davis, the Song Painter

On the auspicious debut of the singer-songwriter

Sep 29, 2025 • Robert C. Gilbert

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Two By Dizzy Gillespie

On the ecstasy and delicacy of Diz in the 1950s

Sep 19, 2025 • Robert C. Gilbert

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Eight Great New and Upcoming Music Picks Just For You

Continuing Listening Sessions' guide to what's new and good

Sep 5, 2025 • Robert C. Gilbert

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