Phil Springer News Today

This month. Joining me now in washington is dan, the chief correspondent at the Washington Post and we once again pleased to have him here again, dan thank you. Charlie 60 days and counting. Dan 60 days and counting down. Charlie the first week after labor day. Dan its an interesting week. The polls look tighter than in august. We had the first semiencounter with the two candidates. Charlie not together. Dan a preview, but not really, they werent on the stage at the same time. Its a different dy...

We should probably talk about “Santa Baby.”

1. According to Billboard, this is the oldest English-language Christmas carol, dating back to the 1650s:A. “Silent Night”B. “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming”C. “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen”D. “The Holly and the Ivy”Answer: C, “God Rest Ye Merry.” Read this article. I really like that song. And notice that no, it’s not “God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen.” One of the most important commas in all of commadom...

Heres a roundup of some of the local stories Missoulian reporters put out this week.

Sharyl Allen, a candidate for Superintendent of Montanas Office of Public Instruction, has left multiple school districts under contentious circumstances.

Sharyl Allen, a candidate for Superintendent of Montanas Office of Public Instruction, has left multiple school districts under contentious circumstances.

Sharyl Allen, a candidate for Superintendent of Montanas Office of Public Instruction, has left multiple school districts under contentious circumstances.

This season the new musical New York, New York is bringing the hopes and dreams of young artists to the Broadway stage in a new musical from iconic duo John Kander and Fred Ebb. From their meeting in 1964, Kander and Ebb have forged one of the longest-running and most successful partnerships in Broadway history, crafting beloved hits like Flora, the Red Menace, Cabaret, Zorba, Chicago, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Curtains, The Scottsboro Boys and many more. 

When she died at the age of 81 on Christmas Day 2008, there was practically nothing that Eartha Kitt hadn’t done. While this series is called Matriarchs of Music, music only scratches the surface of her life.  While she was an accomplished recording artist, including the holiday classic “Santa Baby,” she was on Broadway and...

The debate about banning “Baby It’s Cold Outside” rages on, but it’s not the only problematic Christmas carol to land on the do-not-play list.