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This holiday season has seen plenty of unusual seasonal albums, including one from Bob Dylan. We'll separate the stocking stuffers from the lumps of coal in a Soundcheck Smackdown. And: pianist Lisa Moore performs the music of composer Don Byron live in our studio.
Ho Ho Ho? Or Just Ho-Hum?
Every year there's at least one new Christmas album that manages to sharply divide listeners and critics alike. This year, Bob Dylan's notorious Christmas in the Heart easily takes top prize. But there are others that either inspire good cheer or make you wish for a silent night. Pop critics ...
Lisa Moore
Don Byron was named a finalist for this year's Pulitzer Prize in Music for his piece "Seven," a sometimes bluesy, sometimes cheery, always surprising collection of seven short piano pieces. Lisa Moore, the pianist he wrote them for, plays some of them live in our studio.
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