Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...

Is there a music genre less respected than novelty music? Well, disco, but we weep not for the dead. The novelty song, which for our purposes here is defined as "a comical or nonsensical song," is ...

To understand the history and meaning of “(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?” we must first dive into the history of novelty songs and their impact on the genre of rock ‘n’ roll, in general. In ...

This is the third and infal article in a three-part series on the history of holiday music. The first article described the origins of holiday music and the second covered the 19th-century reinvention ...

It can’t be said enough that, in 2020, we need all the smiles and laughs we can get. Novelty songs like the ones mentioned here have been transporting listeners to happy places for decades. Oklahomans ...