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Old 97s On World Cafe

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Thousands of new holiday songs have been released since 1994, but none have become standards in the way pop songs about Christmas routinely did in the '60s, '70s and '80s. What's the challenge of cracking the tiny yuletide canon? Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images hide caption

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Why Are There No New Christmas Songs?

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The Old 97s performed on Mountain Stage. Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage hide caption

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Old 97's On Mountain Stage

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Old 97's 'Blame It On Gravity': Taut and Delicate

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Rhett Miller: 'Serial Ladykiller,' Lovelorn Crooner

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Death Cab's Latest Will 'Possess Your Heart'

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Wedding Day Blues: Finding the Perfect Mix CD

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