Choreographer Bill T. Jones at an appearance earlier this year. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images hide caption
Winter Songs
Musicians, authors and listeners share the music that reminds them of winter.Brandi Carlile's song "Dying Day" took on new meaning for a Wisconsin woman hoping to adopt a child from Ethiopia. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
NPR listener Amanda Sauermann has never had horchata, but Vampire Weekend's song of the same name kept her warm during a rough winter. rogerimp via Flickr hide caption
American Daron Rahlves competes during the men's freestyle ski cross qualification at Cypress Mountain during the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A piece by Robert Schumann, the German composer and musician, helped spark Alice and Burt Swersey's relationship 53 years ago. Popperfoto/Getty Images hide caption
In rural Minnesota, listener Veronica Horton made her own fun by dancing to "Tennessee" Ernie Ford's classic song on an old car. Roman Krochuk/iStockphoto.com hide caption
"It's always hard to tell exactly what [R.E.M.'s] Michael Stipe is singing about," says NPR listener and novelist Thomas Mullen. Sean Gardner/Getty Images hide caption
Late 19th century British Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, who was many things, but not actually a lord. Dibner Library Portrait Collection/Wikimedia Commons hide caption
Led Zeppelin reminds one listener of a mother's unconditional love. Dick Barnatt/Redferns hide caption
Kate Bush's 50 Words For Snow. See also: Hank Snow, Snow, Snow Patrol, Paul Winter, Kid Frost, etc. ANTI- Records hide caption
The Mamas and the Papas in England, 1967. Les Lee/Getty Images hide caption