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(L-R) Bing Crosby, Phoebe Bridgers, Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald. Paramount Pictures/Dan Tuffs/Alamy Stock Photo/Studio Publicity/Heritage Image Partnership Ltd

The enduring wartime spirit that powers classic Christmas songs

Songs that evoked holidays “just like the ones I used to know” tugged at the heartstrings of a nation receptive to the idea of a nostalgic past rather than a fragile present.
Pinpointing Elvis Presley’s true persona can depend on when and whom you ask. Don Cravens/Getty Images

Was there anything real about Elvis Presley?

Presley never wrote a memoir. Nor did he keep a diary. His music could have been a window into his inner life, but he didn’t even write his songs.

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