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Wednesday, December 24, 2025 post has video TOPICS: Faculty and Staff, Fine Arts, Research

Everywhere you go this year, you're probably hearing those familiar tunes. Music tastes may change, but every year we return to the same holiday songs.

Why is that? This week, Jeffrey Malecki, DMA, chair of USD's music department, joined "At the Edge of It All" to explain what makes a song uniquely "Christmas-y," why some songs endure after all these years, and about the few that are able to claim a new spot in your holiday playlist.

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