Every person in the English-speaking world knows the lyrics of Mel Tormé’s “The Christmas Song.” More specifically, its opening line: “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.” It’s a romantic image, no?

In the panoply of smells that mark the transition of fall into winter, few are more evocative than chestnuts roasting on an open fire. The aroma that inspired the first line of Mel Torme’s “The ...

"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire" goes the opening lyric to one of the most popular Christmas songs ever written. But the truth is, it's much easier to roast chestnuts in the microwave, though it's ...

Dec. 25—It was in December of 2015 when I sat down with the late James "Spot" O'Donnell and his daughter Maureen Lynch to talk about a Christmas song. Wait, no, not a Christmas song — "The Christmas ...

Hello, wonderful readers! To continue and hopefully conclude this melancholic March, let’s look at “It’s a Blue World” by Mel Tormé, an album by a semi-popular and underrated vocalist from the ...