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Songwriters Jessi Alexander and Brandy Clark return with fresh solo material, Lilly Hiatt cranks the amps up to 11 for some delicious guitar rock, and Texas supergroup the Panhandlers arrive. Jessi Alexander, “Mama Drank” More than a decade after writing Miley Cyrus’ Grammy-nominated mega-hit “The Climb,” Jessi Alexander has whittled …

“Merry Christmas Darling,” first recorded by the Carpenters in 1970, consistently ranks among the perennial Christmas favorites. With the late Karen Carpenter’s dreamy, pristine vocals at the forefront of what is essentially a bummer tune about being separated during this special time of year, the song has become even more …