It's December and it seems impossible to leave the house without hearing Christmas music everywhere, but have you ever stopped to listen to some of the lyrics? We toss back a few gin & tonics (well, Heather does at least) and celebrate the holidays with some of the weirdest and worst songs out there.

Some of the most well-known pieces of music in the world have really compelling backstories about their creation. This week we explore some of our favorites, involving everything from errant pyrotechnics to mysterious curses.

Musicians spend a lot of time in the public eye, but some of them lead incredibly different lives in private, from the astonishingly good to the horrifyingly bad. Drink along with us as we dig into both some terrible tales and some warm, fuzzy stories.

Chris and Heather pop some beers and put forth nominations for the worst lyrics out there. Is your favorite (or most hated) on the list? Pour a drink with us and find out!

The science behind how sound works is so bizarre and cool that we had to do an entire episode on it. Throw back a couple beers with us while we discuss the magic of wiggling air.

There's a lot of really difficult music out there, but which is the hardest, and how do we even decide that? We toss back a few beers and explore pieces from the virtuosic to the just plain bizarre.

It's almost Halloween, so what better time to explore some of the creepy stories and conspiracy theories surrounding musicians' deaths? We knock back a few drinks while getting into everything from the wacky to the blood-chilling.

Becoming a music icon doesn't happen overnight, but what does it take to get there? Chris and Heather get a little more lit than usual and discuss how a few superstars got where they are.

Have you ever listened to some of our classic childhood songs and wondered WTF is going on with these lyrics? Heather and Chris pour a few drinks and dive into the stories behind some really bizarre folk songs.

Why doesn't America sing anymore? Americans kind of suck at communal singing, but it wasn't always that way. Chris and Heather dig into what happened to make us a nation of musical wallflowers.