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Pete Seeger was an activist for many causes, but among them was a passionate belief in the importance and value of public singing.

Seeger had been a mentor and an influence on younger musicians for decades. He will be remembered for his music and his social activism.

The former NBA star leads a public rendition of the song for the North Korean leader, whom he describes as his "best friend for life."

Last week, we asked Morning Edition listeners to send us their renditions of "Deck the Halls." We received hundreds of recordings — as both audio and video — from all over the world, and we created one glorious carol.

NPR's David Greene and Linda Wertheimer are asking listeners to send in recordings of themselves singing "Deck the Halls." We'll pull them all together into one crazy chorus and play it next week.

In A Curious Invitation: The Forty Greatest Parties in Fiction, London-based party promoter Suzette Field offers a guide to literature's most famous and fabulous hosts and their soirees — from Proust and Tom Wolfe to Jay Gatsby and Hollywood Wives.

Thanks to YouTube, the high-gloss music from East Asia is making an unlikely crossover. "K-Pop really changed my life," says Mexico City teen Samantha Alejandra. "I'm addicted to it."

What do you have to do, as a song, to win our hearts? You have to sink in. You have to stop someone dead in her tracks. You need to cause that man to act a fool. That's what these 100 songs did to us.

Are you one of the super fans who manages to nab setlists from your favorite shows? If so, tell us about it and upload photos of your haul. You can also see a gallery of some of the setlists we've managed to score over the years.

Lady Gaga has been building anticipation for her third studio album in ways that only she can manage. But perhaps the forte of ARTPOP lies in its marketing — not the actual music.