Songcraft Classic: WALTER AFANASIEFF ("All I Want for Christmas Is You")

Songcraft: Spotlight on Songwriters by Paul Duncan and Scott B. Bomar

Dec 24, 202501:09:51Music

We've been celebrating our 10th anniversary all year by digging in the vaults to re-present classic episodes with fresh commentary. Today, for our final "classic episode" of 2025, we're revisiting our 2020 conversation w...

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