Another one for the list is "Cars" by Gary Numan. I was in high school when that song hit and it started my love affair with Mr. Numan and electronic music. I bought the "Pleasure Principle" and "Replicas" the same day and listened to them pretty much on replay for months.

There are two songs that will remain eternally cool. Green Onions and Take 5. I will add Harlem Nocturne as a extra bonus on the list as well

Are We Not Men? is a brilliant album. They're one of the bands that both my better half and I found common ground on when we first met.

Kim Deal's vocals at the beginning give me shivers. When they did that song in the last tour with Kim, I have to say I got a bit teary eyed.

All the Young Dudes—yes! I've seen Ian Hunter in his last two tours and the audience sing a long on the chorus is an uplifting experience.

There's a long list for me but to highlight two:

First off, Take me to the River is originally an Al Green song, so clever tile makers, get back to the drawing board with you! Lastly, that drink sounds dreadful; why do people insist on putting pumpkin spice like combos into everything?

I've mentioned this before in the comments, but to a 7 year old who was being raised by a working, widowed mother in the late 60s, Julia was a godsend. Finally, there was a family dynamic that seemed to match my own experience.

When we visited Berlin last year, we took the U-Bahn to the Bahnhof Zoo station and since we were on the U2 line, the album came immediately to mind.

Andy Williams. Because you know, the bear..

Mushy, mushy..

Pfeffernusse, Vanillekipferl and Zimtsterne. Vanillepferl are these little cresent cookies made with ground almonds or hazelnuts and dusted with vanilla sugar. Zimsterne are basically ground almond meringue cookies that are shaped like stars. I also made Stollen. Next week we'll be making Lebkuchen (ginger…

TMBG is one of my favorite live bands. It wasn't until years later that I realized I was at their first performance at a Sandinista rally in NYC. They're one of those bands that always puts on a great show regardless

I read Kate Evan's graphic novel "Red Rosa" and baked some traditional German christmas cookies and Stollen. And I watched the "Grinch" cartoon and cried at the end like I always do.

My mom loved Barney Miller—even as a surly teenager, I would sit down with her and watch it each week and laugh. Sgt Harris was a favorite of hers—RIP Ron Glass

When times were tough, my mom would glaze spam slices with butter and brown sugar and fry them for our dinner. It was a delicious combo of salt and sweet.

I was raised in a single parent household during the time of the original run of the show. It was always a cultural curiosity to me, and I agree, it owed much more to earlier shows. It was extremely safe and "wholesome"—and reinforced the belief is that the nuclear family is the basis of all that is good in…

Out of those three Christmas shows, "The Grinch" wins hands down. Even as a child, I never understood the appeal of "Frosty". It was one of those shows that made me want to bitch slap just about every character by the end.

Ok, the beer gravy was great and was a huge hit. Between that and the bourbon sweet potatoes and bourbon pecan pie, it was a boozy Turkeyday.

To paraphrase my grandmother, she's the type of woman that makes it hard for us that actually have brains and use them.