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'Tis the season for a handful of familiar Christmas songs to monopolize the top spots on the Billboard pop chart. But a few newer songs are making a play to join the annual holiday jukebox.

Florida ends UConn's bid to repeat — again — in Sunday action that saw a memorable buzzer-beater. Meanwhile, South Carolina advances in the women's tournament, which rounds out its Sweet 16 on Monday.

Host Renee Montagne talks with singer/song writer Jill Sobule about her new album, Pink Pearl. In 1995 Sobule had a controversial Top 40 hit with I Kissed a Girl. It took a move to a new label and Sobule's songs often combine poppy, up beat music with ironic and sometimes satirical lyrics. (6:40) STATIONS: Jill Sobule new album is titled Pink Pearl and is published by Wea/Atlantic/Lava; ASIN: B000005J7Z

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Nicole Auerbach, senior writer for The Athletic, about the merger created between three conferences in college football to keep up with the SEC.

Ahmad Jamal's Three Strings, "Billy Boy," Legendary OKeh & Epic Recordings (Columbia)Miles Davis, "Billy Boy," Milestones (Columbia)Ahmad Jamal's Three…

Ella Fitzgerald, "Alexander's Ragtime Band," Irving Berlin Songbook, Vol. 1 (Verve)Ruby Braff & Ellis Larkins, "Alexander's Ragtime Band," Calling Berlin,…

The qualifying round will be held on June 29 at the Filipino Community Center in Waipahu from 3-6 p.m. The top six teams will advance to the championship finals on July 26 at the Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu from 1-4 p.m.

We had 140 jazz journalists weigh in on their favorite releases of the year. Here are their top overall picks, with top finishers in Latin jazz, vocal, debut and historical categories.

The forgotten history of a Waialeʻe boarding school; Local charter school wins national award in education innovation; Architect collects more than three decades of drawings of Kaimukī into new book

HPR speaks with the two finalists in the selection process to become the next president of the University of Hawaiʻi; A local historian shares the storied history of Big Island beekeeping