There’s not a lyric to be found in this week’s playlist! It’s a fun collection of all-instrumental music hits by artists including Herbie Hancock, Hot Butter, Vangelis, The Ventures, Meco, Rhythm Heritage, Joy, Henry Mancini, and lots more. Rockit!

Spice things up—and get on your feet—with this red-hot playlist! The mix includes music by Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Johnny Pacheco, Willie Colón, Marc Anthony, Rubén Blades and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, La India, Fania All Stars, Ismael Rivera, Héctor Lavoe, and more.

Happy Valentine’s Day! Enjoy this romantic mix of love songs by musicians we adore, including Al Green, Sade, Michael Franti, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Carrie Rodriguez, The Cure, Jason Isbell, the Beach Boys, Sara Bareilles, Cyndi Lauper, Elvis, and many more.

This week we bring you the best of the music performed at Super Bowl halftime spectacles past. You’ll hear Shakira and JLo and Prince and Tom Petty, but you’ll also hear Martha Reeves, the Blues Brothers, Up with People (!), and other surprises. (Like Carol Channing and the song she performed at Super Bowl IV, back in 1970.)

Let’s go back in time to the sweet days of doo-wop. Listen now for the Ronettes, the Marvelettes, and the Chordettes; the Drifters, the Cadillacs, and the Platters; Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Danny and the Juniors, Little Anthony and the Imperials; the Cleftones, the Harptones…and Dion!

In praise of the great popular songs and jazz standards of the 20th century! This classic collection includes music by Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Billie Holiday, Willie Nelson, Diana Krall, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Hoagy Carmichael, Glenn Miller, and other favorites.

Every four years, as we welcome a new president, beloved musicians are invited to the celebrations in Washington. This week’s mix features artists and the songs they performed at inaugurations past, with Beyonce, Harry Belafonte, Pete Seeger, James Taylor, Ella Fitzgerald, and other greats.

This week’s mix explores the lure of the open road, with songs about cars and cruising. You’ll hear from the Beach Boys, War, Smokey Robinson, Johnny Cash, Sheryl Crow, Janis Joplin, Arcade Fire, Roy Orbison, Aretha, the Firebirds, and many more.

We wish you a merry Christmas to go with this nearly 100-song holiday playlist, an eclectic mix that’ll keep you feeling festive ’til Santa arrives and then some. You’ll find contemporary classics and lots of fun surprises! Feliz Navidad.

Baby, it’s cold outside! These songs about wintery weather and the season’s beauty will warm your heart. Featuring music from Jane Taylor, Jack Johnson, Fleet Foxes, Bob Dylan, Cold Speck, Mumford & Sons, Merle Haggard, Ray Charles, Down Like Silver,  Wyvern Lingo, The Doors, and more!

Celebrate the season with this lively playlist featuring contemporary Hanukkah music! You’ll hear from a range of artists, including Maccabeats, Matisyahu, They Might Be Giants, Indigo Girls, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Barenaked Ladies, Haim, Pink Martini, and lots more. Hanukkah sameach!

With deepest gratitude for your year-round support, we present a musical feast for your enjoyment this Thanksgiving. Songs from Bob Dylan, Bing Crosby, Diana Ross, Cab Calloway, Charlie Parker, and many more celebrate the joys of the holidays, home, loved ones, and mashed potatoes.