If you’re familiar with Psalm 98 in the Old Testament, you’re probably already turning the pages of your Bible to check on my edit of the first verse. And, if you’re not familiar ...

The Christmas hymns, anthems and arrangements we call “carols“ actually date from the 19th century, although many of them draw on tunes and words from earlier times. Carols are constantly ...

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1996, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point ...

Love them or hate them, it’s hard to imagine Christmas without carols. From reverential hymns to popular tunes, these songs represent many things for many people. Some people annually attend ...

singable descants that lifted the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King’s College, Cambridge, where he was director of music from 1957 to 1974 (see more below about the choir). ‘[Descants] ...

Her hymns were generally written in order to ... He wrote the text in 1849 as a poem entitled Christmas Carol which was published in the December edition of the Boston magazine Christian Register.

Poland really loves its Christmas carols. And there are thousands of them. One even nearly became the national anthem. Here’s a quick look at the history of the genre and its most popular examples. 80 ...

But let's move far away from the commercial tumult, as Culture.pl explores the roots of Polish Christmas carols, as well as the rather unexpected places they have appeared in our history... With the ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year with chestnuts roasting on an open fire, a partridge in a pear tree and a holy infant, tender and mild. If these words ring a silver bell, it’s ...

modern take on carols and hymns are also emerging to better suit the local demographic and sentiments. Almost every church has its own choir, which performs not only during Christmas but also ...