Many Christmas standards were not written by Christians. David Lang explains the appeal for him, a Jewish composer of a modern holiday classic.

By Fred Bronson People sang around Christmastime as early as the year 129 A.D. and created Latin hymns for the season by the 4th century, but it wasn’t until the 12th century that folks started ...

All the Relaxriver team wishes you Happy Xmas Holidays... We compiled for you this amazing new playlist for your Chrismas break, a very heartwarming collection of piano songs to play while you open ...

There was a time when my least favorite Christmas hymn was “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” That all changed when I heard the story behind the words. It is now one of my favorites and holds a ...

In most years, by this time, the celebrations of the glorious holidays have long been underway in Gaza. The Gaza Strip is a small area inhabited by 2,300,000 citizens, between 1,000 and 1,300 of them ...

When it comes to Christmas hymns and carols, I’m mostly an old-school purist. I favor traditional Christmas music, with one exception. I love the contemporary Christmas song, “Mary Did You Know” by ...

While to music experts timbre is easily ... Choirs are linked to Christmas originally through the singing of Christian hymns, many of which are associated with the birth of Jesus as Messiah.

Christmas music can be polarising and ... Just don't blame us if your kids start singing about stabbing Santa's eyes. — Christian Harimanow Barry Gordon's single Nuttin' For Christmas sold ...

Christmas and Hanukkah rarely fall on the same date, but this year they do. One mixed-faith family in Oakland, Calif., doubles down for double whammy holiday.

These people probably love Christmas music as much as I do ... Soon, he was following in the Christian crossover star’s footsteps with his solo career. Smith’s next big break came when ...

It’s Christmas,” a 15-track set ... couple — with Grant being the “Queen of Christian Pop” and Gill standing as one of country music’s longtime leading men (as well a current member ...

Elf on the Shelf, meet the Mensch on the Bench. As the two holidays converge, test your knowledge of Christmas and Hanukkah ...