“Hymns, songs and poems honoring Jesus ... a holiday concert series that celebrates new and old Christmas songs alike. This traditional English carol sets the scene for Jesus’ birth, aka ...
For instance, “Jesus Refulsit Omnium” or “Jesus, Light of All the Nations” is believed to be the oldest Christmas song. However, the hymn written by St. Hilary of Poitiers in the fourth ...
making it easy to forget that many of our favorite modern-day Christmas songs are actually centuries old. These antique festive tunes act as time capsules, allowing us to peer back through history ...
It’s hard to imagine Christmas without Christmas carols. Here are some of the history and traditions, as well as recommendations for your Christmas playlist.
By Fred Bronson People sang around Christmastime as early as the year 129 A.D. and created Latin hymns ... to be Christmas carols. There was an explosion of new Christmas songs in the 19th century ...
“I didn’t feel like making an album where we sat down and sang the same old Christmas songs,” Witt said ... Elena Witt-Guerra on two traditional hymns, “Silent Night” and “O Holy ...
Christmas concert in St. John’s celebrates Inuit culture, language and tradition through music. Inuk soprano Deantha Edmunds teaches the hymns that Nunatsiavimuit have sung for more than 200 years in ...