It’s one of the most popular Christmas carols of all time. You can hear it sung in the movies “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” You can hear it on the Muzak at your local ...

What would you say if I told you that “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” was actually written to honor not the baby Jesus but the printing press? O.K., not the lyrics—although points to anyone who ...

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(RNS) — Mary, did you know … how that perennially divisive song got made about you? Many people don’t know the stories behind their favorite Christmas carols, it turns out. That’s where “Hark! The ...

Charles King's new book "Every Valley" tells the backstory of "Messiah," a staple of the Christmas season widely considered George Frideric Handel's masterpiece. Then, musicologist Martin Clarke ...

Set to the rollicking beat of the classic carol, this sublimely silly tale salutes a band of unconventional mail carriers around the world. From the desert ("Safely leading caravans,/ Guiding mail ...

Meaning “to see or observe something remarkable,” from Old English behealdan. Used to express awe, as in “Behold the beauty ...

Hark the Herald Offspring Sing: It’s never going to be easy to lose a headliner, and it wasn’t easy for KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas. Clearly, the majority of people at any concert are there for ...

You loathe Christmas, I'm sure. And I'm sure you loathe it for all the fashionable reasons: the forced caroling, egg-infused cocktails, economically taxing gifts, insincere pleasantries, animated ...