That complicated history of “Carol of the Bells” has embodied a grim motif since its inception. The Ukrainian composer and music teacher Mykola Leontovych first arranged the song, which has ...

Is it a Christmas carol or a Christmas song? Some people say Christmas carols, others just call the music that appears around this time Christmas songs. Is this a case of pot-ay-to vs pot-ah-to?

We worry that the saturation of Christmas music in everyday December life has watered down the meaning and worshipfulness of spiritual carols. It’s hard not to wonder: Has the singing of ...

‘Merry, merry, merry, merry, Christmas!’ the carol chirps. Its music – composed in a minor key – hooks you straight in and ushers in the inevitable jingle of Christmas as soon as it starts. You might ...

Carol singers, samba bands and bake sales have all helped raise money to support a community devastated by a fire. One person ...

Lakeshore Records and Broadway Records are set to release the score to Scrooge: A Christmas Carol—Music From The Netflix Film on a special colored vinyl edition. Pre-order the Scrooge ...

In 1906, a new carol appeared in “The English Hymnal,” an influential collection of British church music. With words by British poet Christina Rossetti, set to a tune by composer Gustav Holst ...

Brimming with carols, music, dance, spectacular special effects and a multigenerational cast of nearly two dozen, Center REP’s annual production has been hailed by critics and audiences alike as ...

Brazil’s obsession with translated Christmas songs extends to church music, where most Christians sing and Christian radio stations play Portuguese versions of old European carols, like ...

As the queen of classic rock radio, Long Island's Carol Miller has been playing the music well before that "classic" label came along. Born in Queens, raised in Searingtown (where she still ...