But have you ever really listened to some of the lyrics? Many of our most popular holiday songs are from the 19th century, when Christmas became a huge deal in Europe and the United States and ...

Many of us sing Christmas songs without giving a second thought to the lyrics. But for those who are paying attention, there are some pretty ancient terms mixed in with all of the fa-la-la-ing.

Christmas Carols, like all hymns ... struggling to remind each other of the words while freezing your collective rear off. Carols date back to the 13th century, apparently having flourished ...

Or from annual cold Christmas busking sessions with your school wind band. Whichever it is, read on to find out where it came from and what the words are... ‘Carol of the Bells’ is a ...

A Christmas carol written during a hot California day ... Bleak Midwinter” is due largely to poet Christina Rosetti’s lyrics. She built the dark and dreary setting of a manger in the ...

His most famous composition, “Carol of the Bells,” became a global Christmas classic. Leontovych’s music combines Ukrainian folk themes with classical techniques, making his style distinctive.

There’s a backing house band of professional folk, country and jazz musicians, and audience members get a copy of song lyrics at ... a quiz about holiday songs. A few Christmas carols always ...

Somewhere around 1865, William Chatterton Dix, an English writer of hymns and carols, set his lyrics “What Child Is This” to the tune of Medival Roxanne and a Christmas classic was born.

An Oregon widower, “Left Coast poet” Robert O’Sullivan, 81, of Brookings, has posted several YouTube Christmas offerings featuring his late wife’s music and watercolors, as well as new ...

Many of us sing Christmas songs without giving a second thought to the lyrics. But for those who are paying attention, there are some pretty ancient terms mixed in with all of the fa-la-la-ing.