“He who sings, pray twice,” St. Augustine, the famous 5th century bishop, once said. Since Christmas is a time for prayer and praise, it's no wonder that this special day (and all the days leading up ...
Whether it’s while you’re out doing your shopping, at Church or huddling in the safety and warmth of your home Christmas carols are a wonderful, cheerful constant every Christmas. A cheering melody to ...
Jan. 4—BOSWELL, Pa. — For generations, Polish people with little to call their own kept their culture alive through song. Their Christian "koledy" hymns filled their churches long after their homeland ...
Carrie Underwood performed several hymns and Christmas carols as part of the HBO MAX release of "My Gift," a Christmas ...
Christmas carols are more than just festive songs. They are hymns of faith, narrating the nativity story. Carols date back centuries, evolving from early Christian hymns. They offer a message of hope ...
Christmas music is a staple of the radio and shops this time of year. In addition to the typical crooning about winter wonderlands, red-nosed reindeer or jingling bells, there are always some ...
You can hear them on radio and television, in the churches and on the streets, in school auditoriums and on concert stages. They are as peaceful as the shepherd tending his flock, as familiar as the ...
I recall hearing from my seminary days that, for better or worse, much of our theology as Christians is learned through the hymns we sing. I suppose it is true for any faith tradition that ...
The Holy Spirit is present throughout the Nativity story. So why is the third person of the Trinity absent from our Christmas carols?
Whether it’s while you’re out doing your shopping, at Church or huddling in the safety and warmth of your home Christmas carols are a wonderful, cheerful constant every Christmas. A cheering melody to ...