A Hoboken church choir is looking to make the holiday season a little brighter this year by releasing a CD of Christmas music. “Love’s Pure Light,’’ by the Young Adult Choir of Our Lady of Grace ...
Worship Anew is streaming a compilation of Advent and Christmas hymns from area choirs. “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing: A Christmas Music Celebration” features 10 hymns performed by area choirs. Local ...
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 ...
When it comes to Christmas music, there are too many joyful songs to count. In fact, there's a holiday tune for every occasion and mood, from classic Christmas songs playing nonstop on the radio and ...
Well-known Christmas hymns and carols beautifully arranged for the holiday season. Every year, the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, Florida puts on a performance which fills the beautiful Knowles ...
“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 ...
At the beginning of the Christmas Eve service at Lititz Moravian Church, the congregation is cloaked in darkness as it begins to sing “Stille Nacht” — the German version of “Silent Night.” “It’s so ...
Isaac Watts’s 1719 paraphrase of Psalm 98 became a Christmas classic when it was set to music by Lowell Mason—the “father of American hymnody”—and it is now one of the most popular Christmas hymns in ...
The Austin, Texas, choir has been in operation since 1879. This year, NPR joined the choir as they prepped for their annual Christmas concert. One of the great things you learn about the Texas-Mexico ...
Jam out this season to highlife, Afrobeats, jazz, a cappella, R & B, rap, dance, and hip-hop artists from Nigeria, South Africa, and more. Having listened to hours of African Christmas music, I can ...
Here’s a holiday concert that isn’t just for classical music fans: Violinist Destiny Ann Mermagen, flutist Mary Jamerson and harpist Brooke Knoll present “Christmas Folk” Dec. 17 at Old Mission United ...