To kick off the fourth season of “Hark! The stories behind our favorite Christmas carols,” we have a Christmas song that begins on a plodding, somber note and erupts into a thrilling epiphany. We’re ...

Hark! How the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say: “We are the 2024 champion!” After losing a hard-fought battle in 2023 to first-time champion “Silent Night,” “Carol of the Bells” took out ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The cookies, the mistletoe, the lights…oh, and the music! But where do our beloved yuletide carols come from? What inspired the people who composed them? How ...

And just like that, we’re down to two carols. The 2025 Carol Countdown began with 32 songs — some were holiday classics and others were new to the competition. After stiff competition, “Carol of the ...

It's officially that time of year to gather your hymnals and your warm cozy gear, and partake in classic traditional acts such as Christmas shopping, wrapping presents, drinking eggnog, baking and, of ...

Carol of the Bells, the Christmas classic heard everywhere from social media clips to shopping malls, began life as Shchedryk, a Ukrainian folk carol composed more than a century ago by Mykola ...