“O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie,” begins a beloved Christmas carol sung since 1868, paying homage to Jesus’ birthplace. But have you heard of Bethlehem, Connecticu ...

With the yuletide season now nearly fully in swing, it’s time to tune up our voices again ready to sing our ever-joyful Christmas carols. “O Little Town of Bethlehem” is a cherished favorite.

According to the city’s official website, the town of Bethlehem was christened on Christmas Eve of that year. It’s not the only town in the area to be named after a biblical location — the ...

But do you know how some of the world's best-known Christmas tunes were created ... But he’s best known for penning “O Little Town of Bethlehem” after a life-changing journey.

O Little Town of Bethlehem” was written by Phillips Brooks, who was rector of Holy Trinity Church in Philadelphia when he wrote this carol in 1865 while on a trip to the Holy Land. On Christmas ...

A celebration of Christmas from the candlelit ... Walford Davies’s setting of O Little Town of Bethlehem, Edvard Grieg’s Ave Maris Stella, and Nativity Carol by John Rutter.

Some of our favourite Christmas carols were regarded as the pop ... century the hits of the day included Silent Night, O Little Town of Bethlehem and Good King Wenceslas. They were originally ...

Many festive traditions, from the Christmas tree to carols including Silent Night, O Little Town Of Bethlehem and Good King Wenceslas, and even eating turkey and Christmas pudding, date back to ...

Our Christmas songs and carols turn up in some surprising ... himself to Mr. Garman’s folk song. The result—“O Little Town of Bethlehem.” That’s not the only transatlantic immigrant ...