is a must for Christmas’ traditional opening hymn, and an experience the congregation in Hadley has been missing for half a decade. “Sometimes you can feel the whole building shake,” said ...

Today’s song became “What Child is This ... and at other celebrations like Pentecost and Christmas. With their songs came African instruments like bells, flutes, horns, stringed instruments ...

ZALESKI: That song, you know, celebrates love and celebrates Christmas, and jingle bells really kind of represent that exuberance. HENSEL: There's a reason they're so ubiquitous at this time of year.

It’s the most melodious time of the year. Even if you’re not religious, many people enjoy soaking up the blessed sounds of Christmas hymns and carols during the December holidays and beyond.

And, at least for me, there is no greater season of the Christian year than Christmas for beautiful hymn tunes and poignant lyrics. Many of the songs played over store speakers and radio waves ...

‘Silent Night’ is one of the world’s most famous Christmas melodies. The story goes that the ... and the chances of fixing the instrument before the evening service were looking slim. But young Joseph ...