Christmas Eve occupies a special place on the Hasidic calendar as a kind of “silent night,” when Torah study ceases — and then resumes full force at midnight. NEW YORK (JTA) – Christmas is ...

Listen to the tunes of Silent Night and its lyrics, a timeless Christmas classic that celebrates peace, hope, and the beauty ...

In 2003, Pete and Judy Duelo of Minneapolis lost their son Nick in a tragic car accident. Nick was a senior at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and had been an enthusiastic participant in the ...

Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra's TV special and the 1940 classic "Remember the Night" round out our list of recommendations. Many of you may be in the midst of a Christmas hangover, but the holiday ...

Grammy-winning singer Michael W. Smith shared an exclusive video of his version of "Silent Night" with PEOPLE readers, just in time for Christmas Maria Mercedes Lara is the Senior Director of ...

With the spooky season come and gone, its time for horror fans to start gearing up for their next marathon theme, the holiday slasher. The Christmas season has been the center of countless iconic ...

Picture the scene in the snowy Austrian village of Obendorf on Christmas Eve, 1818. Father Joseph Mohr is preparing the music for midnight mass and asks his friend Franz Gruber, a schoolteacher ...

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White Christmas; Silent Night; Christmas Medley (Carol Of The Bells/Melodies For The Daylo/Sanctissimo); Christmas In New Orleans; Jingle Bells; I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm; The First Noel; The ...

Though most famous for her period dramas, Keira Knightley is also no stranger to a festive film. She was just 18-years-old when she starred in everyone’s favourite Christmas flick, Love Actually ...

Themes: Christmas; festivals; special days; music; friendship. Summary: The much-loved carol 'Silent Night' was first performed on Christmas Eve, 1818. Originally it was sung to a simple guitar ...