There’s something wonderfully reassuring about this carol – from its peaceful lyrics to its soaring descant. Here’s the story behind ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’. ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ is one ...

“O Little Town of Bethlehem” was written in 1867 by Phillips Brooks, an Episcopal pastor from Philadelphia. He had been in Israel two years earlier and had celebrated Christmas in Bethlehem.

LINDSAY TERRY To contact Lindsay Terry, email [email protected]. Bethlehem... Bethlehem of Judea, millenniums ago God's Word, through the prophet Micah, shined its light upon you, declaring ...

we’ll be tackling one secular song and one holy song each day. “O Little Town of Bethlehem” is a beloved Christmas standard on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean—yet if an American asked a ...

“Oh, little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie ... How we love this old Christmas song. In Luke 2:10-11, the angel called it a city (or town) of David – “Do not be afraid; for ...

A vicar has banned the Christmas carol O Little Town of Bethlehem from his services after witnessing the strife-torn state of Jesus's birthplace. The Rev Stephen Coulter has decided that the words ...

“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 ...

Carols play over PA systems, singing out Christmas traditions: Joy and comfort to you, O Little Town of Bethlehem; all is calm, O Holy Night. Where exactly is Bethlehem? The Holy Land? Bethlehem ...