Cameron Carpenter in his signature sparkles. Credit: Scott Gordon Bleicher When we think of organ music, we immediately picture Christmas carols and staid classics played in church on Christmas Eve. But 29-year-old organist Cameron ...
A platter of figgy pudding. Photo: One30outerspace, Flickr Like the lyrics of that classic Christmas carol: "Now! Bring us some figgy pudding and bring some out here!" For something that the vast majority of Christmas carolers know nothing ...
Holiday carolers sings their favorite Christmas songs. Photo: bunnygoth Zogby International, the people who will ask you just about anything, recently took a strange little poll about Christmas songs. According to Netscape's Home & Living ...
Men wassailing, Photo: FPG, Getty Images You've heard the word before, you may have even sung the famous (and outdated) Christmas song ... but do you have any idea what it means to go a-wassailing? For all we know, "wassailing" could be some kind ...
Faithless and unwashed? We're not buying it. Photo: Getty For many of us, one of the most charming parts of Christmas is the singing of carols, particularly cheerful, celebratory hymns like "O Come All Ye Faithful." Because how can you not feel ...
"Once in Royal David's City" was originally published 1848 by Cecil Humphreys; in 1849, H. J. Gauntlett set it to music. Once in royal David's city stood a lowly cattle shed, where a mother laid her baby in a manger for his bed; Mary, loving ...
"Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful" was published in 1767, and was composed by John F. Wade. It is sung to the tune of "Adeste Fideles." Oh, come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant! Oh, come ye, oh, come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold him Born ...
There's no partridge, but you'll have to start with a pear tree to pick up all 364 gifts in the 12 days of Christmas. Photo: Kkimpel, Flickr There isn't much call for a partridge in a pear tree these days, but that hasn't stopped the folks at PNC ...
"Deck the Halls" is an old Welsh melody. shutterbugMike/Flickr Christmas carol lyrics can be tricky. You think you know them until you find yourself stumbling along or just pretending to sing because you've forgotten the words. Don't let that ...
The lyrics to "Joy to the World" were written by Isaac Watts in 1719. Photo: _e.t/Flickr Christmas carol lyrics can be tricky. You think you know them until you find yourself stumbling along or just pretending to sing because you've forgotten the ...
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