On a Sunday after Christmas several years ago, I attended the Presbyterian church I grew up in and heard the pastor talk ...

Mykola Leontovych, the Ukrainian composer of the famed festive song, lived in the eastern city of Pokrovsk. Months of Russian ...

The 12 Days of Christmas is a tradition most people know -- even if it's just part of the lyrics to the beloved song. But how much do we really know about it?

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For more than 70 years, the greatest musicians in the world have been recording Christmas songs. Here are our picks for the ...

On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Five Golden Rings.

Kimi K: If I were to cover a Christmas song, I think it would be “Where Are You, Christmas” from The Grinch. It just reminds me of my childhood. The emotion and style is something I would want to ...

Hundreds of new Christmas songs are released every year, but each time December rolls around, the same small handful of classics races to the top of the charts. Will anything new ever break through?

MY PRIEST THE OTHER SUNDAY preached about Advent—no surprises there—and the tension between Advent’s waiting-period approach to Christmas, and America’s no-holds-barred commercialized celebration.

For those that like their holidays a little different, songs like "Mistress for Christmas" and D*ck in a Box" are essentials ...

Local faith leaders preach similar messages during the Christmas season, even if the specific words aren’t the same ...

But some social media users have suggested a noticeable difference in one popular song in particular — "The Twelve Days of ...