Five hundred years after Martin Luther and a colleague published their first hymnal, Princeton Theological Seminary Professor Emeritus Paul Rorem has written a book that provides what his publisher ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The cookies, the mistletoe, the lights…oh, and the music! For Christians, Christmas carols mark a season of hope and the celebration of Jesus’ birth. Even in ...

The 16th-century Christmas carol "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" says, "God rest ye merry, gentlemen / Let nothing you dismay / Remember, Christ, our Saviour / Was born on Christmas Day." It's a ...

Everyone knows the classic Christmas tale, A Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens, whether from watching one of the many adaptations on Christmas Eve or from reading the original work around ...

Many songs celebrating the holiday are written by African Americans — people we know — and whose music has always given us life. Christmas Carols, like all hymns, tell the story of our faith and give ...