It’s one of the most popular Christmas carols of all time. You can hear it sung in the movies “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” You can hear it on the Muzak at your local ...

Charles Wesley (1707–1788) was an English poet, preacher, and one of the founding leaders of the Methodist movement alongside his brother, John Wesley. He is best known for writing over 6,000 hymns, ...

Charles Wesley was a renowned English clergyman, poet, and one of the most prolific hymn writers in Christian history. One of the founding members of the Methodist movement alongside his brother John ...

Christmas music is a staple of the radio and shops this time of year. In addition to the typical crooning about winter wonderlands, red-nosed reindeer or jingling bells, there are always some ...

What would you say if I told you that “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” was actually written to honor not the baby Jesus but the printing press? O.K., not the lyrics—although points to anyone who ...

Glory to the newborn King. Words: Charles Wesley (1707-88), George Whitfield (1714-70), Martin Madan (1726-90) and William Hayman Cummings (1831-1915) Music: Mendelssohn, from a chorus by Felix ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Nolan (in green) and brother Brennan McCormack get their haul from City Point’s veteran santa, aka ...

Clocking in at just over two minutes in length, the song is driven by blunt, choppy riffing and a driving down beat. The Metal God sounds ageless at 67, contrasting his gritty mid-range with shrieking ...

On Christmas morning, the boys of the Palestrina Choir will forsake their computer games for hymns. JACQUELINE KAVANAGH talks to them -For the majority of young boys, the most pressing job on ...