The carol didn’t become widely popular until the 20th century, when Richard Runciman Terry arranged it in the 1930s. A more ...

"The Wassail Bowl," printed in The Illustrated London News on Dec. 22, 1860. Going door to door and offering a song or performance in exchange for a drink or money is a centuries-old English custom.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Christmas carols are one of our oldest holiday traditions. In fact, some probably predate the holiday itself. We know music itself is ancient, dating back to before there was ...

A Christmas Carol” at Trinity Repertory Company is as much a Rhode Island holiday tradition as snow, shopping, and Santa. I’m ...

The town of Ennsicorthy in Wexford is the home of “The Wexford Carol” (photo: Maggi Van Dorn) This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the editors of ...

Christmas music is a nostalgia trip. Generally speaking, pop music prizes novelty — fresh songs, surprising sounds, this week’s hit, the Next Big Thing. But once a year, a soundtrack that reaches back ...