How an unlikely standard by a Jewish Buddhist got cast as a Christmas song. By Alan Light Since the business of Christmas music is growing so fast – it occupies six of the top 10 places on the ...

It begins with the violins — orderly and baroque. The choir rises. The audience rises. And before you know it, the concert hall, church, rec center or school auditorium fills with the triumphant sound ...

As fans mourn the loss of singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen, who died at age 82, many are listening to versions of his hit, Hallelujah. The earnest tune is famously covered by Jeff Buckley, Rufus ...

"Hard Fought Hallelujah" also leads Hot Christian Songs for a 21st week. By Jim Asker Singer-songwriter Brandon Lake scores his fifth No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian Airplay chart as “Hard Fought ...

When Leonard Cohen died on November 7, 2016, he’d recently declared that Bob Dylan’s receipt of the Nobel Prize for literature was like “pinning a medal on Mount Everest” – but it could just as easily ...

A new documentary tells the entwined stories of a songwriter and his best-known composition. By A.O. Scott When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an ...

“Hallelujah” is one of the most famous and iconic songs of all time, but still, Kristen Wiig can’t seem to sing the song properly. Wiig was a guest on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” on ...

Although the Messiah is often associated with Christmas, Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus originally was conceived as a work for Easter. Our documentary, “Hallelujah People!” traces the origins and the ...

A P.E.I. singer's version of Hallelujah has gone viral all over again, racking up millions of views on the the Christian version of YouTube. Island singer Kelly ...

Leonard Cohen's song Hallelujah is one of the best examples of a slow-burning hit. It took years of work, multiple revisions and a slew of voices to cement it as one of the most powerful and ...