Christmas carols have changed a lot over the years but they still hold on to their traditional roots. During the Middle Ages, carollers would travel from house to house, singing songs to spread ...

From the joyful triumph of ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ to the pure poetry of ‘Good King Wenceslas’, here are the lyrics to 20 of the greatest Christmas carols ever written.

Priests have been told to edit popular carols this Christmas to avoid upsetting other religions. The Church of England has been accused of ‘losing the plot’ after it urged clergy to alter ...

The strange origins of Britain’s favourite Christmas carols is the subject of a new book, Deck the Halls by composer, conductor, singer and lecturer Andrew Gant.

Christmas carols have been sung in towns and villages for hundreds of years. Carols used to be written and sung during all four seasons, but only the tradition of singing them at Christmas has ...

Singing carols is a way for believers to proclaim the good news of Christ’s birth and to connect deeply with the spiritual message of Christmas. For example, "Hark!

“O Holy Night” is one of the most dramatically beautiful Christmas carols ever penned but is unfortunately performed only rarely because of the melody’s extended range.

8. O Holy Night This song about the night of Christ’s birth was written in 1843 by the French poet Placide Cappeau. It is a general favourite at Christmas time and has been covered often by ...

Some of the oldest Christmas carols were the pop songs of the Victorian age, an academic has said. Many festive traditions, from the Christmas tree to carols including Silent Night, O Little Town ...

CHRISTMAS carols are seeing a resurgence in popularity – thanks to Gen Z. A study of 2,000 adults who celebrate the festive season found 85 per cent either enjoy hearing or singing carols during ...