"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, they probably predate the holiday. Music itself is ancient, dating back to before the written word. The ...

Christmas carols are among the oldest songs people still sing, according to Dr. Keely Rhodes, an assistant professor of music at USC Aiken. Rhodes presented “Music and Merriment: Origins of the ...

The Coventry Cathedral is the birthplace of “The Coventry Carol,” which is inspired by Matthew’s Gospel account of the massacre of innocents. Credit: Joseph Witcombe/Coventry Cathedral If you want to ...

That old English Christmas carol about 12 days of gifting holds certain intrigue for birders. After all, seven of the 12 gifts were birds. First published in England in 1780, “Twelve Days of Christmas ...

🎵 Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la! We hear them every year, echoing through shops, churches and town squares, but how often do we pause to consider the origins of our favourite Christmas carols? Here is ...

What says Christmas to you? The lights on Oxford Street? The first Nutcracker of the season? Or perhaps a favourite pantomime. The Old Vic production of A Christmas Carol may be a relatively recent ...

What says Christmas to you? The lights on Oxford Street? The first Nutcracker of the season? Or perhaps a favourite pantomime. The Old Vic production of A Christmas Carol may be a relatively recent ...