Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "He who sings, pray twice," St. Augustine, the famous 5th century bishop, once said. Since Christmas is a time for prayer and ...

VOCES8 breathes life into a 600-year-old Christmas hymn written by a beatified German Dominican Friar, a tune far more worthy than radio fare. The same old Christmas tunes have been on the radio for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While I can no longer remember who said it and in which class, I recall being taught in seminary that we learn much of our ...

However, it was only in the 13th century with the encouragement of St. Francis of Assisi, that a strong tradition of singing Christmas carols in native languages developed. It took another 600 years ...

Growing up, my family had a variety of fruit trees scattered throughout the yard, including Winesap apples, an old Southern favorite. Their sappy, sweet flavor made for delicious applesauce, with only ...

Recently I talked to my friend Adam Wright on his radio show Roadmap to Heaven about my favorite Christmas hymn. When he first called and asked if I had a hymn in mind to talk about, I didn't need ...

Country superstar Carrie Underwood fills us with Christmas spirit as she sings the beloved hymn ‘O Come All Ye Faithful.’ While multiple different authors are credited with creating this classic ...

You know Joy to the World. You know Hark! the Herald Angels Sing. You know O Little Town of Bethlehem. You know the usual Christmas hymns and carols recorded ad nauseam and piped into our lives from ...

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"He who sings, pray twice," St. Augustine, the famous 5th century bishop, once said. Since Christmas is a time for prayer and praise, it's no wonder that this special day (and all the days leading up ...