Examine charts that list the top 100 Christmas songs, and you’ll see many familiar favorites. While the musical arrangements ...

The traditional songs of worship were part of the Victorian Christmas which featured in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

A nine-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan was reportedly gang-raped before being killed and dumped in a canal. And outrage is growing amid reports that almost a month later no arrest has been made.

Each carol, like those who sing them, carries a unique backstory filled with history, hope and sometimes even heartbreak. They are, in many ways, a reflection of life itself. Together, they remind us ...