In the fall of 1847, a French wine merchant, Placide Cappeau, was asked by his local priest to write a Christmas poem. Not long after, Placide Cappeau showed this poem, “Minuit, chrétiens,” to the ...

Editor’s Note: Over the four weeks of Advent, alongside the release of season three of “Hark!,” our podcast about the meaning and making of our favorite Christmas carols, America staff will also share ...

Welcome to The 12 Days of Christmas Songs: an attempt to uncover the forgotten history of some of the most memorable festive tunes. From December 14 through 25, we’ll be tackling one secular song and ...

With words written by a French wine commissioner who was not particularly religious and later declared himself to be a socialist, and music composed by a gifted Jewish musician who did not consider ...

Affinití treats us once again to a magical Celtic rendition of O Holy Night. Made up of soprano, violinist, and harpist, Affinití first started out when Barry and violinist Mary McCague met at the ...

Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson delivered a heavenly duet of the holiday standard “O Holy Night” on The Voice’s season 15 finale Tuesday night, trading powerful notes in a made-for-TV moment that ...

Jessye Norman brought passionate performances to roles on the Metropolitan Opera stage. This morning, we hear her dramatic interpretation of Adolph Adam’s carol O Holy Night, just after 9 a.m. on 91.1 ...

More than 100 musicians from the College of St. Scholastica will bring the “O Holy Night” Christmas concert to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Duluth. There are two performances, at 7:30 on ...