When “Santa Baby” starts playing at the grocery store, I thank God I’m Catholic and try not to hum along! That can be difficult because it is a catchy—if irritating—tune. During the Advent season, we ...

We take a look at some of the best music to mark the start of the countdown to Christmas... Advent is a time of celebration in the Christian religion, as believers prepare for the birth of Jesus ...

When many Catholics think of Advent music, what comes to mind is O Come, O Come, Emmanuel and maybe The King of Glory. However, the Church possesses a treasure house of hymns and carols that ...

Finns marked the first Advent on Sunday, which is the beginning of the ecclesiastical year. People flocked to churches to sing traditional Advent hymns and lighted a candle in the window. 27.11.2005 ...

Aled Jones marks the beginning of the Advent countdown to Christmas with a visit to Hexham Abbey. Traditional Advent hymns are sung by members of Royal School of Church Music.

"O Lord, How Shall I Meet You" is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never hear it between Muzak versions of "Jingle Bells" and ...

This Sunday, Advent Sunday, signals two significant events in many denominations. First, the church year for many mainline denominations begins. Second, Advent begins: an annual period of about four ...