Concertgoers filled Carnegie Hall on a rainy Thursday in October 1922 for a 35-piece performance by the Ukrainian National Choir. It was the first stop on an American tour to promote Ukrainian culture ...

Composed during World War I, “Shchedryk” folk song has survived the Nazi, communist, and now commercial eras to remind and revive the ties of hearth and home. The war between Russia and Ukraine has ...

Tired of the same, relentlessly overplayed festive hits? Check out our selection of the best alternative Christmas tracks to ...

"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.

Artists across all genres tend to release Christmas music every year. Sometimes, they compose new original songs for the holiday season. Others choose to put new spins on Yuletide classics. However, ...

I’m the kind of crazy Christmas junkie that Hallmark has made a mint on. I still cry every time Kevin McCallister runs across the foyer floor and leaps into Catherine O’Hara’s arms, I can recite Hugh ...

Glistening snow, reindeer paws, Grandma's house, and ... the battlefield? Christmas music usually evokes warm memories, wishes for peace and the joy of the season. Yet many of our favorite holiday ...

Every year the same 15 to 20 Christmas songs return to our lives, but while radio stations might stick to the tried and true classics every holiday season, there are tens of thousands of other ...

Editor’s note: This story originally published in the Los Angeles Times on Dec. 13th 2022. In some parts of Latin America, Christmas season is synonymous with Tamalada season; in others, it’s Coquito ...

In some parts of Latin America, Christmas season is synonymous with Tamalada season; in others, it’s Coquito season. But in most of the region, it’s Midnight Mass season, Fashion-Show-in-La-Sala ...