From “Silent Night” to “Jingle Bells,” Christmas carols are some of the most familiar songs of the season, and some of the ...

Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people.

Every Christmas, people sing the song “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night”. Unlike many other songs and carols ...

The word “yuletide” is a noun that is defined as Christmas and the surrounding days, including all of its festivities. The ...

Popular British composer-conductor Sir John Rutter shares the seven Christmas carols that mean the most to him ...

69. Cullen — An Irish surname meaning "holly tree," this name gained popularity as a given name thanks to the family of ...

From the young garda with a special request for Santa to the violin player with a passion for Strauss, a parade of colourful ...

The Holy Spirit is present throughout the Nativity story. So why is the third person of the Trinity absent from our Christmas ...

Christine Baranski has teamed with the Skylark Vocal Ensemble for a unique rendition of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol.” ...

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey and "Christmastime Is Here" by Vince Guaraldi Trio are among the best ...

BAFTA award-winning Michael McIntyre returns to our TV screens on Christmas Day for a tinsel-covered edition of his ...