What are the best Christmas carols of all time? We asked 50 choirmasters for their choices... here are the results ...

Today in Music History for Dec. 21: In 1672, Benjamin Schmolck, German Lutheran clergyman and prolific hymn writer, was born. Though a busy pastor, he found time to pen 900 hymns, the best remembered ...

It was 167 years ago when Wyoming’s first Christmas tree was decorated with candles by German missionaries who had brought ...

Events from this week in Christian history include the death of Martin Rinkart, Menno Simons having a bounty placed on his ...

Joachim Neander was a German hymn writer and teacher in the late 1600s. He wrote many hymns that focused on praising God for His power, care, and presence in daily life. His work has been sung in ...

A seventeenth century German hymn popular with Mennonites has won the 2025 Eurovision song contest. “Normally, we only accept newly-written songs, but we figured this one had enough age on it that we ...

Southern Manitoba’s most popular shopping centre in Gretna, Manitoba has gone to extreme lengths to get rid of the teens who’ve been loitering in the parking lot this spring. To address this problem, ...

“Be Still, My Soul” is a Christian hymn that offers comfort and assurance in times of sorrow and uncertainty. The original German text, “Stille, mein Wille, dein Jesus hilft siegen,” was written by ...

The Austin, Texas, choir has been in operation since 1879. This year, NPR joined the choir as they prepped for their annual Christmas concert. One of the great things you learn about the Texas-Mexico ...

One of the great things you learn about the Texas-Mexico border is that the music has more than Mexican influence. German immigrants touched it, too, as we hear from Patrick M. Davis. PATRICK M DAVIS, ...