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 ...

Most of us know this famous 1872 poem by Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) as a Christmas carol. Perhaps we’ve sung it to the melody by Gustav Holst. Choral singers may be partial to its treatment by ...

Please visit www.CDYC.org for more information about auditions for young singers ages 9-18. Happy Holidays! The Capital District Youth Chorale is in its 42nd season of making beautiful music with ...

FEW Christmas songs temper the joy and light of the festive season with the dark realities of modern life. Most “wish it could be Christmas everyday”, or point out “what fun it is to laugh and sing a ...

Britain’s Wolf Alice have shared a cover of the Christina Rossetti and Gustav Holst poem “In the Bleak Midwinter.” It is out now via Dirty Hit/RCA. Listen below. In a press release, Wolf Alice state: ...

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You know what’s crazy about Christmastime? For as much as we imagine it as a happy time, a season of presents and pretty lights and family, a lot of the carols we sing are actually kind of sad—even ...

In the Bleak Midwinter has been crowned the king of carols by a selection of the world's leading choirmasters and choral experts. In a close-run poll carried out by BBC Music Magazine, the carol was ...

In 1872, the short-lived American literary magazine Scribner’s Monthly asked the English poet Christina Rossetti to contribute a Christmas poem for publication. Rossetti, presumably buffeted by the ...