In 1839, the Ludwig Rainer choir travelled from Austria to the USA and sang folk songs at the Alexander Hamilton Monument ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN12d
A Stunning Series of Informal Ceasefires Known as the ‘Christmas Truce’ Began on This Day in 1914Almost five months after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and the ambitious powers of the world began the First World ...
Christmas would now hardly be complete ... Thanks to Wikipedia mainly, I discovered that the carol came from Austria, that the words had been written by a young Austrian priest, called Fr Joseph ...
Here, on Christmas Eve in 1818, Father Joseph Mohr first strummed Silent Night on his guitar, accompanied by a melody ...
Carols like Silent Night and O Holy Night celebrate the nativity with beautiful melodies. Hark The Herald Angels Sing and Joy to the World emphasize Christ's birth, while The First Noel narrates the ...
A Kolkata boy and UK resident takes a stroll through his favourite festive markets — from Salzburg and Vienna, to London and ...
Each carol, like those who sing them, carries a unique backstory filled with history, hope and sometimes even heartbreak. They are, in many ways, a reflection of life itself. Together, they remind us ...
The Christian Post on MSN12d
Composer Andrew Gant traces the roots of Christmas carols in 'Deck the Hall'While Christmas carols are sung in church, this hasn t always been the case The new book Deck the Hall by composer Andrew ...
In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI revealed a new-style nativity scene in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square. It depicted Jesus' birth ...
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