In the fall of 1847, a French wine merchant, Placide Cappeau, was asked by his local priest to write a Christmas poem. Not long after, Placide Cappeau showed this poem, “Minuit, chrétiens,” to the ...

Before you’ve even heard Carrie Underwood’s version of “O Holy Night,” you’d likely assume it to be powerful. Underwood seldom performs a song she can’t make quick work of. The soaring high notes in ...

With words written by a French wine commissioner who was not particularly religious and later declared himself to be a socialist, and music composed by a gifted Jewish musician who did not consider ...

I am plenty sentimental about Christmas songs from the 20th century, songs like “White Christmas” and “Winter Wonderland” and “It’s the Most Wonderful Time,” but the Christmas songs that have sent ...

Get ready to fall on your knees: Billie Eilish has performed a stunning cover of “O Holy Night” just in time for the holidays. The “Birds of a Feather” singer, 23, gifted audiences with a stirring ...