“Sing We Now of Christmas” is based on a traditional French carol, “Noël nouvelet,” which dates from possibly as early as the 15th century. Although this carol gives an extended account ...

This popular Christmas song would probably have been rejected by the composer and lyricist had they known it in its present form. Felix Mendelssohn originally wrote the melody for an 1840 cantata ...

Easter sacred music has many familiar works such as the Messiah Part II, but there’s a host of wonderful anthems that deserve to be heard more often.