‘Herod characters’ began to appear in Christmas and New Year rituals, in reference to the story of Herod the Great massacring the innocents. The words of old carols reflect folk apocrypha and contain ...

Wikipedia has a long list of Filipino Christmas songs and carols ... In the end, the boys morph into a pair of happy (not grumpy) old men: George Yang of the McDo franchise and Chan.

They are interspersed with carols old and new, sung by the world famous Chapel Choir who also lead the congregation in traditional Christmas hymns.

When we think of a carol, we immediately make an association with Christmas, but originally to 'carole’ meant to dance. The word itself comes from the old French word 'caroler' meaning a song to ...

Instead, a sympathetic old friend pays Ebenezer an unexpected visit, paving the way for an otherworldly, eye-opening encounter. As the pale spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future make ...

Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" was first published almost 200 years ago. It tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a greedy man in need of a little Christmas spirit. Next weekend, audiences ...

Both charitable efforts are at least decades old. Christmas Carol is the oldest, in its 48th year this holiday season, and WALY Warmth celebrates its landmark year in 2019, reaching its 30th ...

Poland really loves its Christmas carols. And there are thousands of them. One even nearly became the national anthem. Here’s a quick look at the history of the genre and its most popular examples. 80 ...

The Christmas Carol at the Old Vic has captivating audiences for the past six years, transporting many into the Dickensian world through the terrific acting of the cast, filling hearts with magic ...

Christmas elicits nothing more than "Bah, humbug!" from Ebenezer Scrooge (Scott), a miser whose sole pursuit of financial success has left him a bitter and lonely old man. But a Christmas Eve ...