Greece is steeped in fascinating holiday traditions, with its Christmas carols, or kalanda, being some of the most ...

What are the best Christmas carols of all time? We asked 50 choirmasters for their choices... here are the results ...

We love Christmas carols because they carry us back to childhood, when things seemed simpler and happier. Some waft us ...

The beloved painting titled The Carols (Greek: Ta Kalanta) was produced in 1872 by the reputable Greek painter Nikiforos Lytras.

A December afternoon, and I’m watching the afternoon sky turn from light to dark grey to black. An overgrown holly bush waves vigorously at me through the window. It is a stark backdrop, but one ...

Christmas carols are among the oldest songs people still sing, according to Dr. Keely Rhodes, an assistant professor of music at USC Aiken. Rhodes presented “Music and Merriment: Origins of the ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Christmas carols are one of our oldest holiday traditions. In fact, they probably predate the holiday. Music itself is ancient, dating back to before the written word. The ...

Here's an ancient Christmas carol, from a choir with an only slightly less lengthy history: the 15th-century "There Is No Rose," sung by the Choir of St. John's College Cambridge, founded in 1670.