Today in Music History for Dec. 21: In 1672, Benjamin Schmolck, German Lutheran clergyman and prolific hymn writer, was born. Though a busy pastor, he found time to pen 900 hymns, the best remembered ...

Germans head early to the church for the only German-speaking Christmas service in the Valley to browse the book market, ...

Marika Kuzma, director of the chamber choir Ensemble Cherubim, recalls that when she was a graduate student in the 1980s, her ...

December 7, 2025 marked the 30th year the German singers have performed their annual Christmas Music program for the community. As has become a tradition, the event was held at St Paul’s Church ...

Following the completion of Beyond the Grave for Rat at the Hole in the Wall tavern, you'll find the nimble-handed woman wants a touch more help in earning a bit of coin for herself. The guild plans ...

It was 167 years ago when Wyoming’s first Christmas tree was decorated with candles by German missionaries who had brought ...

Despite often finding its way onto surveys of our favorite Christmas carols, “Joy to the World” actually started out as an ...

It’s something that is now such a commonplace and integral part of the holiday season that you’ve likely never thought to question it. But why do we sing festive carols at Christmastime? The simple ...

The Princess Magogo Musical Amahubo Development project teaches young people the Zulu hymns Princess Magogo composed as royal prayers for the Zulu nation. Nquthu Local Municipality, the Buthelezi ...

It's not a complete coincidence that two typically German celebrations, St. Martin's Day and the start of carnival season, are both on the same day. Their origins are ...

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