One hundred years earlier, Charles Wesley had suggested that his own hymn text “Hark, how all the welkin [heaven] rings” should be sung to a slow and solemn melody. It was William Cummings who ...

It’s one of the most beloved Christmas melodies. But how much do you know about the timeless carol ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’? As is the case with a lot of vocal music, the lyrics and melody for ...

namely that Jesus was fully God and fully human, neither one to the neglect of the other. That's why I sing the last verse of "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing" with special gusto.

In the Gospel account, the angels praise God, whereas in “Hark! the herald angels sing,” they are inaccurately described as praising Jesus. Furthermore, Luke does not say that the angels ...

Brace yourselves, Pentaholics! Your favorite a cappella group Pentatonix appeared on ABC's It's Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown special this week and nailed their ...

What would you say if I told you that “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” was actually written to honor not the baby Jesus but the printing press? O.K., not the lyrics—although points to anyone ...

“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” is rightly considered one of the “Great Four” Anglican hymns, but that label seems too provincial. In fact, the hymn seems like an exemplar of European ...

Just about every church sings it at Christmastime. Though you probably have heard and sung “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” numerous times in your life, you may not know that what we sing today ...