“Hymns, songs and poems honoring Jesus ... "O Little Town of Bethlehem' was written and composed for a Sunday school Christmas service. The lyrics describe the night of Jesus' birth in the ...

However, the meaning behind the iconic Christmas tune has no original ... Some sources say Pierpont originally wrote the song for his father’s Sunday school choir, gearing up for a Thanksgiving ...

It's true that "Jingle Bells" songwriter James Pierpont did not have Christmas in mind ... that Pierpont wrote the song in honor of Thanksgiving or for a Sunday school choir are not grounded ...

was never linked to Christmas at all. Originally, the song could have been written by Pierpont for his father’s Sunday school choir to sing in church during Thanksgiving. “Jingle Bells” may ...

When Christmas music starts its multiweek marathon, I often think about songs that recognize how this “most wonderful time of the year” can actually feel far from it. Some of this sentiment ...

By Lindsay Zoladz What makes a Christmas song … a Christmas song? Sleigh bells? Yuletide imagery? A certain indefinable, know-it-when-you-hear-it sense of reverence and good cheer? My personal ...

Hear tracks by the Linda Lindas, David Byrne, Summer Walker and others that lean cozy, confrontational and lightly comedic. By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Every Friday, pop ...