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Where Are the Great Brazilian Christmas Carols?

Christian music industry is booming in the country, but at Christmastime, congregations are singing the oldies.

New Christmas Music with Just the Right Holiday Vibes

From Matt Redman’s rich sing-alongs to CeCe Winans’s surprising crossovers, these 2024 releases are getting us in the spirit.

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The Middle East’s Favorite Christmas Carol Is About War and Hate

Traditional melody suggests it is only when Christians realize the holiday comes with “hard realities” that the spirit of Nativity dwells in their hearts.

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The Baby Jesus Taught Us How to Scream

From the cradle to the cross, Christ in his humanity showed us how to cry out. In him, a not-so-silent night is a holy night all the same.

How Nine Lessons and Carols Brought a Century of Christmas Comfort

Written in the wake of world war, the poignant service stills us during a season of extravagance.

Mary Told Us What She Knew—In Song

Christians have to look beyond the typical Christmas carol lineup for music that captures the deeper themes of the Magnificat.

Don’t Miss These African Christmas Hits

Jam out this season to highlife, Afrobeats, jazz, a cappella, R & B, rap, dance, and hip-hop artists from Nigeria, South Africa, and more.

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‘Carol of the Bells’ Is More Than a Christmas Favorite. It’s a Ukrainian Cry of Independence.

Composed during World War I, “Shchedryk” folk song has survived the Nazi, communist, and now commercial eras to remind and revive the ties of hearth and home.

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What Language Is This? Coptic Comes to Christmas

A new song highlights a growing interest outside the Egyptian church in reviving an ancient language of the Christian world.

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