Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons (L) and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, of Run-DMC, speak during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, in 2009. Run- DMC released their holiday classic “Christmas in ...

"The Wassail Bowl," printed in The Illustrated London News on Dec. 22, 1860. Going door to door and offering a song or performance in exchange for a drink or money is a centuries-old English custom.

I don’t know if it’s because I was in choirs right into early adulthood or because I’m generally just such a softie, but I cannot get enough of Christmas carols and Christmas music in general. I know ...

Everyone knows "A Christmas Carol." What everyone doesn't know, now, is that Dickens' 1843 tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghosts was just the first in a series of annual holiday books. "The Chimes," ...

The Princess of Wales will host her annual Christmas carol concert on December 6, with a focus on “how much we need each other, especially in the most difficult times of our lives,” Kensington Palace ...

Many of the same Christmas carols have been sung at services for decades Church and community choirs have dusted off their Christmas carol books and chosen this year's classic offerings to audiences ...

Do you know what bobtails and wassailing are? We have experts explain the meaning of those weird Christmas carol lyrics. Many of our most popular holiday songs are from the 19th century, when ...