The lyrics in the old Christmas carol pretty much sum up the story of Christmas: “Hark! the herald angels sing, ‘Glory to the newborn king! Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled.’” ...

Charles Wesley was a renowned English clergyman, poet, and one of the most prolific hymn writers in Christian history. One of the founding members of the Methodist movement alongside his brother John ...

While many people where busy shopping, baking and wrapping presents during the past month, dozens throughout the Valley also took time to do something special for others. Their efforts, both large or ...

Clocking in at just over two minutes in length, the song is driven by blunt, choppy riffing and a driving down beat. The Metal God sounds ageless at 67, contrasting his gritty mid-range with shrieking ...

Hark The Herald Angels Sing is one of the most popular Christmas carols, but you may be surprised to find out the version that's been getting stuck in your head all your life isn't the original. We ...

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 who ...

Written by Charles Wesley (1707-88), and firstpublished in 1739 as ‘Hark, how all the welkinrings/Glory to the King of Kings’. In 1753, for reasonsthat are not clear, the Wesleys’ rival, the ...

This popular Christmas song would probably have been rejected by the composer and lyricist had they known it in its present form. Felix Mendelssohn originally wrote the melody for an 1840 cantata ...

Sing along with Wayne Marshall's improvised piano backing track for this traditional Christmas song. Part of Radio 3's Christmas Carols Karaoke! Lyrics Hark! the herald-angels sing: “Glory to the ...

On Christmas morning, the boys of the Palestrina Choir will forsake their computer games for hymns. JACQUELINE KAVANAGH talks to them -For the majority of young boys, the most pressing job on ...