Our consumer culture says "party all the time." But Advent songs emphasize the darkness that comes before the light.

Advent hymns offer reflection and longing before Christmas, contrasting with a culture that jumps straight to celebration.

That message ❝doesn't work at Walmart, where Christmas starts at Halloween. Our culture doesn't understand the idea of ...

When “Santa Baby” starts playing at the grocery store, I thank God I’m Catholic and try not to hum along! That can be difficult because it is a catchy—if irritating—tune. During the Advent season, we ...

There wouldn’t be Christmas without it, and yet many people move through the holidays with only the barest recognition that something vitally important to the Christian faith is going on. It’s Advent ...

The opening of the second Covid-era Christmas season is being celebrated this weekend in Finland on a somewhat muted note amid concerns about record-high levels of coronavirus infections. On Sunday ...

O Lord, How Shall I Meet You” is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never hear it between Muzak versions of “Jingle Bells” and ...