O Lord, How Shall I Meet You” is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never hear it ...

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 ...

This traditional Advent service will occur on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 3 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 235 S. Church St., Grass ...

Wreaths, candles and calendars. These are sure signs of Advent for many Christian groups around the world. But what is Advent exactly? Spiritually, it’s meant as a celebration of the Earthly birth of ...

Last year, America published “An (unconventional) Advent Playlist,” an article including two playlists by Karen Nielsen and Rogelio Juárez, in response to a friend’s lament that “‘O Come, O Come ...

Finns marked the first Advent on Sunday, which is the beginning of the ecclesiastical year. People flocked to churches to sing traditional Advent hymns and lighted a candle in the window. 27.11.2005 ...

Aled Jones marks the beginning of the Advent countdown to Christmas with a visit to Hexham Abbey. Traditional Advent hymns are sung by members of Royal School of Church Music.