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 ...

It’s one of the most beloved Christmas melodies. But how much do you know about the timeless carol ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’? As is the case with a lot of vocal music, the lyrics and melody for ...

Charles Wesley (1707–1788) was an English poet, preacher, and one of the founding leaders of the Methodist movement alongside his brother, John Wesley. He is best known for writing over 6,000 hymns, ...

It’s a year of anniversaries — as every year is, of course — and we’re here to honor the great American lyricist Johnny Mercer, whose 100th birthday would’ve been Nov. 18. There was a fine Mercer ...