‘GOD IS NOT DEAD.’ ‘I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day’ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, music by J.L. Hatton. The pencil annotation of the date appears to be by H.W.L. Dana, the poet’s grandson, who ...
From “Jingle Bells” to the street-corner bell ringers of the Salvation Army, the sound of the Christmas season is bells. But bell ringing has a rich history, integrated into daily and liturgical life ...
Concerts and radio stations at this time of year are filled with both Christmas and winter holiday music. It would be impossible to define “Christmas music” beyond the use of specific religious texts ...
On this installment of Sounds of the Season, Jared Stellmacher, director of worship and music at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Madison and Verona, plays “Ring Christmas Bells.” Stellmacher is ...