Christmas carols in every language and culture are expressions of how music can convey “feelings and emotions, even the deepest movements of the soul,” Pope Leo XIV said after listening, clapping and singing along at the Vatican Christmas concert with the poor.
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Quiz: Christmas Carol History (Part 2)
How well do you know your Christmas carols?
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‘Angels We Have Heard on High’: What do angels sound like?
“Angels We Have Heard on High” draws us into that holy night. Encounters with the divine rarely stay within the bounds of one language, and this carol embodies that truth.
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Pope Leo asks Michael Bublé to give his best for the poor at Vatican Christmas concert
Michael Bublé, a Catholic who spoke to reporters after meeting the pope, said he was “overwhelmed” and “I’m really still not over the moment.”
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The Coventry Carol: A mother’s lullaby, born of biblical tragedy
In this episode, host Maggi Van Dorn travels to Coventry, England, to trace how this centuries-old lament survived the Reformation, a devastating library fire and the 1940 bombing of Coventry Cathedral during the Second World War— and how it has served the city’s witness to grief and reconciliation.
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Geese, a band of prophecy and parable, returns with the jubilant ‘Getting Killed’
On Sept. 26, Geese released their fourth studio LP, titled “Getting Killed.” It’s a deeply original, funny, jubilant meditation on going out with a bang and a two-step.
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Quiz: Christmas Carol History (Part 1)
How well do you know your Christmas carols?
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Praise and worship: the modern soundtrack of the U.S. Catholic Church
Across denominations, praise and worship music can be found both in Sunday morning church services and on Spotify playlists.
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Trying (and failing) to give Jeff Buckley a ‘last goodbye’
When it comes to Jeff Buckley, we are as stuck as he always seemed to be—unable to move on, let go or say goodbye.
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How my Jesuit high school sparked my deep love for The Who
The Who taught me a lot about life through their songs—and I’m grateful to the Jesuit priests at Marquette University High School who introduced me to the band in the 1970s.