At the beginning of the Christmas Eve service at Lititz Moravian Church, the congregation is cloaked in darkness as it begins to sing “Stille Nacht” — the German version of “Silent Night.” “It’s so ...

Christmas has an island vibe at First United Methodist Church Missouri City this year — thanks to a band of carolers strumming ukuleles. The classics, like “Away in a Manger,” “What Child Is This?” ...

I entered parish ministry with a fair amount of idealism, particularly liturgical idealism. Inconveniently, the liturgical proclivities I picked up in seminary were not especially popular with my ...

In most ways, the Christmas service at Gethsemane Lutheran Church yesterday resembled the Yuletide customs of churches throughout the city. Hymns were sung, and the pastor read a sermon on the ...

Instead they are installing giant screens in the nave using an iTunes app to guide the congregation through the words. Trendy vicars claim that the new-tech approach makes people sing louder. Article ...

Christmas carols and hymns will be performed by the National Youth Choir of Scotland’s Chamber Choir and St Mary’s Cathedral Choir. Joining the singing in the Christmas Eve programme will be members ...

A service of carols, hymns and readings live from the candlelit Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge. Daniel Hyde (Director of Music) The Revd Dr Stephen Cherry (Dean) The Revd Dr Mary Kells (Chaplain) ...

Sir, – I must take issue with Fr Desmond O'Donnell's view that the time has come to eliminate or rewrite most Christmas hymns because their words are "holy smoke" to the modern generation ("Most ...