An important part of the observance of Advent during this liturgical season is the playing and singing of Advent music. It's similar to — but also different than — the more well-known genre of ...

For many, the idea of an "Advent music playlist" is bizarre. "There is real theological meaning in the longing and expectation of Advent -- the 'not yet' of the hoped-for gift -- that hymns like 'Come ...

Advent for some Christian denominations is a penitential season of waiting and longing in the four weeks before Christmas. The consumer-driven holiday season often overlooks the Advent themes of ...

The story of Christmas will be told through music and scripture readings from more than 100 musicians and performers during the annual Lessons and Carols for Advent and Christmas. The event will be ...

"O Lord, How Shall I Meet You" is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never hear it between Muzak versions of "Jingle Bells" and ...

SUNY Cortland’s Choral Union will present a concert of “Music for Advent” at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The concert begins at 8 p.m. in the United Presbyterian Church at 25 Church St. in Cortland.

The Arcadia Chorale will present ‘The Coming of the King: Sacred Songs for Hanukkah, Advent, and Christmas’ on Dec. 6 in Wilkes-Barre and on Dec. 7 in Scranton. The group’s annual Messiah Sing-Along ...

For more than 40 years, the Advent organ concert series at First Presbyterian Church has served as a local holiday tradition. The lunchtime concerts, which begin Thursday, will offer attendees a time ...

(RNS) — 'It also feels like a particularly good year for Advent. It feels like, this has been a whole Advent year, a whole Advent two years,' said The Porter’s Gate founder. (RNS) — The newest album ...

Collections of Christmas music often include a few popular Advent hymns sung in Protestant services and even in Christmas parties, such as "Joy to the World," "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" and, ...