Christmas features

What are the lyrics to ‘Ding Dong Merrily on High’, and what does the carol mean?

What are the lyrics to ‘Ding Dong! Merrily on High’, and what does the carol mean?

Funny nativity girl

Youngster gives the most hilariously enthusiastic church nativity performance you’ll ever see

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Malakai Boyah sings ‘Once in Royal David's City’

14-year-old Malakai Bayoh sings angelic ‘Once in Royal David’s City’ in beautiful Christmas performance

This throwback video of Pavarotti singing ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ will give you chills

Pavarotti sings ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ in Notre-Dame Cathedral in spine-tingling 1978 video

Luciano Pavarotti

What are the lyrics to ‘Away in a Manger’?

What are the lyrics to ‘Away in a Manger’, and why does the carol have two melodies?

‘Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire’ as music theory

A genius professor rewrote ‘Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire’ as a lesson on music theory

The Nation’s Favourite Carol with Viking on Classic FM

Vote for your favourite Christmas carol in The Nation’s Favourite Carol with Viking 2023

Once in Royal David's City

What are the lyrics to ‘Once in Royal David’s City’ – and who composed it?