O Little Town of Bethlehem
“O Little Town of Bethlehem” has shaped how millions of English speakers imagine the Palestinian town where Jesus was born: a small place, s...
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Hark! The stories behind our favorite Christmas carols
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The cookies, the mistletoe, the lights...oh, and the music! For Christians, Christmas carols mark a season of hope and the celebration of Jesus’ bir...
Hark! The stories behind our favorite Christmas carols Podcast Guide
Listen to Hark! The stories behind our favorite Christmas carols, a Music podcast by America Media. Stream 24 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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20 of 24 episodesThe First Noel
Did you know that when a ewe rejects her newborn lamb, the shepherd has only hours to convince her to nurse it—or the lamb will die? This is...
Angels We Have Heard on High
We often imagine angels as gentle and serene. But in Scripture they arrive in blinding light and overwhelming sound—so much so that their fi...
The Coventry Carol
Most Christmas carols celebrate the birth of Jesus. But not “The Coventry Carol,” the premiere episode of “Hark!” season five. This song cen...
What Child Is This?
On the final episode of Hark! this season, prepare yourselves for a wee bit of scandal because we’re looking at a tune that began as a bawdy...
Of the Father’s Love Begotten
If you’re in search of an ancient, theologically rich carol this season, look no further than “Of the Father’s Love Begotten.” Long before i...
The Little Drummer Boy
On this episode of “Hark!”, we follow the beat of a modern carol that has gained worldwide fame, yet was composed almost while napping. It i...
We Three Kings
To kick off the fourth season of “Hark! The stories behind our favorite Christmas carols” we’re embarking on an adventure to learn about an...
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
Our final episode of Hark! this season departs from the usual nativity of Christ in a manger, surrounded by shepherds and angels on high. In...
Go Tell It on the Mountain
We’re looking at a song that is indisputably a Christmas carol but with a reach that extends to every season – “Go Tell It on the Mountain.”...
The Wexford Carol
“The Wexford Carol” is heralded as Ireland’s oldest recorded Christmas carol. It’s been performed by world class cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Americ...
O Holy Night
Hark! Season 3 debuts with a crowd favorite- “O Holy Night.” Born as a French poem in 1843, and set to music a few years later, this carol w...
COMING SOON: Hark! Season 3
Hark! Season 3 debuts November 26 with new episodes dropping every Sunday leading up to Christmas. Be sure to follow Hark! on your favorite...
Joy to the World
For our last episode of the season, we’re blasting “Joy to the World” a carol that for many is synonymous with Christmas, but which has almo...
In the Bleak Midwinter
“In the Bleak Midwinter” is the greatest carol of all time! Or, that’s what choir directors and choral experts across the U.S. and the U.K....
The Huron Carol (‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime)
The Huron Carol may not be especially well-known by Americans, but in Canada, this song is a national treasure! It has been performed by som...
Good King Wenceslas
We’re traveling to bitter-cold Bohemia to dig deep into the story of a 10th-century duke turned king turned saint: Good King Wenceslas. The...
Carol of the Bells
We’re ringing in the second season of Hark! with “Carol of the Bells,” or “Shchedryk.” Originally derived from a Ukrainian folk song, this C...
Silent Night
It is hard to imagine a midnight Mass on Christmas Eve without Silent Night. Musicians may treat it differently—singing it a cappella, with...
Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful)
O Come, All Ye Faithful is a rousing, controversial and some might even say, miraculous Christmas carol! And it’s believed to have a subvers...
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