Hark! The stories behind our favorite Christmas carols

By America Media

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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’ birth. Even in popular culture, these iconic jingles capture a warmth, a cheer and a nostalgia that transcends religious belonging. But where do these beloved yuletide songs come from? What inspired the people who composed them? How did they become popular and even mainstream? And what impact do their ancient Christian messages have on an increasingly post-Christian culture? America Media presents “Hark!” a podcast on the meaning and the making of our most beloved Christmas carols and their time-honored traditions. 

Episode Date
The Little Drummer Boy
Dec 02, 2024
We Three Kings
Nov 29, 2024
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
Dec 17, 2023
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Dec 14, 2023
The Wexford Carol
Dec 03, 2023
O Holy Night
Nov 27, 2023
COMING SOON: Hark! Season 3
Nov 10, 2023
Joy to the World
Dec 24, 2022
In the Bleak Midwinter
Dec 18, 2022
The Huron Carol (‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime)
Dec 11, 2022
Good King Wenceslas
Dec 04, 2022
Carol of the Bells
Nov 27, 2022
Silent Night
Dec 24, 2021
Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful)
Dec 19, 2021
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Dec 12, 2021
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Dec 05, 2021
The history of Christmas carols
Nov 28, 2021
Hark! The stories of our favorite Christmas carols - AVAILABLE NOW
Nov 16, 2021