‘Herod characters’ began to appear in Christmas and New Year rituals, in reference to the story of Herod the Great massacring the innocents. The words of old carols reflect folk apocrypha and contain ...

They are interspersed with carols old and new, sung by the world famous Chapel Choir who also lead the congregation in traditional Christmas hymns.

The Old Vic has announced that A Christmas Carol will return for its ninth consecutive year. Adapted by Jack Thorne and directed by Matthew Warchus, the production has become a fixture in the ...

When we think of a carol, we immediately make an association with Christmas, but originally to 'carole’ meant to dance. The word itself comes from the old French word 'caroler' meaning a song to ...

Right on cue, a clear treble voice rises through the dusk singing an age-old Christmas carol. The Festival has begun. The Trinity College Choir will celebrate “A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols”, ...

Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" was first published almost 200 years ago. It tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a greedy man in need of a little Christmas spirit. Next weekend, audiences ...

But the Old Globe’s new, stripped-down version ... Dickens’ words and his own spellbinding performance. “A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story Told by Jefferson Mays,” directed by Barry ...

Both charitable efforts are at least decades old. Christmas Carol is the oldest, in its 48th year this holiday season, and WALY Warmth celebrates its landmark year in 2019, reaching its 30th ...