When “Santa Baby” starts playing at the grocery store, I thank God I’m Catholic and try not to hum along! That can be difficult because it is a catchy—if irritating—tune. During the Advent season, we ...

Last year, America published “An (unconventional) Advent Playlist,” an article including two playlists by Karen Nielsen and Rogelio Juárez, in response to a friend’s lament that “‘O Come, O Come ...

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 ...

I entered parish ministry with a fair amount of idealism, particularly liturgical idealism. Inconveniently, the liturgical proclivities I picked up in seminary were not especially popular with my ...

The First Sunday of Advent 2022 is Nov. 27, exactly four weeks before the Sunday of Christmas this year, and while the Church provides this time to allow you to be caught by the joy of the Incarnation ...

Following the Trail of Death Comes for the Archbishop in Santa Fe Don’t overlook these lesser-known hymns and antiphons in the rush to Christmas. Directing a children’s choir is a bit like flying a ...

Christmas is Dean Whiteway’s favorite holiday, and he says the season’s music is one of the biggest reasons why. Whiteway has collected Christmas music during almost 50 years of playing the organ. He ...