Some Chicagoans came to appreciate “Messiah” as a piece of music with appeal that extended beyond its Christian themes.

The lighting of Advent wreath candles is a cherished Christian tradition. Each candle represents a different value with the ...

"Hallelujah" is one of the most frequently covered songs in the entire musical lexicon, but Brett Young practically reinvented it when he performed a stellar version ...

How an unlikely standard by a Jewish Buddhist got cast as a Christmas song. By Alan Light Since the business of Christmas music is growing so fast – it occupies six of the top 10 places on the ...

Why see a show when you can be a show? - singing with Choir! Choir! Choir! "The project is myself and Nobu Adilman," says Daveed Goldman, Co-Director of Choir! Choir! Choir! "We lead the audience ...

No song exists strictly within the milieu that the songwriter imagined for it. The magic of music is in the silent, but very real, interaction between the artist and the audience members, who are free ...

It begins with the violins — orderly and baroque. The choir rises. The audience rises. And before you know it, the concert hall, church, rec center or school auditorium fills with the triumphant sound ...

The late Leonard Cohen's best known song, "Hallelujah," took more than a decade to find its audience. Alan Light, author of the "The Holy or the Broken," talks about the unlikely ascent of the song.