Concertgoers filled Carnegie Hall on a rainy Thursday in October 1922 for a 35-piece performance by the Ukrainian National Choir. It was the first stop on an American tour to promote Ukrainian culture ...

On New Year’s Eve in 1972, a group of Ukrainians set out to carol — a seemingly innocent holiday tradition. But for the KGB, the Soviet Union’s security services, this was no ordinary celebration. As ...

Continue a family tradition or begin a new one by attending one of the many live performances on the calendar in Ames this month.

As we learn from the surprising journeys of several holiday classics, the term defies easy definition. One Christmas I found myself on London’s Oxford Street, admiring the twinkly decorations and ...

Equity actors for the role of EMILY CRATCHITT/AS CAST. *Please note this is a play with music, with folk Christmas songs woven throughout. *Please note all actors aside from Scrooge also play “the ...

First heard in a sleepy English hamlet, a simple folk tune grew into the melody for one of the world's most cherished Christmas carols. O Little Town of Bethlehem began life as an American poem, ...

People around the world have begun celebrating Christmas marking the tradition of exchanging giving and celebrating the ...

If you love holiday music, this is your week. With genres from baroque, classical and medieval to contemporary, you’ll find several ways to enjoy the hymns and carols. Classic holiday tales “A ...