Christmas carols

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The Shrine of Santa Maria della Consolazione in Deliceto, Italy, where St. Alphonsus Liguori was inspired to write and compose the famous Italian Christmas carol, “Tu Scendi dalle Stelle,” in 1744.

The story behind Italy’s favorite Christmas carol

Dec 25, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Christmas song, written and composed by St. Alphonsus Liguori in the mid-18th century, describes Christ, King and Creator, coming... Read more

The Silent Night Memorial Chapel in Oberndorf, Austria, in December 2024. The building stands on the rubble of the original St. Nicholas Church, where “Silent Night” was first performed in 1818.

‘Christ, the Savior, is here:’ 200 years of ‘Silent Night’ in its Austrian birthplace

Dec 24, 2024

By Rudolf Gehrig

More than 200 years later, the carol is sung in over 300 languages and was even praised by Pope Francis... Read more

Appalachian folk band Scythian.

Rediscover ‘original beauty’ of Christmas music with Scythian’s new ‘Christmas Out at Sea’

Dec 20, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Scythian, an Irish folk band headlined by two Catholic brothers, wants to help you “rediscover the original beauty” of Christmas... Read more

The statue of Saint Wenceslas (Pomník svatého Václava) in the eponymous square in Prague, depicts Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia in Prague, Czech Republic, May 23, 2009.

A Christmas message in September: How ‘Good King Wenceslas’ inspired his people to follow God

Sep 28, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

We know him by the famous Christmas carol, but Wenceslaus I was known to be a man of deep faith... Read more

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Here are your favorite Christmas carols (kind of)

Dec 27, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

For the second year in a row, we at CNA conducted an informal poll on social media to determine which... Read more