Much of our Christmas music, both sacred and secular, is actually Advent music, expressing a longing for a Christmas to come. True Christmas music is about the longing fulfilled, expressing the ...

Advent for some Christian denominations is a penitential season of waiting and longing in the four weeks before Christmas. The consumer-driven holiday season often overlooks the Advent themes of ...

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 ...

Advent music is not the same as Christmas music. Yes, both are usually played around the same time. But they are not the same. Advent expresses longing, waiting, deep desire. Advent expresses the ...

Many Catholic Advent hymns focus on the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, such as “Rorate Caeli (Drop down, ye Heavens.” In recent years, Brett McCraken of The Gospel Coalition network has created ...

This is a piece of music that shaped everything I love about the medium. Live orchestral recordings are a testament to the power of the eternal moment. This, as Jesus shows us, is a chief ...

(RNS) — 'It also feels like a particularly good year for Advent. It feels like, this has been a whole Advent year, a whole Advent two years,' said The Porter’s Gate founder. (RNS) — The newest album ...

Collections of Christmas music often include a few popular Advent hymns sung in Protestant services and even in Christmas parties, such as "Joy to the World," "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" and, ...

Christ Episcopal Church will host a series of Advent music programs and Evensong services during the season of Advent. Beginning Sunday, a program of seasonal Advent music will be offered at 4 p.m. An ...

Advent Lessons and Carols. Join the St. Cecilia Music Guild on Sunday, December 6, 2026, at 5 p.m. for a beautiful and reflective service of Advent Lessons and Carols, featuring t ...

This year, for Advent, we at the Benedict XVI Institute for Sacred Music and Divine Worship are launching something new: “A Very Marian Advent Prayer Service.” Every year, many of us (including me) ...