The story of how the song White Christmas came into existence.

The story of how the America‘s most popular ballet came into existence.

The true story of Good King Wenceslaus

The true story of Carol Of The Bells

The story of how The Christmas Song - or Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire came into existence

The story of Snow Flakes, a little known Gershwin tune that could be a carol in waiting.

The story of Here We Come A Wassailing

A Civil War Christmas is the story of how, the way we celebrate changed during the war!

The story of Silent Night, and the people who wrote it.

The story of "Rise Up Shepherd and Follow," and the preservation of early African American music in America.

The story of how and why the greatest American poet of his day wrote a Christmas song.

The Story Of Carols - "An Olde English Christmas" We often don’t understand the lyrics to our favorite Christmas Songs. So we’ll look at the truth behind An Olde English Christmas. 👍 If you enjoyed this episode check out the film version at: The Story Of Carols   Check Out Some Of Our Favorite Versions of Olde English Christmas Tunes Medley - Jim Holthouser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrTyeNsLGSI God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen The Pentatonix - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5KpZBQ6yGE Ding Dong Merrily On High King's College Choir - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J_2tKCwu7Q Deck The Halls - Nat King Cole - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgEVI8DEkF8   Follow Jim Holthouser on Spotify   To support AEWorks visit us on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/americanentertainmentworks Or donate directly at https://www.aeworks.org Just click DONATE on the home page.   😎 FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA TWITTER: https://twitter.com/aeworksinc FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/AEWorksInc INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/aeworksinc/   For a transcript of this, and episode, sources, and related images visit https://www.aeworks.org/carols   #TheStoryOfCarols #Jim Holthouser   

The unlikely story of the men who wrote O Holy Night and why it was banned as being devoid of religion.

The story of how "Go Tell It On The Mountain," saved an early African American University - and that university saved the song for all of us.