Bing Crosby and Perry Como have been belting out the line for nearly 75 years: “Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to ...

Christmas has always made me nostalgic, but I have come to realize, with something of a jolt— perhaps because I just turned ...

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1: D. When “Jingle Bells” was first published in September 1857, it was originally considered a drinking song. Yuletide revelers would clink their drinking glasses to mimic sleighbells. Its lyrics ...

Answer: C. Inventor Reginald Fessenden played the song on his violin on a Christmas Eve radio broadcast from Brant Rock, Mass., in 1906. A passage from the Book of Luke was also read. Ship operators ...

Like grandfather Irish John, Joe Considine uses his own struggles to help others who struggle. He's an attorney who helps ...

We hear them from one Yuletide after another, the sounds of the season we’ve known and loved for decades. Just how much do ...

Put your knowledge to the test with a quiz on classic Christmas songs, from the origins of "Jingle Bells" to iconic ...

N. Jack “Dusty” Kleiss was awarded the Navy Cross for his exploits during that battle. His life becomes real in the book, ...

Radio producer Long debuts with a serviceable recap of the career of singer Perry Como (1912–2001). Born to Italian immigrants in small-town Canonsburg, Pa., Como grew up influenced by the crooning ...

From religious hymns to classic covers by some of the commonwealth’s best known musicians, PA Local’s holiday playlist spans ...

Christmas is nearly upon us, and it will be a time of giving and receiving. It can also be a time of memories of Christmases past. Most of those memories may be a bit foggy, but we cherish the ones ...