Some like the gentleness of Silent Night, other the haunting spirituality of The Huron Carol, still others the exultation in Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful. For me, the ultimate Christmas carol – the ...

Even heard in modern synthesizer arrangements, the melody of the carol "Good King Wenceslas" brings the words and images of the story into my head: "Good King Wenceslas looked out / on the Feast of ...

Celebrating the feast day of the most famous figure in Czech history, a 10th century ruler known around the world as “Good King Wenceslas” thanks to the popular Christmas carol, Pope Benedict XVI ...

Sheet music of "Good King Wenceslas" in a biscuit container from 1913, preserved at the Victoria and Albert Museum. (Wikimedia) If you’ve listened to this week’s episode of “Hark!” on “Good King ...

This is the real story behind one of today’s best-loved carols... ‘Good King Wenceslas’ may be one of the most popular Christmas carols ever written – but the story behind it is bizarre and gruesome.

Although Carols have been a part of every Christmas that I can remember, my favorites have changed over the years. My early picks seemed to be more secular and centered on Santa, Rudolph and Frosty.

Every December, we sing the carol of Good King Wenceslas, but do you know the true story behind it? The festive tune, penned by English hymn writer and translator John Mason Neale in 1853, echoes ...