Jewish singer Debbie Friedman, who died in 2011, wrote “Miriam’s Song,” adapting ... Not surprisingly, praise and gratitude ...

W hen you think of Thanksgiving Day, what is the first thing that comes to mind? For many of us, the first thing we think ...

When I was in the fifth grade, our class was picked from the whole school to present a Thanksgiving program for the community ...

On Sunday, Nov. 26, 1899, the newspaper shared a new song, “A Hymn to Thanksgiving,” composed and written expressly for the ...

When you think of holiday music, Thanksgiving probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But since it's a time for ...

For me Thanksgiving is defined by feasting on turkey and all the trimmings including Gulliver’s creamed corn (a traditional ...

We were still trying to help our children cope with the unavoidable fear of losing mommy. And, yes, I had moments when I felt discouraged, puzzled and downright scared. But in the midst of it all, I ...

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With the displays of Christmas lights, decorations, music and more popping up everywhere, it’s almost easy to forget that the ...

Even a simple-sounding Thanksgiving hymn like “We Gather Together” contains no fewer than 11 allusions to particular psalms. Over the past 30 years, the booming genre of contemporary worship music, ...