Going to hell is usually a tough break. But the poet Michael Palma doesn't seem to mind. The challenge to approaching a ...

If you’ve done holiday shopping for kids, you know that sounds toys make—like twangs from colorful xylophones and electronic bleeps and bloops. What if toy sounds were transformed into fun music for ...

Cellist Maya Beiser has reimagined Terry Riley's pioneering work In C, which helped launch the style of music called ...

All month, we have been hearing about various ALL THINGS CONSIDERED staffers' favorite Christmas movies. Well, "The Muppet ...

Trevor Gordon Hall is a master finger-style guitarist who also plays a custom-designed instrument called the Kalimbatar, that ...

It's the annual holiday favorite - A Victorian Christmas, with David Bouchier. David shares seasonal music and stories about ...

Modern life can be lonely. Some are looking to an old German tradition – of drinking and conversation – to deepen connection ...

The Christmas carol “Twas in the Moon of Wintertime” is also known as the Huron Carol. It’s a 17th century Canadian Christmas ...

Ghanaian photojournalist Paul Ninson was thrilled — and surprised. When he came to New York to study photography five years ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jonathan Lane, of the consortium Revolution 250, about why the Battle of Bunker Hill won't be ...

We explore the history of the bells that have become so tied with the Christmas season: jingle bells.

December 21st marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. It's also the start of the winter season. The songs ...