On-air challenge: Every answer today involves a Christmas carol or a popular Christmas song. Rearrange the letters of TINSEL to spell a word. Then rearrange the letters of THING to spell a word. The ...

Do you know what bobtails and wassailing are? We have experts explain the meaning of those weird Christmas carol lyrics. Many of our most popular holiday songs are from the 19th century, when ...

Christmas songs fill the airwaves every December, but most people don’t know the surprising stories behind these beloved tunes. Many classic Christmas songs have unexpected origins, from “Jingle Bells ...

Meet Mr. Paworotti, a very vocal Siberian Husky famous for his singing skills and his love of music. He lives to howl, and there’s one song in particular, his dad calls it his “trigger song”, that ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Heather Reed of Eureka Springs, Ark., and puzzle master Will Shortz. Sunday Puzzle: Can you conquer this Christmas carol puzzle? On-air challenge: ...