A Christmas favorite of many is Handel’s Messiah. I have even heard that the opening lines of its Hallelujah Chorus are the most recognizable piece of music the world over. One time I was with ...

“Messiah,” George Frederic Handel’s great oratorio, has become a ubiquitous part of Christmas celebrations worldwide — and yet it was written for Easter.

Review: Handel's 'Messiah,' a Christmas-time treatConductor Jeffrey Thomas will lead the American Bach Society in its annual performance of the “Messiah.”Photo: Gene Kosoy/American Bach Society ...

HANOVER — Handel’s “Messiah:” it’s all about Christmas, right? How many times have you heard its famous “Hallelujah Chorus” in halls decked in green and red?

George Frideric Handel was mainly a composer of operas. In fact, he composed dozens of them. Even though his productions were popular in 18th-century London, Handel had his enemies -- he was a ...

Handel’s Messiah, now as much a part of Christmas as mince pies and mistletoe, is one of the world’s greatest expressions of the Christian faith in music.

When George Frideric Handel first performed his epic oratorio”Messiah” on April 13, 1742, in Dublin, it was presented as afundraiser for the Irish city’s charities. So from the ve… ...

Just about every musical organization, it seems, celebrates Christmas with performances of Handel’s “Messiah.” But the wisest of them, including the San Francisco Symphony, make sure to ...

Christmas 2015 I: Handel’s Messiah article by C. Michael Bailey, published on November 22, 2015 at All About Jazz. Find more Bailey's Bundles articles ...

It’s December, so you’re probably starting to hear Christmas music everywhere. “Jingle Bells,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Baby It’s Cold Outside” are all favorites, but what about ...