As familiar carols fill the season, we’re reminded that Christmas music has deep roots, reaching back to the fourth century with one of the earliest known hymns, Jesus Refulsit Omnium, written by St. Hilary of Poitiers.
An ancient hymn proclaiming Christ’s birth
Students’ Christmas caroling is welcome therapy for seniors at Catholic Charities center
If music therapy is a proven memory and mood booster for the elderly, Christmas carols and holiday festivities may be the strongest of medicines, said organizers of such an event at an adult day care center in the Archdiocese of Miami.