It is a time of organization. Christmas gift lists, candy cane cookies and car trips to arrange. Without so much order, the pressure at this time of year can crush you. The Crosssgates Mall food court ...

Feeling a little grumpy or overwhelmed at the holidays? David Gelatt prescribes a little "Hallelujah Chorus" for you. The 1741 work by George Frideric Handel, with its soaring melodies and thundering ...

With Easter come some staples: Peeps, egg hunts and, for churchgoers, George Frideric Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. It's the five-minute piece often sung at the end of the service on Easter. The music ...

Hundreds of shoppers at Central Market got a glorious surprise Saturday morning when at least 125 people around them suddenly began singing the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's "Messiah." At 9:30 a.m ...

For the 25th year, Moraine Valley Community College inaugurated the Christmas season with a sing-along presentation of Handel’s “Messiah” last weekend. Moraine Valley’s presentation is a good concert ...

Lima Senior graduate CJ Brincefield returned to his alma mater Thursday to rehearse with the the high school choirs ahead of their Holiday in Harmony recital. Brincefield will direct the “Hallelujah ...

Perhaps the greatest musical piece ever written is George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” with its famous “Hallelujah Chorus.” Handel worked on it from Aug. 22-Sept. 14, 1741, hardly stopping to eat ...

The "Hallelujah Chorus," from George Frideric Handel's Messiah, is such an iconic piece of music — and is so ingrained as a Christmas tradition — that it's easy to take its exuberance and its ...

Although the Messiah is often associated with Christmas, Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus originally was conceived as a work for Easter. Our documentary, “Hallelujah People!” traces the origins and the ...