In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Easter Monday being celebrated as public holidays. The ...

Orthodox Easter occurs anywhere from mid-April to early May. Easter is celebrated in Cyprus as the holiest day of the Christian year and the whole of Holy Week, from Palm Sunday till Easter Sunday, is ...

Lent is a period of 40 days of fasting and prayer leading up to Easter. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Saturday, just before Easter Sunday. The word "Lent" comes from the word ...

A ranking of the top songs based on streaming and sales activity from within the country- as tracked by Luminate. The ranking is based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams ...

Knowing Easter dates for the next 10 years and beyond makes planning simple. And, if you’re looking ahead even further, we've got the Easter dates for the next 20 years you need! Whether you’re ...

The week’s most popular Afrobeats songs, ranked by a weighted formula incorporating official streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of leading audio and video music services ...

Thanks to the power of social media and film syncs, classic songs are getting reintroduced to a new generation of fans. What songs are currently trending online? Well, the path to virality ...

The empty tomb In the reading from John’s Gospel for this Easter Sunday we are told that Mary Magdalene “came to the tomb early, while it was still dark…” (Jn. 20:1). We know from Luke’s ...

“The first album I ever bought was ‘Hunky Dory,’” said the actress and author, “and all those songs, every single one, is amazing.” In “Farewell to Manzanar,” she wrote about the ...

If you've ever been to an Irish wake, you'll know that while it can be a sad affair, Irish wake songs and Irish wake customs make it easier, if possible, the grieve the one you've lost.

January 17, 2025 • NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes aboard Kara Manning of New York City public radio station WFUV to discuss the best new albums hitting streaming services on Friday, Jan. 17.

January 14, 2025 • Japanese Breakfast (Michelle Zauner) is back with her first new album since her memoir, Crying in H Mart, blew up. We've got the first single from it, plus a Sufjan Stevens ...