National Geographic explores notable biblical figures in our ongoing series People in the Bible, as part of our coverage of the history of the Bible and the search for sacred texts. Many Christmas ...

the Twelve Days of Christmas is the period between Christmas Day, when the birth of Jesus is celebrated, to Three Kings Day, when the manifestation of Jesus’ divinity is marked as it occurred at ...

But what are its origins and what are the lyrics? ‘We Three Kings’ (or ‘We Three Kings of Orient Are’) is an Aeolian mode Christmas carol dating from 1857. The carol was composed by American clergyman ...