Isaac Watts was a renowned hymnwriter whose songs profoundly changed the face of church music. He wrote over 750 hymns, including well-known ones like Joy to the World and When I Survey the Wondrous ...

Isaac Watts’s 1719 paraphrase of Psalm 98 became a Christmas classic when it was set to music by Lowell Mason—the “father of American hymnody”—and it is now one of the most popular Christmas hymns in ...

One of the most famous classic rock songs about an animal is Three Dog Night’s “Joy to the World.” The song is known for the lyric “Jeremiah was a bullfrog.” But it almost was written about a prophet ...

Christian leaders and musicians in nine countries and territories share their favorite Western and local holiday tunes. Christmas songs featuring Jesus don’t top the global charts, as a recent CT ...

Three Dog Night passed on what became the band’s biggest hit. Twice. When country singer and actor Hoyt Axton initially approached the 1970s group with “Joy to the World”—a freewheelin’ tune about a ...

The University of Dayton’s new exhibit brings together two treasured holiday traditions: Nativities and Christmas carols. Joy to the World, which is free and open to the public Nov. 25 to Jan. 17, ...

Broadway star Michael Maliakel joins The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra to sing "Joy To The World." Broadway star Michael Maliakel joins The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra to sing "Joy To The World." ...