The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly.

He has more than 25 years’ experience at PEOPLE covering the royals, human interest and celebrity. HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Kate Middleton spread holiday cheer at her annual Christmas carol ...

Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol to raise awareness of some of the problems in Victorian society. He thought that many of these problems could be solved if people were kinder to each other.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens documents your change from an old, self-centered miser to a person concerned with ...

This year's Christmas carol concert is linked to Princess Kate ... things that the Princess has led on this year,” Ross tells PEOPLE. Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage?

Learn the story behind "Carol of the Bells" and its interesting lyrics by understanding how Mykola Leontovych’s masterpiece ...