Christmas music: 5 cool new songs to add to your Dec. 25 playlist

Michael W. Smith, Tasha Layton, Matthew West, Elevation Worship, Anne Wilson have all recorded excellent Christmas songs in ...
The Press Democrat

Jason Windus, Santa Rosa man behind famed mannequin displays, homeless outreach, dies at 51

Santa Rosa native Jason Windus was open about the harsh challenges he’d encountered in life. After he got clean, founded his ...

Chicago In Memoriam: 62 notable Chicagoans who passed away in 2025

Each year, CBS News Chicago remembers some of the many people who made the city tick through a variety of talents and achievements. Here are 62 people whose memories Chicago is honoring in 2025.
The Comanche Chief

Emmanuel – Is God with You or Against You?

Clay Center, Kansas - In the 1980s, Michael W. Smith wrote the lyrics to the Christmas song, Emmanuel. His friend and fellow ...

Contemporary Christian music pioneer reflects on career, friendship with Amy Grant ahead of Belmont performances

Contemporary Christian music pioneer Michael W. Smith headlines Belmont's Fisher Center this weekend with a full-orchestra ...
Kokomo Tribune

Bit by bit, small US groups chip away at historic levels of social isolation

Americans are disconnected from each other at historic levels, buffeted by what a former surgeon general calls an “epidemic ...