{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Why Christmas carols endure as popular music changes","publication_date":"December 24, 2025","summary":"From “Silent Night” to “Jingle Bells,” Christmas carols are some of the most familiar songs of the season, and some of the oldest. Stephanie Sy explores why most popular music changes with time, but many of these old tunes have endured.","author_name":"By Stephanie Sy, Sarah Clune Hartman, Jenna Bloom, Mary Fecteau, ideastream","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2025\/12\/41e91e141833278bfb2031ddd48c47a9-carolsthrutime-1024x683.jpg","thumbnail_height":683,"thumbnail_width":1024}