Vocal Point Goes Global The music of BYU Vocal Point is going to a much bigger stage. The nine-man a cappella group just signed a recording deal with Decca Gold, Universal Classics, U.S.—part of Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company. Here is Vocal Point's "What Child Is This?"—the first of 20 songs on this BYU Christmas music playlist.

Hark-Worthy Music Noteworthy's latest music video features a combination of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" and "Go Tell It on the Mountain." Don't miss this hearth-warming a cappella mashup.

Five Minutes with Brad In this Christmas fireside, beloved BYU speaker Brad Wilcox shares the legend of how the poinsettia, or "flower of the holy night," became a Christmas symbol, and how it relates to Jesus Christ's message of love and His heavenly gift of grace.

Feel a Little Closer To help make the season bright, the musical group National Parks let BYU Student Alumni use their brand-new single, "Far Away," for this heartfelt Christmas video. If you want to sing along—you will—here's the lyric version, and if you like acoustic—you do—here's the live, raw first take.

Home for the Holidays When the Cossack warriors returned from battle, they were greeted with traditional bread and salt followed by a celebration of music and dance.The International Folk Dance Ensemble's latest video celebrates Hopak, the national dance of Ukraine.

Warming Up Winter BYU grad, YouTube star, and hip-hop violinist Lindsey Stirling performed "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "Carol of the Bells" on the CMA Country Christmas special. Or, if you're looking for something retro and jazzy, here's the title track from her latest album, "Warmer in the Winter."

Top Choral Ensemble Sings of Christmas In their 2018 holiday video, the BYU Singers—conducted by Andrew Crane—perform "Sing We Now of Christmas"; the carol transports the performers from the concert hall to scenic, snowy outdoor scenes.

Package Thief Meets Glitter Trap After someone stole a package from BYU grad and former NASA engineer Mark Rober, the police didn’t do anything about it. So he spent the last six months engineering up some glittery, smelly vigilante justice. And he caught it all on camera.

Killer Season In a near-perfect season, the BYU women’s volleyball team ranked No. 1 in the nation for 11 weeks and hosted an NCAA Regional for the first time since 1986, winning home matches over Florida and Texas. The Cougars traveled to Minneapolis to face Stanford in the final four, losing to the eventual national champs. Heather Olmstead was named National Coach of the Year, Heather Gneiting is the National Freshman of the Year, and BYU had six All-Americans, a program record.

The Gift of Water How do you improve a highly successful water-well drill? Take the BYU drill that has provided clean drinking water to over 2 million people in 33 countries and make it even more portable. See the new SubT Village Drill, redesigned by BYU students, in action in a remote area of Uganda.

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