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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

How often do we sing or hear the “Joy to the World” hymn during Christmas? This iconic song, often sung by a choir, carries a profound message of joyful celebration. It challenges us to produce ...

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." ...