The first known publication of “Go Tell It on the Mountain” is attributed to John Wesley Work, Jr. He published the song in his 1901 book New Jubilee Songs as Sung by the Fisk Jubilee Singers .

"Go Tell It on the Mountain" is inspired by a passage in the Gospel of Luke about spreading Jesus' message, and because it references the story of the Nativity, it's considered a Christmas song.

Country music superstar and proud ambassador Blake Shelton has recorded a rocking and jubilant arrangement of the traditional carol “Go Tell It on the Mountain” as the end credits song of ...

Rascal Flatts and CeCe Winans performed Go Tell It on the Mountain together during 'CMA Country Christmas' 2019.

The Dap-Kings: Sharon Jones Was Singing ‘Go Tell It On The Mountain’ In The Hospital At The End ... too black and too old,” Grammy-winner Jones told her life story with the song, ...

Since the 1950s, the holiday-themed spiritual “Go Tell It on the Mountain” has been covered by dozens of gospel, folk, R&B, rock and country acts. But for 19-year-old Bailey Bryan, raised in ...

This week marks 100 years since James Baldwin's birth. McKinley Melton talks about how Go Tell it on the Mountain showcases Black literature’s complex relationship with Christianity.