Discover the ‘Swiss Psalm’, and why it took over a century to become Switzerland’s official national anthem in 1961. The Switzerland National Anthem, translated as the ‘Swiss Psalm’ from its various ...

Excerpts from the three finalists, each in a different language Football fans tuning into this week's England-Switzerland match may have noticed that, when their national anthem was played, many of ...

More than 200 budding Swiss songwriters have entered a public competition to come up with a new, more rousing national anthem, according to organisers who want to ditch a traditional work many view as ...

Likened to a weather forecast crossed with a church hymn, Switzerland's national anthem could be binned in favour of a new version if campaigners get their way. Too heavy on God and Alpine vistas, the ...

Switzerland wants a new anthem, and its multiyear contest to pick a replacement ends this weekend. NPR takes a look at the finalists. UNIDENTIFIED CHOIR #1: (Singing in foreign language). SIEGEL: It's ...

IN 1841 Alberich Zwyssig, a Swiss monk, played a new solemn tune to a handful of residents in the Swiss city of Zug. It proved a hit. As his hymn gained popularity in several of Switzerland's member ...

ZURICH (Reuters) – More than 200 budding Swiss songwriters have entered a public competition to come up with a new, more rousing national anthem, according to organizers who want to ditch a ...

Football fans tuning into this week's England-Switzerland match may have noticed that, when their national anthem was played, many of the Swiss players were not exactly singing along enthusiastically.