The gentle, familiar lyrics will emanate across the world on Christmas Eve, at church services, across radio airwaves and through living room speakers. Silent night, holy night. It’s a song that ...
Silent Night is one of the world’s most loved Christmas carols. This film tells its story - from the composition, to the meaning of the lyrics, to how Silent Night was declared an Intangible Cultural ...
CBC.ca: How Silent Night became the Christmas song that stopped World War I
How Silent Night became the Christmas song that stopped World War I
NJ.com: How ‘Silent Night’ became the most popular Christmas song of all time
How ‘Silent Night’ became the most popular Christmas song of all time
Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr are best known for composing the timeless Christmas carol Silent Night. Gruber, a schoolteacher and church organist, composed the melody, while Mohr, a young priest, ...