This undated score, written by Joseph Mohr and titled 'Weynachts Lied' ('Christmas Carol'), is the earliest known surviving copy of 'Silent Night.' Salzburg Museum Over the centuries, hundreds of ...

On Christmas Eve, people attending services throughout Brooklyn Heights and around the world sang “Silent Night” in candlelit churches. This Christmas carol, beloved around the world, marked its 200th ...

Translated into at least 300 languages, designated by UNESCO as a treasured item of Intangible Cultural Heritage, and arranged in dozens of different musical styles, from heavy metal to gospel, ...

Austria's Salzburg region offers magical Christmas markets, the famous Silent Night Chapel, twinkling lights and festive lake ...

But what is the history and meaning of the song beyond its tender qualities? That’s what we’re going to dive into here today. The Song’s History and Meaning Composed in 1818 by Franz Gruber (not to be ...

Father Kunnappallil, who comes from India, told OSV News that the song speaks to something universal.

“Silent Night” might be one of the sweetest Christmas carols there is, but following the trail of the man who wrote it exactly 200 years ago involves an unexpectedly macabre twist. “The skull is ...

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Assistant Professor of Musicology and Director of the Early Music Program, Florida State University Its origins – in a small Alpine town in the Austrian countryside – were far humbler. I’m a ...