The origin of the Christmas carol we know as Silent Night was a poem that was written in 1816 by an Austrian priest called Joseph Mohr. On Christmas Eve in 1818 in the small alpine village called ...

Themes: Christmas; festivals; special days; music; friendship. Summary: The much-loved carol 'Silent Night' was first performed on Christmas Eve, 1818. Originally it was sung to a simple guitar ...

Silent Night is a favourite Christmas song, and most people would be forgiven for thinking it was a traditional English carol. Yet the original song was not written in English but in German. In fact, ...

The origin of the Christmas carol we know as Silent Night was a poem that was written in 1816 by an Austrian priest called Joseph Mohr. On Christmas Eve in 1818 in the small alpine village called ...

and they’re all clustering hungrily around “Little Drummer Boy”, “Silent Night” and “Carol of the Bells”. “Oh Come, All Ye Faithful”? Scarcely a nibble – unless you count ...

people have come together to sing a carol from their doorsteps instead. Silent Night was chosen by the Church in Wales for people to sing at 19:00 GMT on Christmas Eve. The Reverend Kevin Ellis ...

The Temptations’ much-acclaimed version of the evergreen Christmas carol ‘Silent Night’ is the latest in the series of classic holiday tunes to receive new animated music video treatments ...

Themes: Christmas; festivals; special days; music; friendship. Summary: The much-loved carol 'Silent Night' was first performed on Christmas Eve, 1818. Originally it was sung to a simple guitar ...

13-minute documentary taking a look at the song "Silent Night" from the time it was written to the music and finally to it being performed across the world.