Jillian Sederholm, News Director Read more of EW's coverage of Silent Night. Cher and Kelly Clarkson have proven it's possible to launch a new Christmas classic in the 21st century, but Sia ...

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 ...

I can only imagine having been in the lonely, cold, muddy trench when suddenly voices were raised in simultaneous song: “Silent Night,” “Nuit Silencieuse,” “Stille Nacht.” A ...

4. It was originally composed for guitar Although Franz Gruber was an organist, he composed the music for Silent Night on guitar. A commonly held myth is that this was because the church organ was ...

Mack Wilberg was chosen for the commission, and his crystalline arrangement of “Silent Night” was premiered at the 2006 “Christmas at Luther” concert. The shimmering orchestration and ...