He played the Christmas hymn shared in Sunday’s video message in a living room filled with nativity scenes. At the end of the message he smiles and says, “Merry Christmas!” “Silent Night ...

Mohr's manuscript was lost, leading to confusion about the song's authorship, until his handwritten version resurfaced in 1995. By then, 'Silent Night' had been translated into over 300 languages ...

who translated hymns as a hobby. 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 ...

Southwest Minnesota State University Theatre Program celebrates the holiday season with a staged reading of “Silent Night: The (Mostly) True Story of the World’s Most Beloved Carol” by Peter ...

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 ...