and the story of “Silent Night” and its meteoric rise to worldwide fame has always fascinated me. The song’s lyrics were originally written in German just after the end of the Napoleonic ...

They didn't know it then, but their song 'Silent Night' would one day be sung all around the world at Christmas. Who wrote the words of the Christmas carol 'Silent Night'? (Father Joseph ...

Confusion reigned over the song’s authorship until 1995 Although ... Joseph Mohr naturally wrote the lyrics to Silent Night in his native language – the original title being ‘Stille Nacht ...

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 ...