Earliest surviving manuscript of “Silent Night,” in the handwriting of the Rev. Joseph Mohr. (photo: Salzburg Museum). The hills around Salzburg are alive, we hear, “alive with the sound of music.” ...

It’s one of the most emotive Christmas carols. It’s one of the deepest and loveliest, too. It’s “Silent Night.” But what is the history and meaning of the song beyond its tender qualities? That’s what ...

(RNS) — For countless churchgoers, 'Silent Night' brings a moment of quiet reflection that captures what Christmas is all about — even if church mice have nothing to do with it. (RNS) — It was the ...

Over the centuries, hundreds of Christmas carols have been composed. Many fall quickly into obscurity. Its origins – in a small Alpine town in the Austrian countryside – were far humbler. I’m a ...

“Silent Night” is not that silent after all. The 19th-century Austrian Christmas carol has been covered so many times by so many artists that if you take the 2 minutes and 40 seconds of Bing Crosby’s ...

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Christmas carol “O Holy Night” ranked first in a list of hymns most played in December at Christian churches in the United States. “O Come All Ye Faithful” and “Silent Night” ...

Somebody is going to be playing Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas.” And somebody is going to be playing The Temptations’ “Silent Night.” The two songs, one an original that debuted in 1970, the other, ...

The performance will air on Dec. 10 during the CW's "Silent Night – A Song for the World" musical documentary Kelly Clarkson and the Vienna Boys Choir are filling a "Silent Night" with music. For the ...

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