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 ...

Joseph Mohr naturally wrote the lyrics to Silent Night in his native language – the original title being ‘Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht’. As the popularity of the carol spread, it was ...

Two traveling folk singing families had added this carol to their performances ... as the Germans want to see how the photos come out!” For me, “Silent Night” has now formed new facets ...

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 ...

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.