Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr are best known for composing the timeless Christmas carol Silent Night. Gruber, a schoolteacher and church organist, composed the melody, while Mohr, a young priest, ...

Joseph Franz Mohr (1792–1848) was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest and lyricist well known for his creation of the timeless Christmas carol Stille Nacht. He was raised in modest circumstances and ...

This undated score, written by Joseph Mohr and titled 'Weynachts Lied' ('Christmas Carol'), is the earliest known surviving copy of 'Silent Night.' Salzburg Museum Over the centuries, hundreds of ...

From Julie Andrews to Kelly Clarkson, take a look at ten of the best versions of "Silent Night." By Xavier Piedra “Silent Night” has been a Christmas carol staple that has captured the ears of several ...

During the Friday, Dec. 12 episode of her eponymous talk show, Clarkson introduced The Temptations to give a special ...

Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania (CASP) is encouraging all Christians to join in a socially distant, yet spiritually unified, “Silent Night” singalong on Christmas Eve. The event will ...

It was the night before Christmas, and not a creature was stirring. Except for the mice at St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf, Austria, who were busy chewing through the bellows of the organ. Their ...

(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 ...

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” ...

Over the centuries, hundreds of Christmas carols have been composed. Many fall quickly into obscurity. Not “Silent Night.” Translated into at least 300 languages, designated by UNESCO as a treasured ...