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Did You Know ...
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"Silent Night, or ‘Stille Nacht’ in the original German, was first performed on Christmas Eve 1818 at the Nikolauskirche in Oberndorf, Austria.
The carol began as a poem written by a young priest, Joseph Mohr, who later asked Franz Xaver Gruber, a local schoolteacher and organist, to set it to music with guitar accompaniment, possibly because the church organ had been damaged by flooding. Together, they introduced the piece at that Christmas Eve service. The original church was later destroyed by repeated floods and replaced by the Silent Night Chapel.
The carol has since been translated into more than 300 languages, and in 2011 it was added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list for its enduring message of peace."
The carol began as a poem written by a young priest, Joseph Mohr, who later asked Franz Xaver Gruber, a local schoolteacher and organist, to set it to music with guitar accompaniment, possibly because the church organ had been damaged by flooding. Together, they introduced the piece at that Christmas Eve service. The original church was later destroyed by repeated floods and replaced by the Silent Night Chapel.
The carol has since been translated into more than 300 languages, and in 2011 it was added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list for its enduring message of peace."