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, ...

A SONG FOR THE WORLD – A SPECIAL ON THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS CHRISTMAS CAROL NARRATED BY HUGH BONNEVILLE – A musical film documentary about the creation and cultural impact of the world's most famous ...

Joseph Franz Mohr (1792–1848) was an Austrian priest and lyricist of the beloved Christmas carol “Silent Night.” Born in Salzburg to humble beginnings, Mohr was drawn to faith and music from a young ...

The gentle, familiar lyrics will emanate across the world on Christmas Eve, at church services, across radio airwaves and through living room speakers. Silent night, holy night. It’s a song that ...

In 2018, the popular Christmas carol ‘Silent Night’ celebrated the 200th anniversary of its first performance. The lyrics to ‘Silent Night’ were written by Austrian Roman Catholic priest Joseph Mohr ...

A Stratford elementary school music teacher's decision to have students try singing different lyrics to "Silent Night" was met with disapproval after a parent called in to complain on a morning radio ...

There’s nothing quite like a few bars of our favourite Christmas carol to get us in the festive spirit. Sure, by the time January rolls around, we’ve usually had our fill of sleigh bells and mistletoe ...

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 ...

Silent Night is one of the world’s most loved Christmas carols. This film tells its story - from the composition, to the meaning of the lyrics, to how Silent Night was declared an Intangible Cultural ...