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 ...

Jillian Sederholm, News Director Read more of EW's coverage of Silent Night. Cher and Kelly Clarkson have proven it's possible to launch a new Christmas classic in the 21st century, but Sia ...

4. It was originally composed for guitar Although Franz Gruber was an organist, he composed the music for Silent Night on guitar. A commonly held myth is that this was because the church organ was ...

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 ...

Supported by a choir of 100 young singers wearing matching Hawaiian shirts, Tongi delivered a soulful rendition of Silent Night, arranged by his music director and JUNO Award-winning singer ...

Gruber could and Stille Nacht — Silent Night — duly made its debut ... Brooks asked Holy Trinity’s organist, Lewis Redner, to set the words to music — and the ‘American’ version still has a completely ...

Mack Wilberg was chosen for the commission, and his crystalline arrangement of “Silent Night” was premiered at the 2006 “Christmas at Luther” concert. The shimmering orchestration and ...