If there's one song that captures the true spirit of Christmas, it must be "Silent Night." The song's message of peace has been sung in more than 300 languages. Everyone from Elvis to Nat King Cole to ...

It’s one of the most emotive Christmas carols. It’s one of the deepest and loveliest, too. It’s “Silent Night.” But what is the history and meaning of the song beyond its tender qualities? That’s what ...

We all know the song, but few know its history. This coming Christmas marks the 200th anniversary of “Silent Night, Holy Night,” the classic song that today is a holiday favorite performed in more ...

The words of “Silent Night,” written by a young Catholic priest in war-ravaged Austria in 1816, and their accompanying melody composed two years later by a schoolteacher, have resonated with people ...

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 ...

Earliest surviving manuscript of “Silent Night,” in the handwriting of the Rev. Joseph Mohr. (photo: Salzburg Museum). The hills around Salzburg are alive, we hear, “alive with the sound of music.” ...

Silent Night, Holy Night, the heroes journey of young Joseph Mohr, in 1818, creating the world's most famous Christmas song. The real life story of the song is told as fictional story.