It was composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics written by Joseph Mohr in the town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria.
The lyrics were written by Fr Josef Mohr. The melody was composed by Franz Gruber.
It is from Silent Night Christmas Carol.
a silent night
The origin of the Christmas carol we know as Silent Night was a poem that was written in 1816 by an Austrian priest called Joseph Mohr. On Christmas Eve in 1818 in the small alpine village called Oberndorf it is reputed that the organ at St. Nicholas Church had broken. Joseph Mohr gave the poem of Silent Night (Stille Nacht) to his friend Franz Xavier Gruber and the melody for Silent Night was composed with this in mind. The music to Silent Night was therefore intended for a guitar and the simple score was finished in time for Midnight Mass. Silent Night is the most famous Christmas carol of all time! I found the preceding paragraph concerning Silent Night on a web site while looking for the words to the music. As shown above, the music was written for a guitar, and played by Franz Grueber (as spelled in my Hymnal). Otherwise, Oberndorf truly would have had a silent night that Christmas eve in 1818.
That's the original German text for the carol "Silent Night."
Silent Night
The Christmas carol "Silent Night" was composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber, with lyrics written by Josef Mohr. It was first performed on Christmas Eve of that year in Austria.
Silent Night The Story of the Christmas Carol - 1953 was released on: USA: 1953
The lyrics were written by Fr Josef Mohr. The melody was composed by Franz Gruber.
It is from Silent Night Christmas Carol.
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The silent version of "A Christmas Carol" is titled "Scrooge." It is a 1935 British film adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic story.
a silent night