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"Silent Night" (German: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht") is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. [1] It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011. [ 2 ]
Franz Xaver Gruber (25 November 1787 – 7 June 1863) was an Austrian primary school teacher, church organist and composer in the village of Arnsdorf, who is best known for composing the music to "Stille Nacht" ("Silent Night").
Stille Nacht by Joseph Mohr. On a cold Christmas Eve in 1818, Mohr walked the three kilometres from his home in Oberndorf bei Salzburg to visit his friend Franz Xaver Gruber in the neighbouring town of Arnsdorf bei Laufen. Mohr brought with him a poem he had written some two years earlier.
Young is well known for his translation of the famous German Christmas carol Silent Night into English in 1859. His English translation is the most frequently sung English text today. It was translated from three of Joseph Mohr original six verses and first published in a 16-page pamphlet titled Carols For Christmas Tide. [7]
The Christmas carol "Stille Nacht" ("Silent Night") was first performed in the church in 1818. A first church in the area, at Altach, was mentioned in the 12th century. It was known as the Schifferkirche St. Nikola or simply St. Nikola. After it burned down in 1757, it was rebuilt in Baroque style and became the parish church of Oberndorf.
The Silent Night Chapel (German: Stille-Nacht-Kapelle) is located in the town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg in the Austrian province of Salzburg, and is a monument to the Christmas carol "Silent Night", its lyricist Joseph Mohr, and its composer Franz Xaver Gruber.
"Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht" Josef Mohr / Franz Xaver Gruber: 1818 "Silent Night", in the English translation by John Freeman Young "Süßer die Glocken nie klingen" ("The Bells Never Sound Sweeter") traditional /Wilhelm Kritzinger "Tausend Sterne sind ein Dom" ("Thousands of Stars form a dome") Siegfried Köhler: 1946
Christmas Medley: "Silent Night, Holy Night (Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht)"/ "Snow Falls Over the Ground (Leise Rieselt Der Schnee)" / "Hear Ye the Message" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr, Eduard Ebel, Frank Farian, Fred Jay) – 6:20 The 2nd verse of "Silent Night" is sung in German on the German LP release but in English on the UK release.