What would a Christmas celebration, church service or caroling event be without hearing the soft and sweet tones of “Silent Night?” This year marks the 200th anniversary of when the beloved carol was ...

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 ...

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, ...

We're looking at some of the best-known Christmas songs and the stories behind them. This time: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" (Silent Night, Holy Night). Oberndorf near Salzburg, December 23, 1818: to ...

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 ...

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.” ...

Christmas Eve 2018 marks bicentennial of the classic carol. Silent Night Memorial Chapel in the Austrian village of Oberndorf stands on the original site of St. Nicholas Church, where the Christmas ...

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Britain's most senior Catholic cleric, has slammed the rewriting of traditional carols to reflect the modern obsession with 'diversity' and identity politics. His ire was ...

While I can no longer remember who said it and in which class, I recall being taught in seminary that we learn much of our theology from hymn writers. And, at least for me, there is no greater season ...