Silent night
By Krisss
@Krisss (1231)
Australia
November 27, 2006 6:57pm CST
Is such a classic Christmas Carol, but did you know traditionally it should not be played before Christmas eve?
I didn't know this until last year when I went to the place in Austria where the song was written.
"Silent Night" has become an anchor for Christmas celebrations throughout the world. Its lullaby-like melody and simple message of heavenly peace can be heard from small town street corners in mid-America to magnificent cathedrals in Europe and from outdoor candlelight concerts in Australia to palm thatched huts in northern Peru.
During the 182 year history of the world's best loved carol, many legends have been created by well-meaning people to convey the story of how "Stille Nacht" was created. Research during the latter half of the 20th Century has added a great deal of knowledge about the creation of this hymn of heavenly peace.
2 responses
@AndreaM76 (1164)
• United States
2 Dec 06
my best memory of this song is that we would havea Christmas program every year at church and the last thing we did was have a candlelight ceremony where we sang acapella Silent Night. it was such a warm peaceful feeling and a very dear memory.
