200 years of Silent Night
By ARM
@responsiveme (22923)
India
December 21, 2018 8:52pm CST
With Christmas round the corner,it's the news of the season which is doing the rounds. As I sip my first cup of tea and open the newspaper, the story about the much loved carol catches my eye.
2018 marked 200 years since this carol was performed .Celebrations of this anniversary will end at a special performance on 24th December in the Oberndorf village of Salzburg in Austria.
I am not of the Christian faith but I celebrate Christmas in my own way.I believe it is a season for goodwill among men. And this carol fills me with a quietness and hope that I cherish
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
22 Dec 18
@responsiveme All the songs are a lot better in their language of origin.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
22 Dec 18
I will listen to the German version tonight though I won't understand the words. Thanks for suggesting.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
22 Dec 18
Well that's sweet, that you can enjoy these songs and see the good in the season and be blessed by it.
It's hard to believe that song is that old.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
24 Dec 18
@responsiveme You too. Do you give gifts too or just enjoy the songs?
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
24 Dec 18
@MarshaMusselman I give gifts to people who do not have the same priveleges as me and to friends and family, visit a church and pray , enjoy the decorations, take part in the carol singing.
Have even been part of Nativity play during school.
PS...Wrote a Christmas story as part of the 100words challenge on mylot this time
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
26 Dec 18
I never knew the carol was so old - interesting
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
28 Dec 18
@responsiveme it is a beautiful song
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
27 Dec 18
Originally it was in German. Some of the members here have visited Salzburg
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@sofssu (23660)
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29 Dec 18
@responsiveme Wish we could come over and sing it for you.. We have a group pf young talented boys trained by my husband who sing soulfully.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
29 Dec 18
@sofssu will do sometime... I used to think you were somewhere in mid Europe.
Now it is do able..Maybe next Christmas
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
28 Dec 18
Hello, nice to hear from you.
Traditional is always good for me too.
Wishing you peace and contentment this festive season
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
22 Dec 18
Merry Christmas to you and yours .Wishing you peace and contentment
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@Courage7 (19626)
• United States
23 Dec 18
@responsiveme Yes even if we listen to Silent Night for 200 years straight can we live that long? LOL jk
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@valmnz (17095)
• New Zealand
24 Dec 18
@responsiveme and Merry Christmas from a rather wet New Zealand Christmas morning.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
24 Dec 18
Thank you. It is indeed a song that gives out the essence of Christmas.
Wishing you a joyous Christmas
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
23 Dec 18
Not a Christian here either. But I DO celebrate Christmas. I am an odd atheist I suppose. I even insist on saying Merry Christmas. Either way, there is a radio program back home in Wisconsin (The Dan O'Donnel Show on WISN) that I still listen to on iHeart Radio where he does around this time of year the history of Christmas songs. Quite interesting this one, which I don't recall him doing. I did not realize this song was that old.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
24 Dec 18
Merry Christmas. May peace with you and yours.
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@porwest (112876)
• United States
26 Dec 18
@responsiveme And to you as well. Thank you.
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@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
23 Dec 18
@responsiveme I celebrate Christmas on January 7th
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@KOLAMsegaran1 (4137)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
22 Dec 18
That's very nice of you I guess
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@KOLAMsegaran1 (4137)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
23 Dec 18
@responsiveme yes that sounds really good
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
23 Dec 18
it certainly calms the soul with love
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
22 Dec 18
I have so many singers doing it on youtube and give all of them an opportunity to entertain me
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
23 Dec 18
Its a favorite of mine too, I only know it in English, I would love to hear Anna sing it in German.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
23 Dec 18
I heard it in German after reading her response
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 Dec 18
i love this Christmas song especially if sang solo.
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