Silent Night
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (95138)
Daytona Beach, Florida
December 2, 2025 3:15pm CST
Now onto the popular and my favorite Christmas carols. This carol originally was written in German. It was composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber and lyrics by Joseph Mohr in Salzburg, Austria. The carol was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011.
“Silent Night” was first recorded in 1905 and remains among the most popular Christmas songs. It was a part of all the Christmas plays at my grade school and made for one confused grade school kid—me. Why? Because from English I went to Christmas plays at my Latvian school where we sang the same song except in Latvian. Somehow I made it through the holidays.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54356)
• United States
4 Dec
@RasmaSandra I always wished that I spoke more than English. You are blessed to know two languages.
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@RasmaSandra (95138)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Dec
@Tampa_girl7 it is interesting when you understand two languages you have a choice between them and I say my morning prayers and the Lord's Prayer at night in Lativian,
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@RasmaSandra (95138)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Dec
@Tampa_girl7 and imagine a small child having to sing it in two languages. I learened the song in both languages by heart,
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@LadyDuck (494978)
• Italy
4 Dec
@RasmaSandra We also sang the song in Italian, but I liked it more in its original language.
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@RasmaSandra (95138)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Dec
@LadyDuck and I sang it in both English and Latvian. Interesting Christmas carols sure are international,
@RasmaSandra (95138)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Dec
@LadyDuck and I sang it in both English and Latvian. Interesting Christmas carols sure are international,
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@RasmaSandra (95138)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Dec
@AmbiePam I chose the generic version as I say but yes, many popular singers ahve sung this. Among my favorites is Bing Crosby.
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@AmbiePam (114478)
• United States
2 Dec
@RasmaSandra Oh, definitely! And the woman singing had a lovely voice. 
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@celticeagle (186436)
• Boise, Idaho
2 Dec
It is such a lovely tune. It's sure been around a while.
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@RasmaSandra (95138)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Dec
@celticeagle among the most popular ones
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@celticeagle (186436)
• Boise, Idaho
4 Dec
@RasmaSandra .......Yes, it is among the better ones that's for sure.
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@annierose (21955)
• United States
2 Dec
Wow, that’s so interesting! I didn’t know ‘Silent Night’ was that old or that it started in German. I love how it brings back memories in so many languages. Do you still remember the Latvian version?
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@annierose (21955)
• United States
4 Dec
@RasmaSandra That’s really cool, Rasma! It’s amazing how your brain just flips it into Latvian when you hear the English version. Funny how music sticks with us like that
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@RasmaSandra (95138)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Dec
@annierose I remember some of the words especially when I hear it in English my ears translate in Latvian
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@RasmaSandra (95138)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Dec
@RebeccasFarm and mostly all the Christmas carols i knew in both English and Latvian
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@RasmaSandra (95138)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 Dec
@FourWalls always been a favorite of mine in my case both in English and Latvian
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@RasmaSandra (95138)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Dec
@wolfgirl569 among the most popular.
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@RasmaSandra (95138)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Dec
@JudyEv always liked it but sure was a surprise for me as a little girl to discover that it was the same song in Latvian and having to know both versions,
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@RasmaSandra (95138)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Dec
@LindaOHio I agree with you.
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