Silent Night
By RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (91383)
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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@RasmaSandra (91383)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2h
@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 (107484)
• United States
2h
@RasmaSandra Oh, definitely! And the woman singing had a lovely voice. 
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@celticeagle (182608)
• Boise, Idaho
1h
It is such a lovely tune. It's sure been around a while.
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@annierose (21734)
• Philippines
54m
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?
@RasmaSandra (91383)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1h
@Tampa_girl7 and imagine a small child having to sing it in two languages. I learened the song in both languages by heart,
