One of the most beloved Christmas carols of all time, "Silent Night" celebrates its 200th anniversary this year, with many churches commemorating the milestone during their services this month. Yet if ...

According to a document written by Gruber in 1854, the song first became popular in the nearby Zillertal valley. From there, ...

NEW YORK – One of the most famous songs of Christmas was celebrated Tuesday as it approaches its 200th anniversary, with a concert at the New York City church where "Silent Night" is believed to have ...

The Silent Night Chapel, which is in the town of Oberndorf in the Austrian state of Salzburg, is a monument to the Christmas carol "Silent Night." The chapel stands on the site of the former St.

On Christmas Eve in 1818, two men with a small guitar entered a church in Oberndorf, Austria, and prepared to sing a new Christmas carol. Times had been bad in Oberndorf, where many people worked on ...

The 2025 Carol Countdown began with 32 songs — some were holiday classics and others were new to the competition. Now we’re down to two: “Carol of the Bells” and “Silent Night.” ...

A few nights ago, on the first really cold night in Virginia, I walked past a woman on the streets of Alexandria who was playing an instrument and singing all the verses to “Silent Night.” There was, ...

There are bound to come times during this holiday season when the lambently numinous opening notes of “Silent Night” make their way towards your inner ear, with you scarcely noticing them. Call it the ...

There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it. And sometimes the two worlds collide, and sometimes they don't. Ron holds them at arm's length from each other. Watch every ...

The Silent Night Chapel in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. The most famous carol of all was dashed off in just a few hours -- out of desperation -- on Christmas Eve Day. It happened two centuries ago ...

On Christmas Eve in 1818, two men with a small guitar entered a church in Oberndorf, Austria, and prepared to sing a new Christmas carol. Times had been bad in Oberndorf, where many people worked on ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On Christmas Eve in 1818, two men with a small guitar entered a church in Oberndorf, Austria, and prepared to sing a new Christmas carol. Times had been bad ...