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Silent Night, the most beloved of all Christmas carols, came from Austria. It was performed for the first time on Christmas Eve in the year 1818 at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Nicholas in Oberndorf. The words were penned two years earlier by a young ordained minister, Joseph Mohr, during his first church assignment. The music was composed by his friend and fellow music lover Franz Gruber on Dec. 23, 1818, a mere one day before its debut in the small country church.
Joseph was born on Nov. 12, 1792, in Salzburg, just one year after the death of Mozart, who was born in the same city. Joseph was an illegitimate child, born into poverty. His mother Anna Schoiberin earned a meager living as a seamstress. His father, Franz Mohr, abandoned Anna once she became pregnant and refused to assist with financial support of the child.
Searching for the ‘perfect’ Christmas song
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Carols and a wreath help make the Christmas season bright.
Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette
Editor’s Note: It’s been said that Christmas is one of the few holidays that has its own “soundtrack.” In celebration of the holiday season, The Times-Gazette presents part five of a special 12-part series entitled “The 12 Carols of Christmas,” appearing daily through Christmas Eve that relates the stories behind some of the best-loved sacred songs of the season.
“Silent Night” was a simple little tune which, according to Cecilia Rudin’s book “Stories of Hymns We Love,” was for years known as “The Tyrolese Song.”