As Christmas approaches and "Silent Night" fill churches and homes, it is worth remembering how unlikely its beginning truly ...

This undated score, written by Joseph Mohr and titled 'Weynachts Lied' ('Christmas Carol'), is the earliest known surviving copy of 'Silent Night.' Salzburg Museum Over the centuries, hundreds of ...

Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr are best known for composing the timeless Christmas carol Silent Night. Gruber, a schoolteacher and church organist, composed the melody, while Mohr, a young priest, ...

It’s difficult to imagine today, but there was a time when “Silent Night” was not virtually synonymous with Christmas. As recently as the nineteenth-century, Christmas was not widely celebrated in the ...

Joseph Franz Mohr (1792–1848) was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest and lyricist well known for his creation of the timeless Christmas carol Stille Nacht. He was raised in modest circumstances and ...

The notes floated on the air, one by one, in a soothing, gentle cadence. Almost instantly, I recognized the tune: Silent Night, one of the world’s most beloved Christmas carols. The carol was being ...

It was the night before Christmas, and not a creature was stirring. Except for the mice at St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf, Austria, who were busy chewing through the bellows of the organ. Their ...

During the Friday, Dec. 12 episode of her eponymous talk show, Clarkson introduced The Temptations to give a special ...

Stevie Nicks’ Christmas cover from 38 years ago still has fans divided, but many say it’s one of her most heartfelt and ...

Christmas is just over a week away and many people are already in the holiday spirit. With the holiday comes Christmas ...