Mack Wilberg was chosen for the commission, and his crystalline arrangement of “Silent Night” was premiered at the 2006 “Christmas at Luther” concert. The shimmering orchestration and ...

The English version was translated and published ... he composed the music for Silent Night on guitar. A commonly held myth is that this was because the church organ was broken – possibly ...

When a Christmas Eve truce was declared on the WWI Battlefield, the hymn, “Silent Night” was sung in unison by the French, German and English troops. It is said that one group had started ...

Themes: Christmas; festivals; special days; music; friendship. Summary: The much-loved carol 'Silent Night' was first performed on Christmas Eve, 1818. Originally it was sung to a simple guitar ...