It would be a silent Christmas Eve celebration. The young priest, Joseph Mohr, had penned the lyrics following a snowy walk on a clear night a couple of years before. Now faced with the broken ...

Mohr's manuscript was lost, leading to confusion about the song's authorship, until his handwritten version resurfaced in 1995. By then, 'Silent Night' had been translated into over 300 languages ...

Clarkson then explains why she thinks "Silent Night" has remained so special in the centuries since it was first composed by Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber in Salzburg, Austria, in 1818.

to falsely accuse Mohr of sexual misconduct with Magdalene, and thereby remove him from office. Meanwhile, Mohr and local schoolteacher Franz Gruber compose the hymn "Silent Night".

Mohr's manuscript was lost, leading to confusion about the song's authorship, until his handwritten version resurfaced in 1995. By then, 'Silent Night' had been translated into over 300 languages ...

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 ...