Whenever I hear this song, I recall my father singing it in German; and I a well of emotions rises within me. It's such a beautiful song; and even moreso in German.
That's lovely, I feel the same about hearing it in Irish. Just gets me in the heart every time 😊 You do win on the account of it being in German originally though 😉
When I got into high school, my sister told me about a vocal group called the Honor Ensemble, telling me it was the best "choir" in the school district. Well, needless to say, I jumped at the opportunity and immediately sought out the Choir Director, who was willing to give me an audition, then and there. The music he asked me to sing was Silent Night, which I knew well enough to feel comfortable. Upon the pianist's intro, I began . . . in falsetto, the only voice I had ever sung with, to that point. I was 14, at that time. I didn't get through the first stanza before he stopped me and, of course, I got quite nervous, as he tactfully asked me if I always sang falsetto, to which I replied, "Falsetto?" LOL It was that day I learned/found my "voice," 1st tenor. Why can't I recall that man's name? Tremendous booming baritone, packaged in a 5' 7" frame. RIP
If you visit Frankmuth, Michigan, you can see a 1:1 scale replica of the original St. Nicholas chapel...at Bronner's. The 56-foot-tall landmark, is nestled on the southern tip of Bronner's 27 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds. It is a replica of the original chapel in Oberndorf/Salzburg, Austria.
I live in the Other "South LA"....South Louisiana. I'm 68 now, but I still fondly remember learning "Silent Night" in German when I was a senior in high school. That was my first introduction to Any foreign language. I wish I could remember it....
What a beautiful song, both lyrics and music. It is a simple tune; the music part of it that is, but it really touches one's heart, doesn't it. And it is one of my favorite Christmas songs too. I would put " Oh Holy Night" right up there with Silent Night. When Oh Holy Night is sung by a real good singer, it sends chills up & down my spine...so powerful..!!
I've been feeding the algorithm (I love that bit in your outtros these days). It would be awesome to create a tradition of doing the History of a Christmas song every year! Thank you as always for your excellent content. Not only the stuff you put out every week, but also the older gems that I come across from time to time.
When I hear the song, I remember a short film I saw in first or second grade. According to the film Father Moore was returning from attending a childbirth in the village, walking through snowy woods, and the birth he had just witnessed reminded him of Jesus' birth, so he wrote the poem. Sheer fantasy, of course, but to this day I have a vision of snowflakes quietly falling through pine branches when I hear this song. Some songs impress you so strongly that, once you hear them, they remain a part of your life forever.
I Just Luv The Way You Tell Your Story’s Of Times Gone By, I Know You Have A Degree In History, But You Are So In-Depth In Your Storytelling That You Make The Subject Interesting And Informative And You Hold Your Audience Attention Immensely, And A lot Of Us Learn A lot. So .. Keep Those Videos Coming, I Really Enjoyed Them ❤😊
We, like many on Christmas Eve, sang Silent Night 200 years to the day, WOW! Don't know what you don't know or take for grant. Thanks for this Christmas Story, Sir. Happy New Year to you and yours, and all the history buffs in 2019!
I grew up being told that my grandfather, an Austrian, on my father's side was related to Franz Gruber. Your video so intrigued me that now I want to follow up to see if that is in fact true. Thank you for such an inspiring video!!! I have been a subscriber since 224,000, and plan on becoming a patron.
Interesting, thank you. I knew a bit about the story, but some of it was news to me. The third, fourth and fifth verse are almost never sung here in Germany, I didn't even know them. We had a wonderful experience with that song in our Church one time in Advent, when the local Korean congregation, who used our Church building, performed a concert. They were mostly students at our local conservatory ("Musikhochschule"). They knew the song in Korean, and knew that it was very popular in Germany. They didn't have the original lyrics at hand, but wanted to sing a traditional "German" christmas carol, so they translated it back into German. It was the weirdest feeling, listening to a beautiful rendition of a well-known song, and hear all the wrong words, but in the right language. "Stille Nacht" was about the only part that was the same as in the original version.
It seems every Christmas we sing this song and I have a difficult time as I always get choked up. I’ve heard the story about the broken organ and honestly that’s what I’ve come to believe. Regardless of whether that is the true story or not I can tell you this: the guitar can be a very unobtrusive instrument, and the most moving musical experiences I have had have been when the human voice has been dominant. There is no more beautiful instrument (the human voice, that is). Thanks History Guy. And even now, though it is July, merry Christmas and God bless you.
Kind of surprised you didn't mention what Simon and Garfunkel did with this song in 1966...the two of them sang it and behind it (or on the other stereo channel) they played a radio news broadcast in which the news was about as far as you could get from the sense of the song. They called it "7 O'clock News/Silent Night" (or the other way around). Gave me chills the first time I heard it. And to this day I can't hear "Silent Night" without hearing the other part...
Awesome job with all of your videos, Sir, but I wanted to give a huge thank you for the version of Silent Night you posted. Always love discovering new favorites!
Merry Christmas. Thank you. "Silent Night" has been my favorite Christmas song since childhood. It was on while attending university classes that I learned the origins of this hymn and simultaneously that my mother's ancestors were from the Austrian Hungarian Empire, even from the Tyrolian Alps. So it has been even more special to me since.
I hum this song while putting my daughter down for a nap or sleep for the night. She likes it and if it works, it works, Christmas or not lol. Thanks for the great rundown on the history of this song, looking forward to the day I can explain the meaning and history behind the tune that helped her sleep on so many days/nights. Thank you.
Silent night - stille Nacht - is always the last Christmas song in the Christmas services in my old church. In the organ is a special pipe and a star rotating on this eve. Even on other services on Advent this song is played, the special pipe is not used. Since a couple of years, my old community is doing a Christmas Carol, where people can wish a Christmas song and everybody is singing it. Also on this Christmas Carol, silent night is the last song to been sung. Merry Christmas
Well that's cleared up many misconceptions about this song. I had not realised how old it was nor the fact that two people were involved. From the version I had come across, with the mouse, it was the Joseph Mohr who wrote both the music and the lyrics as well as playing the guitar. And that the music and lyrics were written on Christmas Eve. And in the version of the carol I had heard about, when the Germans sang the carol in 1914 the British had known the carol but in English and some of whom had joined in. This part may have been true to some degree as many Germans had settled in Britain before the war. So it was possible that they had shared it with British friends. There is at least one story of British soldiers talking to a German speaking English with a East London cockney accent. He has been raised in London but had gone to fight for Germany at the behest of his German parents. Another song which gained popularity during WW1 was It's a Long Way to Tipperary by Jack Judge. Judge, songwriter and music-hall entertainer, was supposed to have written the song in a very short period of time, some ten or so minutes I seem to remember, as part of a five shilling bet. But others, including members of his family, have disputed this. Though is may be the five shilling bet is a myth there is always the possibility Judge actually did write it on the spare of the moment as part of a bet. There is another possibility and that is he already had the song but managed to persuade someone to bet against him. The bet was he could write a song in some ten minutes or so. He wonders off, supposedly writes the song and get his five shillings. Then sings it the following night at The Grand Theatre", Stalybridge, Cheshire, performs the song. Nice bit of PR and he enhances his reputation as a songwriter. The song itself became popular when a newspaper reporter wrote that it was being sung by the Irish regiment the Connaught Rangers while marching through France in August of 1914. It was then quickly picked up by other British regiments.
While not as romantic as the other historical stories I have heard I do want to thank you for setting me straight. It still remains a very powerful song in my heard. Have a Very Merry Christmas!
Like Christmas itself the song is Beautiful and simple yet deeply profound for the "dawn of redeeming grace " I am eternally grateful and a blessed and happy Christmas to all
I'm willing to bet Bieber didn't renounce royalites. You can't buy class - you have to sacrifice something to gain it. I never knew that about Crosby, it is always good to discover something about a figure that actually enhances their image in my view. Thanks again for a great video.
Wonderful story History Guy, this is my new favorite U-Tube video. Thanks for sharing the history of such a wonderful song. It's incredible that something people do can make them and people around them immortal and not forgotten. Thanks again for reminding us of this moment in time...Frank
Once again. Thanks to you. I know something that I didn't know before. I had assumed that the song originated around the 15th century. It just had that feel about it. Thank you for that bit of knowledge, and Merry Christmas to you as well.
One of my favorite recordings of the song, with additions, is titled as “7 O’clock News on Simon and Garfunkel’s 1966 album “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme”. A simulated news broadcast, read by Charlie O’Donnell plays along with the duo’s beautiful harmony. The stories read are are from actual events of the summer of 1966 and add melancholy counterpoint to the hopeful message of peace of the song.
Still catching up on your back numbers. This edition underscores why you constantly amaze. Wow! What a treat! A very Merry Christmas to you and yours. Thank you so much.
I love this story. Merry Christmas to you and your wife in the St Louis from me in the Kansas City area (Harrisonville, MO). May God continue to bless you and your family as he did for all mankind some 2055 years ago.
I’m a Catholic Christian. I’m sure that’s no big deal. But I want to think you are a Christian as well. Catholic? And US Army Chorus is a great touch. Merry Christmas Mr and Mrs History Guy.
Years ago when I was in a church choir we had a tradition of merging the German and English versions, alternating between the two, then with the final stanza the men would sing in German while the women in English for Midnight Mass. I have long since quit the choir and stopped attending Mass for personal reasons, but there are times like Christmas when I miss singing.
First complete tune I ever played on a "real" instrument! (Hammond Cadette) in about 1975, It and "The Little Drummer Boy" are my favorite Christmas songs.
Magnificent! I thought I knew everything about this wondrous piece. Thank you for teaching me more. I was especially pleased to hear that Bing Crosby donated all royalties on the song. That is fantastic. Thank you so much for a beautiful video. Happy New Year!
Thank you for a great ending to a great Christmas Day! I thought I would be commenting about the broken organ and Silent Night being sung to the accompaniment of the guitar. But after hearing there was no proof of that story I had to change my mind. After all, who can argue with the History Guy? Hope everyone had a blessed Christmas Day. Spiffy tie Lance! Very festive!!
Christmas Eve in Vietnam I believe I read about it in the VFW magazine about this song crossing the country from unit to unit. When a unit finished the finally verse, another unit across the valley started singing. It was reported that those units did not see combat after singing that night & following morning. Semper Fidelis USMC 87-03
What a beautiful song and how appropriate that it popped up on my screen this morning. Thank you for the many wonderful stories I've had the pleasure of listening to this past year. Wishing you and your family a Blessed Christmas and an inspiring New Year Regards from S Africa Clive
You are such a classy guy, History Guy. Such a timely topic, and done so well. And presented with reverence and joy of the Christmas season. Merry Christmas.
December 23, 1948 Hallmark Playhouse aired "The Story of Silent Night". It dramatized the story of father Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber that wrote the melody. They alleged that it was the accounting of Gruber's grandson as told to Herter Powley. Radio people weren't always honest about telling true stories that were actually based on any facts. I figured this was just a good tale. You can stream the episode free on oldtimeradiodownloads.com. This year being the 200th anniversary of the song and 70th of that show, I might just have to play it for my family. Since they don't share my affinity for history and vintage radio, I'll likely be listening to it by myself.
@@justinetafolla8060 I would, but I don't know what the copyright rules would be on that. Also, my computer down, so I couldn't create a video right now if I wanted to. I can't find a decent video editor for my tablet.
@@trevorallen2274 here's one I found on TH-cam. Not sure if it's the one from 1948 or if they did it more than once. th-cam.com/video/FgCuLF26O_Q/w-d-xo.html
I would add to the context the Mount Tambora eruption of 1815 (and the unknown eruption of 1808), which caused unusually long nights and rough weather because the sun was blocked by the volcanic ash and the Earth cooled down for several years which even added more to these hard times..
I am neither German nor a practicing christian .. but I have found this link .. showing joseph Mohr´s autograph of the song, 1820 / and guitar used. Enjoy thanks for the videos
Whenever I hear this song, I recall my father singing it in German; and I a well of emotions rises within me. It's such a beautiful song; and even moreso in German.
That's lovely, I feel the same about hearing it in Irish. Just gets me in the heart every time 😊
You do win on the account of it being in German originally though 😉
th-cam.com/video/eV9KiIPlldk/w-d-xo.html Peter Alexander version!
When I got into high school, my sister told me about a vocal group called the Honor Ensemble, telling me it was the best "choir" in the school district. Well, needless to say, I jumped at the opportunity and immediately sought out the Choir Director, who was willing to give me an audition, then and there. The music he asked me to sing was Silent Night, which I knew well enough to feel comfortable. Upon the pianist's intro, I began . . . in falsetto, the only voice I had ever sung with, to that point. I was 14, at that time. I didn't get through the first stanza before he stopped me and, of course, I got quite nervous, as he tactfully asked me if I always sang falsetto, to which I replied, "Falsetto?" LOL It was that day I learned/found my "voice," 1st tenor. Why can't I recall that man's name? Tremendous booming baritone, packaged in a 5' 7" frame. RIP
If you visit Frankmuth, Michigan, you can see a 1:1 scale replica of the original St. Nicholas chapel...at Bronner's. The 56-foot-tall landmark, is nestled on the southern tip of Bronner's 27 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds. It is a replica of the original chapel in Oberndorf/Salzburg, Austria.
I live in the Other "South LA"....South Louisiana. I'm 68 now, but I still fondly remember learning "Silent Night" in German when I was a senior in high school.
That was my first introduction to Any foreign language.
I wish I could remember it....
History that deserves to be remembered.
Merry Christmas to all, and may peace reign.
What a beautiful song, both lyrics and music. It is a simple tune; the music part of it that is, but it really touches one's heart, doesn't it. And it is one of my favorite Christmas songs too. I would put " Oh Holy Night" right up there with Silent Night. When Oh Holy Night is sung by a real good singer, it sends chills up & down my spine...so powerful..!!
Me too. Oh Holy Night is perfect.
My absolute all-time favorite religious Christmas Carol.
79 years without hearing the same version!!!!!! 😲😲😲😲
I've been feeding the algorithm (I love that bit in your outtros these days). It would be awesome to create a tradition of doing the History of a Christmas song every year! Thank you as always for your excellent content. Not only the stuff you put out every week, but also the older gems that I come across from time to time.
I must be allergic to this song. It makes my eyes water.
When I hear the song, I remember a short film I saw in first or second grade. According to the film Father Moore was returning from attending a childbirth in the village, walking through snowy woods, and the birth he had just witnessed reminded him of Jesus' birth, so he wrote the poem. Sheer fantasy, of course, but to this day I have a vision of snowflakes quietly falling through pine branches when I hear this song. Some songs impress you so strongly that, once you hear them, they remain a part of your life forever.
I Just Luv The Way You Tell Your Story’s Of Times Gone By, I Know You Have A Degree In History, But You Are So In-Depth In Your Storytelling That You Make The Subject Interesting And Informative And You Hold Your Audience Attention Immensely, And A lot Of Us Learn A lot. So .. Keep Those Videos Coming, I Really Enjoyed Them ❤😊
You deserve to be watched. Keep them coming.
Silent Night makes me cry.
We, like many on Christmas Eve, sang Silent Night 200 years to the day, WOW! Don't know what you don't know or take for grant. Thanks for this Christmas Story, Sir. Happy New Year to you and yours, and all the history buffs in 2019!
thanks history guy, that was a great story. it gives me back a little faith in humanity.
Exceptional ! Very well done ! Love to see you do another Christmas Carol next year. Absolutely one of my favorite channels ! Merry Christmas !
Merry Christmas history guy from new jersey
I grew up being told that my grandfather, an Austrian, on my father's side was related to Franz Gruber. Your video so intrigued me that now I want to follow up to see if that is in fact true. Thank you for such an inspiring video!!! I have been a subscriber since 224,000, and plan on becoming a patron.
What a wonderful choice of choirs to end another beautiful and to me tearful video.
Interesting, thank you. I knew a bit about the story, but some of it was news to me. The third, fourth and fifth verse are almost never sung here in Germany, I didn't even know them. We had a wonderful experience with that song in our Church one time in Advent, when the local Korean congregation, who used our Church building, performed a concert. They were mostly students at our local conservatory ("Musikhochschule"). They knew the song in Korean, and knew that it was very popular in Germany. They didn't have the original lyrics at hand, but wanted to sing a traditional "German" christmas carol, so they translated it back into German. It was the weirdest feeling, listening to a beautiful rendition of a well-known song, and hear all the wrong words, but in the right language. "Stille Nacht" was about the only part that was the same as in the original version.
It seems every Christmas we sing this song and I have a difficult time as I always get choked up. I’ve heard the story about the broken organ and honestly that’s what I’ve come to believe. Regardless of whether that is the true story or not I can tell you this: the guitar can be a very unobtrusive instrument, and the most moving musical experiences I have had have been when the human voice has been dominant. There is no more beautiful instrument (the human voice, that is). Thanks History Guy. And even now, though it is July, merry Christmas and God bless you.
Kind of surprised you didn't mention what Simon and Garfunkel did with this song in 1966...the two of them sang it and behind it (or on the other stereo channel) they played a radio news broadcast in which the news was about as far as you could get from the sense of the song. They called it "7 O'clock News/Silent Night" (or the other way around). Gave me chills the first time I heard it. And to this day I can't hear "Silent Night" without hearing the other part...
My favourite version has always been from SCTV with Ethel Merman (Andrea Martin) belting it out like a show tune.
Thanks!
Awesome job with all of your videos, Sir, but I wanted to give a huge thank you for the version of Silent Night you posted. Always love discovering new favorites!
There's a is a tonal quality to the Army Choir that is unique and so appropriate musically and emotionally for Silent Night
Merry Christmas. Thank you.
"Silent Night" has been my favorite Christmas song since childhood. It was on while attending university classes that I learned the origins of this hymn and simultaneously that my mother's ancestors were from the Austrian Hungarian Empire, even from the Tyrolian Alps. So it has been even more special to me since.
I hum this song while putting my daughter down for a nap or sleep for the night. She likes it and if it works, it works, Christmas or not lol. Thanks for the great rundown on the history of this song, looking forward to the day I can explain the meaning and history behind the tune that helped her sleep on so many days/nights. Thank you.
The movie "Joyeux Noël" (2006) presents a version of the 1914 Christmas event on the Western Front in Europe.
I love it when our knowledge of a historical event becomes more complete as time goes by, as described at 07:00.
Silent night - stille Nacht - is always the last Christmas song in the Christmas services in my old church. In the organ is a special pipe and a star rotating on this eve. Even on other services on Advent this song is played, the special pipe is not used.
Since a couple of years, my old community is doing a Christmas Carol, where people can wish a Christmas song and everybody is singing it. Also on this Christmas Carol, silent night is the last song to been sung.
Merry Christmas
Thank you, thank you. You have filled in a lack in my knowledge that "will be remembered."
Well that's cleared up many misconceptions about this song. I had not realised how old it was nor the fact that two people were involved. From the version I had come across, with the mouse, it was the Joseph Mohr who wrote both the music and the lyrics as well as playing the guitar. And that the music and lyrics were written on Christmas Eve.
And in the version of the carol I had heard about, when the Germans sang the carol in 1914 the British had known the carol but in English and some of whom had joined in. This part may have been true to some degree as many Germans had settled in Britain before the war. So it was possible that they had shared it with British friends. There is at least one story of British soldiers talking to a German speaking English with a East London cockney accent. He has been raised in London but had gone to fight for Germany at the behest of his German parents.
Another song which gained popularity during WW1 was It's a Long Way to Tipperary by Jack Judge. Judge, songwriter and music-hall entertainer, was supposed to have written the song in a very short period of time, some ten or so minutes I seem to remember, as part of a five shilling bet. But others, including members of his family, have disputed this. Though is may be the five shilling bet is a myth there is always the possibility Judge actually did write it on the spare of the moment as part of a bet.
There is another possibility and that is he already had the song but managed to persuade someone to bet against him. The bet was he could write a song in some ten minutes or so. He wonders off, supposedly writes the song and get his five shillings. Then sings it the following night at The Grand Theatre", Stalybridge, Cheshire, performs the song. Nice bit of PR and he enhances his reputation as a songwriter.
The song itself became popular when a newspaper reporter wrote that it was being sung by the Irish regiment the Connaught Rangers while marching through France in August of 1914. It was then quickly picked up by other British regiments.
While not as romantic as the other historical stories I have heard I do want to thank you for setting me straight. It still remains a very powerful song in my heard. Have a Very Merry Christmas!
Like Christmas itself the song is Beautiful and simple yet deeply profound for the "dawn of redeeming grace " I am eternally grateful and a blessed and happy Christmas to all
I'm willing to bet Bieber didn't renounce royalites.
You can't buy class - you have to sacrifice something to gain it. I never knew that about Crosby, it is always good to discover something about a figure that actually enhances their image in my view.
Thanks again for a great video.
Wonderful story History Guy, this is my new favorite U-Tube video. Thanks for sharing the history of such a wonderful song. It's incredible that something people do can make them and people around them immortal and not forgotten. Thanks again for reminding us of this moment in time...Frank
Once again. Thanks to you. I know something that I didn't know before. I had assumed that the song originated around the 15th century. It just had that feel about it.
Thank you for that bit of knowledge, and Merry Christmas to you as well.
One of my favorite recordings of the song, with additions, is titled as “7 O’clock News on Simon and Garfunkel’s 1966 album “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme”.
A simulated news broadcast, read by Charlie O’Donnell plays along with the duo’s beautiful harmony. The stories read are are from actual events of the summer of 1966 and add melancholy counterpoint to the hopeful message of peace of the song.
I've seen that‼️
Merry Christmas 🎄
This brought a tear to my eyes for some reason
Still catching up on your back numbers. This edition underscores why you constantly amaze. Wow! What a treat! A very Merry Christmas to you and yours. Thank you so much.
History Guy, your videos are such gems! Thank you!
I love this story. Merry Christmas to you and your wife in the St Louis from me in the Kansas City area (Harrisonville, MO). May God continue to bless you and your family as he did for all mankind some 2055 years ago.
I’m a Catholic Christian. I’m sure that’s no big deal. But I want to think you are a Christian as well. Catholic? And US Army Chorus is a great touch.
Merry Christmas Mr and Mrs History Guy.
Years ago when I was in a church choir we had a tradition of merging the German and English versions, alternating between the two, then with the final stanza the men would sing in German while the women in English for Midnight Mass. I have long since quit the choir and stopped attending Mass for personal reasons, but there are times like Christmas when I miss singing.
First complete tune I ever played on a "real" instrument! (Hammond Cadette) in about 1975, It and "The Little Drummer Boy" are my favorite Christmas songs.
Merry Christmas History Guy and Mrs History Guy!
Silent Night...
Well this is a first. The History Guy moved me to tears! Merry Christmas and God bless.
Magnificent! I thought I knew everything about this wondrous piece. Thank you for teaching me more. I was especially pleased to hear that Bing Crosby donated all royalties on the song. That is fantastic. Thank you so much for a beautiful video. Happy New Year!
Araeagle Thank you! Happy New Year!
Didn't he say that all the royalties were donated to charity. It wasn't the decision of the artist who sang it but the royalty holder.
Thank you for this. For some reason I got emotional. Most of your videos tend to move me for some reason. You have a gift Mister history guy.
Very touching! Thank you for this episode!
Merry Christmas to you and Mrs. History! Safe travels.
An interesting and informative piece on one of my favorite Christmas songs.
Thank you History Guy and a very Merry Christmas to you and yours.
A very lovely Christmas card. Thank you and Merry Christmas
Very informative; Keep the videos coming.
Thank you. Here I am singing along in August.
I very much enjoyed this episode! It's beautiful really. A song written in Humble circumstances on the prince of humility and love born in a stable!
Excellent job History Guy. As always.
Another great job. Keep up the great work. Love your channel.
Thank you for a great ending to a great Christmas Day! I thought I would be commenting about the broken organ and Silent Night being sung to the accompaniment of the guitar. But after hearing there was no proof of that story I had to change my mind. After all, who can argue with the History Guy? Hope everyone had a blessed Christmas Day. Spiffy tie Lance! Very festive!!
Christmas Eve in Vietnam I believe I read about it in the VFW magazine about this song crossing the country from unit to unit. When a unit finished the finally verse, another unit across the valley started singing. It was reported that those units did not see combat after singing that night & following morning.
Semper Fidelis
USMC 87-03
Merry Christmas to you and your family from central Florida. Love your channel!
Merry Christmas to you, too, sir. Thank you for sharing your gifts with us all.
What a beautiful song and how appropriate that it popped up on my screen this morning.
Thank you for the many wonderful stories I've had the pleasure of listening to this past year.
Wishing you and your family a Blessed Christmas and an inspiring New Year
Regards from S Africa
Clive
Thank you and Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones.
Merry Christmas to all. God bless.
Another fine post. Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. Enjoy a well-deserved break.
Merry Christmas to you and Mrs History! Thanks for the history, and I look forward to next year!
Thanks History Guy 😊,and Merry Christmas to you and your family 🙏
You are such a classy guy, History Guy. Such a timely topic, and done so well. And presented with reverence and joy of the Christmas season.
Merry Christmas.
Going viral took 118 years back in the day.
Thank you for reposting this!
YOU SEEM LIKE SUCH A NICE MAN...THANKYOU FOR POSTING THIS HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN OF THE HYMN 'SILENT NIGHT'...VANCOUVER, CANADA...;)
It is a beautiful song. It has purity.
Thanks, History Guy. You keep us in perspective.
This is the channel for me!
Merry Christmas from Australia and thank you for your videos
Unknown Traveller Merry Christmas!
Thank you, H.G. and... Merry Christmas to you both! 🌲
Merry Christmas Lance (& Mrs History Guy)! 😀🖐️✌️🎇🪔🇦🇺🇺🇸🌟
Thank you for the ending - and choice of singers! HOO-ah!
Thank you and merry Christmas to all
The song is worthy of the amazing history of which it is a part. I know that it imbues me with a sense of the beauty and truth of the story it tells.
It's the first song that I learned on the guitar also . Such a beautiful song 40 years later I am still playing it
Thank You for the history of Silent Night. Well done sir. Merry Christmas/Fröhliche Weihnachten. :)
Mr History Guy❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️ I love you!!! I had no idea of this song’s history. I love Jesus more. Then my husband really before you!!!
A brief synopsis of this video should accompany every copy of this beautiful song. Thank you, History Guy.
December 23, 1948 Hallmark Playhouse aired "The Story of Silent Night". It dramatized the story of father Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber that wrote the melody. They alleged that it was the accounting of Gruber's grandson as told to Herter Powley.
Radio people weren't always honest about telling true stories that were actually based on any facts. I figured this was just a good tale. You can stream the episode free on oldtimeradiodownloads.com.
This year being the 200th anniversary of the song and 70th of that show, I might just have to play it for my family. Since they don't share my affinity for history and vintage radio, I'll likely be listening to it by myself.
Or you could post on ur YT channel😉 it sounds amazing
@@justinetafolla8060 I would, but I don't know what the copyright rules would be on that. Also, my computer down, so I couldn't create a video right now if I wanted to. I can't find a decent video editor for my tablet.
@@pohldriver how about a link?
@@trevorallen2274 here's one I found on TH-cam. Not sure if it's the one from 1948 or if they did it more than once.
th-cam.com/video/FgCuLF26O_Q/w-d-xo.html
Merry Christmas History Guy!
Maeery Christmas. And thank you for such a brilliant and well presented video 😁
Love this stuff keep it coming I love how some of these overlap like the story of no man's land and the truth👍🎼
Excellent, Sir. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
I have only four words to say: Deeply moving. And: Thank You!
The best recording I know of what is possibly the original version is on a CD called The Carol Album led by Andrew Parrott.
How appropriately excellent that was.👍
I would add to the context the Mount Tambora eruption of 1815 (and the unknown eruption of 1808), which caused unusually long nights and rough weather because the sun was blocked by the volcanic ash and the Earth cooled down for several years which even added more to these hard times..
Wow... so interesting. Thank you history guy.
That was beautiful, thank you.
Love it thank you 🙏
Awesome stuff we are listening to the silent night where it originated from wow nice ending good stuff thank you
I am neither German nor a practicing christian .. but I have found this link .. showing joseph Mohr´s autograph of the song, 1820 / and guitar used. Enjoy thanks for the videos