Translated into at least 300 languages, designated by UNESCO as a treasured item of Intangible Cultural Heritage, and arranged in dozens of different musical styles, from heavy metal to gospel, ...

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

The Silent Night Chapel, which is in the town of Oberndorf in the Austrian state of Salzburg, is a monument to the Christmas carol "Silent Night." The chapel stands on the site of the former St.

A few nights ago, on the first really cold night in Virginia, I walked past a woman on the streets of Alexandria who was playing an instrument and singing all the verses to “Silent Night.” There was, ...

University of Dayton professor Randall Wolfe is the author of a book called “Music of Christmas: Around the World, through ...

But be sure to quiet down a moment this Christmas and listen once again to that exquisite queen of carols, “Silent Night.” It’s 200 years old this year, the little song about the sacred tableaux of ...

There are bound to come times during this holiday season when the lambently numinous opening notes of “Silent Night” make their way towards your inner ear, with you scarcely noticing them. Call it the ...