4. It was originally composed for guitar Although Franz Gruber was an organist, he composed the music for Silent Night on guitar. A commonly held myth is that this was because the church organ was ...

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 ...

In turn, its primary influence was not the Disney/Pixar film ... a candlelit rendition of "Silent Night," with audience participation. What a moment ago was festive theme park fare becomes ...