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 ...

As far as classic Christmas Eve activities go, nothing beats reading the “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” poem with a ...

Joseph Franz Mohr (1792–1848) was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest and lyricist well known for his creation of the timeless Christmas carol Stille Nacht. He was raised in modest circumstances ...

Picture the scene in the snowy Austrian village of Obendorf on Christmas Eve, 1818. Father Joseph Mohr is preparing the music for midnight mass and asks his friend Franz Gruber, a schoolteacher ...

Christmas Eve occupies a special place on the Hasidic calendar as a kind of “silent night,” when Torah study ceases — and then resumes full force at midnight. NEW YORK (JTA) – Christmas is ...

Grammy-winning singer Michael W. Smith shared an exclusive video of his version of "Silent Night" with PEOPLE readers, just in time for Christmas Maria Mercedes Lara is the Senior Director of ...

In 2003, Pete and Judy Duelo of Minneapolis lost their son Nick in a tragic car accident. Nick was a senior at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and had been an enthusiastic participant in the ...