Silent Night is my absolute favourite Christmas carol and I was so pleased to find this history of it as it makes it even more special. The picture is from a Christmas card on the net as well and I just love it.
The Real Story Of Silent Night
The year 2008 marks the 190th Anniversary of Silent Night
Many interesting fables abound for the origins of "Silent Night." Most of them are fanciful and untrue.
The Christmas Eve of 1818 was at hand. Pastor Joseph Mohr of St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf decided that he needed a carol for the Christmas Eve service. The little poem he had written two years earlier while serving at the pilgrim church in Mariapfarr just might work. Perhaps this poem could be set to music. He hurried off to see his friend, Franz Xaver Gruber, who was a schoolteacher and also served as the church's organist and choir master. Maybe he could help. He did.
In a few short hours Franz came up with the hauntingly beautiful melody that is so loved and revered to this day. At the request of Joseph, who had a special love for his guitar, Franz composed the music for guitar accompaniment. Just short hours later, Franz stood with his friend the pastor, Joseph, in front of the altar in St. Nicholas church and introduced "Stille Nacht" to the congregation.
The Real Story Of Silent Night
The year 2008 marks the 190th Anniversary of Silent Night
Many interesting fables abound for the origins of "Silent Night." Most of them are fanciful and untrue.
The Christmas Eve of 1818 was at hand. Pastor Joseph Mohr of St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf decided that he needed a carol for the Christmas Eve service. The little poem he had written two years earlier while serving at the pilgrim church in Mariapfarr just might work. Perhaps this poem could be set to music. He hurried off to see his friend, Franz Xaver Gruber, who was a schoolteacher and also served as the church's organist and choir master. Maybe he could help. He did.
In a few short hours Franz came up with the hauntingly beautiful melody that is so loved and revered to this day. At the request of Joseph, who had a special love for his guitar, Franz composed the music for guitar accompaniment. Just short hours later, Franz stood with his friend the pastor, Joseph, in front of the altar in St. Nicholas church and introduced "Stille Nacht" to the congregation.
2 comments:
Oh, I love that you included the history of the carol! That's just awesome! So nostalgic!
And as for how I "did" my page ... if you're referring to the swirly writing parts, that's just the patterned paper! I can't think of anything amazing I did on my page that would warrant your asking for directions! :D
You are doing such beautiful pages. What size album did you use? I'm doing an 8x8 but I've could have gone to a larger size.
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