Silent Night May 2026

: Popular tradition holds it was written for guitar because mice had chewed through the church organ bellows, though historical evidence suggests Mohr simply wanted a new hymn for Christmas Eve.

: Declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011. Silent Night

Two notable recent films share this title but offer vastly different genres: : Popular tradition holds it was written for

: Composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics written by Joseph Mohr in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. Silent Night