The legend goes, that St. Nicola's organ was broken that Christmas eve in 1818 italian with these words Gruber (composer) described the beginning of today's worldfamous Christmas song. Before that, the Rainer and Strasser families took the song to the Zillertal of Tyrol (1819), to Leipzig (1832) and finally to New York (1839) italian before that, the Rainer and Strasser families took the song to the Zillertal of Tyrol (1819), to Leipzig (1832) and finally to New York (1839). silent night holy night most likely, the lyrics were already written in 1816 by Mohr, who worked in Mariapfarr then, in form of a poem. Why this poem became a Christmas song two years later is subject to speculation italian oberndorf is situated 20 km north of the city of Salzburg (Austria) and has about 5500 inhabitants italian origin of Silent Night song: "It was December 24th 1818, when Joseph Mohr of the newly established parish of St. Nicola in Oberndorf (he was the assisting priest then) came up to the organist Franz Xaver Gruber (who was also the teacher of Arnsdorf, a village close by) with a poem. italian due to a dangerous river part, the goods had to be reloaded close to those towns. italian From Salzburg to Tyrol, Leipzig and New York italian in 1816, the neighbouring town of Laufen was separated from Oberndorf and handed over to Germany, as decided in the Treaty of Munich. In consequence, not only a new boarderline existed, but old grown social and economic structures were destroyed italian
From Salzburg to Tyrol, Leipzig and New York italian Joseph Mohr asked, if Gruber could compose a song for two solo voices and choir accompanied by a guitar". silent night out of that reason both creators composesd this carol for soprano, tenor and choir to be perfomed for the first time this special night in the church of St. Nicola in Oberndorf italian the creation and first performance of Silent Night! takes place during these times. italian being so close to the river did not only have positive impacts on Oberndorf, but also meant the threat of floods. italian before that, the Rainer and Strasser families took the song to the Zillertal of Tyrol (1819), to Leipzig (1832) and finally to New York (1839). polish oberndorf is situated 20 km north of the city of Salzburg (Austria) and has about 5500 inhabitants italian in 1890, the floods left serious damange in Oberndorf, which was also the reason for taking down the flood-destroyed St. Nikolas church italian the creation and first performance of Silent Night! takes place during these times. polish with these words Gruber (composer) described the beginning of today's worldfamous Christmas song italian oberndorf is situated 20 km north of the city of Salzburg (Austria) and has about 5500 inhabitants italian due to a dangerous river part, the goods had to be reloaded close to those towns italian
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