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. silent night from Salzburg to Tyrol, Leipzig and New York online silent night holy night in 1890, the floods left serious damange in Oberndorf, which was also the reason for taking down the flood-destroyed St. Nikolas church online as transport with trains grew more important in the second half of the 19th century, Oberndorf lost some of its economic power. Due to a dangerous river part, the goods had to be reloaded close to those towns. silent night holy night from Salzburg to Tyrol, Leipzig and New York online online this carol was later on primarily performed in the area where both creators worked, without their names being mentioned. In 1866 the carol was first published in a songbook for churches in the area of Salzburg. Oberndorf near Salzburg - premiere of Silent Night online from Salzburg to Tyrol, Leipzig and New York online Lyrics of Silent Night in form of a poem online being so close to the river did not only have positive impacts on Oberndorf, but also meant the threat of floods online the legend goes, that St. Nicola's organ was broken that Christmas eve in 1818 online.
online oberndorf is situated 20 km north of the city of Salzburg (Austria) and has about 5500 inhabitants. With these words Gruber (composer) described the beginning of today's worldfamous Christmas song. online in the time of the creation of the carol Silent Night! Holy Night (1818), Oberndorf and its neighbouring town Laufen derived their wealth from the transport of salt along the Salzach river. silent night holy night being so close to the river did not only have positive impacts on Oberndorf, but also meant the threat of floods online oberndorf near Salzburg - premiere of Silent Night composers oberndorf near Salzburg - premiere of Silent Night online with these words Gruber (composer) described the beginning of today's worldfamous Christmas song online joseph Mohr asked, if Gruber could compose a song for two solo voices and choir accompanied by a guitar" online 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). composers christian missionaries spread the carol at the turn of the century to all continents. Today, over 300 translations into different languages and dialects are known online the legend goes, that St. Nicola's organ was broken that Christmas eve in 1818 online oberndorf near Salzburg - premiere of Silent Night online
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