Video of Daniel
and David singing Silent Night in their fun version
The
background music is ‘Silent Night Rock Instrumental’ composed by Rachel F.
Williams and used with permission. The link to Rachel’s Silent Night Rock
Instrumental is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSEIiFPkaWg
She has composed some
beautiful and unique music. Please do visit her You Tube page at https://www.youtube.com/user/RachelSTARZ94/videos
Silent Night
Song History
Silent
Night is one of the oldest, traditional and popular Christmas song that is
being sung for many years. It was written by a young priest, Father Joseph Mohr
in 1816 at Mariapfarr, the hometown of his father in the Salzburg Lungau
region, where Joseph had worked as a co-adjutor.
A
year later before Christmas Eve, in the small town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg,
Austria, Mohr brought the words to Franz Xaver Gruber, Schoolmaster and Organist
in the nearby village of Arnsdorf, and asked him to compose a melody and guitar
accompaniment for the Christmas Eve mass, after river flooding had damaged the
church organ.
Thus,
in 1818, the music was composed and the song was first performed by Gruber at
St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, a village in the Austrian Empire on the
Salzach River in present-day Austria.
The
church was eventually destroyed by repeated flooding and replaced with the
Silent-Night-Chapel. It is unknown what inspired Mohr to write the lyrics, or
what prompted him to create a new carol.
The
song has been recorded by a large number of singers across many music genres. It
was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011.
Silent Night English
Song Lyrics
Silent
night, holy night,
All
is calm, all is bright
Round
yon virgin mother and child.
Holy
infant, so tender and mild,
Sleep
in heavenly peace,
Sleep
in heavenly peace.
Silent
night, holy night,
Shepherds
quake at the sight;
Glories
stream from heaven afar,
Heavenly
hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ
the Savior is born,
Christ
the Savior is born!
Silent
night, holy night,
Son
of God, love's pure light;
Radiant
beams from thy holy face
With
the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus,
Lord, at thy birth,
Jesus,
Lord, at thy birth.
Silent Night
Holy Night German Lyrics: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht"
Stille
Nacht, heilige Nacht,
Alles
schläft; einsam wacht
Nur
das traute hochheilige Paar.
Holder
Knabe im lockigen Haar,
Schlaf
in himmlischer Ruh!
Schlaf
in himmlischer Ruh!
Stille
Nacht, heilige Nacht,
Hirten
erst kundgemacht
Durch
der Engel Halleluja,
Tönt
es laut von fern und nah:
Christ,
der Retter ist da!
Christ,
der Retter ist da!
Stille
Nacht, heilige Nacht,
Gottes
Sohn, o wie lacht
Lieb'
aus deinem göttlichen Mund,
Da
uns schlägt die rettende Stund'.
Christ,
in deiner Geburt!
Christ, in deiner
Geburt!
Rachel F.
Williams
Rachel
F. Williams is a Composer and Author from Florida, USA. Rachel has been a
musician since the age of 7, starting with a small beginners acoustic guitar.
Her main instrument is the keyboard. She officially began composing music in
2012, and has created many compositions of different genres since. She has also
written five books (available on Amazon) ranging from genres; romance,
fantasy/adventure, horror, and children's literature. Her writing career kicked
off in 2011 as well.
For
business inquiries: Justemailin2@gmail.com
Or
visit her official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorRFWilliams#
Rachel’s
Website: https://rachelstarz94.wixsite.com/rachelfwilliams
Buy
her music on Bandcamp: https://rachelfwilliams.bandcamp.com/releases
Stream
her music on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rachel-williams-761775980
Link
to Silent Night- Rock Insrtumental by Rachel F Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSEIiFPkaWg
Rachel’s You Tube
page: https://www.youtube.com/user/RachelSTARZ94/videos
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