SILENT NIGHT: THE STORY OF THE CHRISTMAS CAROL 1953 EDUCATIONAL FILM AUSTRIA XD49984
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Dating to 1953, this charming Coronet Instructional Film tells the story behind the creation of "Silent Night", one of the most beloved Christmas songs of all times. It also shows the traditional Christmas activities in Austria, including caroling and mass, and relates how "Silent Night" ended up spreading worldwide.
As the film relates, the melody of "Silent Night" (or in German: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht") was composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in the small town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. "Stille Nacht" was first performed on Christmas Eve 1818 at St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, a village in the Austrian Empire on the Salzach river in present-day Austria. A young priest, Father Joseph Mohr, had come to Oberndorf in 1917. In the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, he had written the poem "Stille Nacht" in 1816 at Mariapfarr, the hometown of his father in the Salzburg Lungau region, where Joseph had worked as an assistant priest. Franz Xaver Gruber, who wrote the melody, was a schoolmaster and organist in the nearby village of Arnsdorf, now part of Lamprechtshausen. On Christmas Eve 1818, Mohr brought the words to Gruber and asked him to compose a melody and guitar accompaniment for that night's mass, after river flooding had possibly damaged the church organ. The church was eventually destroyed by repeated flooding and replaced with the Silent-Night-Chapel.
Silent Night was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011. The song has been recorded by many singers across many music genres. The version sung by Bing Crosby in 1935 is the fourth best-selling single of all-time.
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The true story of how one of most beloved Christmas carols came to be, as only Coronet Films could tell it.
@busterbeagle2167
3 жыл бұрын
You must work for coronet films. Lol
We used to watch this every Christmas in school when I was a kid in Chicago...
Brings me back to the time I watched these films in Elementary school.
@steveb6103
3 жыл бұрын
Back before God was banded in schools!
@charlescook6195
3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately our grandchildren will never know how good life was before we lost our freedoms and government regulations censored everything
@stevendouglascarr5517
2 жыл бұрын
Me, too...
As a devout parochial student I knew this history and had to sing it in German, French and English. It is a miraculous song with a humble history.
@treyowen9213
11 ай бұрын
I liked the German better.
...great story of a masterpiece from two simple, intelligent and committed men.....
What a interesting story of how a carol traveled around the world before a time of instant communication. So glad that I watched this, thanks for posting.
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3 жыл бұрын
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This dredged up ancient memories - I saw this film in elementary school. I haven’t thought of it in decades.
@stevendouglascarr5517
2 жыл бұрын
My words exactly. I saw this in elementary school, too. This is the first time I've seen this since then. What a lot of memories this brings back...
thankyou
Keep the good stuff coming :) Merry Christmas 🎄 to all
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3 жыл бұрын
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A song written and composed with a heart full of belief and of christmas. Thank you, Lord. Famous or not, it is one of my favorites. Thank you for this informative film. :)
Silent 🔕😶 Night 🌉 Song for the world 🌍 brought me here! Go HUG someone today and Merry Christmas ☃️🎄 Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕!
The off tune beginning of your videos are classic, it never gets old. Great Video!
Merry Christmas 🕯🕯🕯🕯🐾🐾😻🕯🎄🎄🎄🎄
This, and “The Littlest Angel” are the two Christmas shorts from Coronet Educational Films back in the 1950’s. I hope you should look for “Christmas Cartoon” from 1941 by Castle Films. I have the 8mm version of “Christmas Cartoon”, but I want the sound version.
O... Spt itu y... What a story... Simple melody...
the best dish is not defined by the number of spices.
Who us singing at 8?? Please