‘Silent Night, Holy Night, All is Calm, All Is Bright …’ This song is about Christmas nights around the world. The days of Christmas wake up with this song. Over the centuries, hundreds of Christmas songs have been written and composed. But without this song, there will be no Christmas days born. Have you ever thought of the story behind this Christmas song? The Catholic shares the story behind this song, which celebrates the birth night of the Savior of the world, will be sung in churches around the world that day.
Austria is the birthplace of this song. The song was first sung in 1818 in a church in the village of Oberndorf, in Salzburg, Austria. The story goes like this: Fr. Joseph Mohr was a gifted violinist and guitarist. He gave a hymn he wrote to Francis Gruber, who led the church choir. He asked Gruber to provide a melody that could be sung in the church.
It was a Christmas night; 24 December. Fr. Joseph loved Gruber’s music. The song was sung at the Christmas Mass that day. Everyone involved in the Divine Sacrifice loved this song. Especially for the ship’s crew who were there. Here is a story about the birth of ‘Silent Night’.
But there is another story to be told. The harmonium in the church was damaged that day and could not be used for Mass. Then Fr. Joseph Mohr instructed Gruber to compose a song that could be played on the guitar. And given the lyrics, he had written. The song thus arranged later became the most important song of Christmas night. Whatever the story, the song is sung on Christmas night in over 300 languages around the world. The message of this song is peace, even in the midst of suffering.