A VERYspecial SONG

WE ALL HAVE SUNG CHRISTMAS CAROLS OR LISTEN ED TO THEM OVER THE HOLIDAYS. ONE I KNOW WE ALL KNOW IS SILENT NIGHT. A SONG WRITTEN
BY TWO AUSTRIANS , A PRIEST AND A TEACHER BACK IN 1818. ITS BEEN KNOWN TO THE ONE SONG SANG ON CHRISTMAS EVE DURING WW1 - THE ONE TIME THAT
NO GUNS WERE HEARD, ONLY THIS ONE SONG.
TO IMAGINE THAT.

THE SMALL STILLE NACHT CHAPEL IN OBERNDORF

foto TVb oberndorf

THE TUNE IS CALLED STILLE NACHT AND THIS TUNE BECAME FAMOUS THE WORLD AROUND. IT IS ALSO BEING CELEBRATED 200 YEARS IN THE TOWN OF OBERNDORF WHERE IT WAS FIRST PLAYED ON DECEMBER 24TH AND AROUND THE SALZBURG AREA.

THERE ARE MUSEUMS AND PERFORMANCES BEING HELD THIS CHRISTMAS SPECIALLY FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL TUNE.

SO WHEN YOU SING THIS OR HEAR IT PLAYING , YOU CAN THINK OF AUSTRIA AND THE SMALL TOWN WHERE IT ALL BEGAN.

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