https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-First-Silent-Night-Documentary-SBS-One-Tonight/m-p/1664775#M438396 <P>&nbsp;</P><P>If our feature on the history of Christmas carols this week has piqued your interest, check out this documentary on the fascinating story of the much-loved Christmas carol <EM>Silent Night</EM></P><DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV class="story-body lead-media-large"><P>&nbsp;</P><P>After the premiere performance of <EM>Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht</EM> on Christmas Eve 1818 at St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, Austria, the song’s fame quickly spread. In fact as early as 1839 it is recorded as having been played on Wall Street in New York.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Proper acknowledgment of the lyricist, a parish priest named Joseph Mohr, did not spread quite as fast however, and in fact became something of a mystery. It wasn’t until 1995 that a document was found proving Mohr’s authorship.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A target="_self" href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/simple-parish-priest-joseph-mohr-wrote-silent-night/story-fn9n8gph-1227160555928">Entire Article Here</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><IMG alt="stille Nacht.jpg" title="stille Nacht.jpg" src="https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/67208iCE04E0590AFA57E7/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" border="0" /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> Wed, 24 Dec 2014 03:41:02 GMT icyfroth 2014-12-24T03:41:02Z https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-First-Silent-Night-Documentary-SBS-One-Tonight/m-p/1664775#M438396 <P>&nbsp;</P><P>If our feature on the history of Christmas carols this week has piqued your interest, check out this documentary on the fascinating story of the much-loved Christmas carol <EM>Silent Night</EM></P><DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV class="story-body lead-media-large"><P>&nbsp;</P><P>After the premiere performance of <EM>Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht</EM> on Christmas Eve 1818 at St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, Austria, the song’s fame quickly spread. In fact as early as 1839 it is recorded as having been played on Wall Street in New York.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Proper acknowledgment of the lyricist, a parish priest named Joseph Mohr, did not spread quite as fast however, and in fact became something of a mystery. It wasn’t until 1995 that a document was found proving Mohr’s authorship.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><A target="_self" href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/simple-parish-priest-joseph-mohr-wrote-silent-night/story-fn9n8gph-1227160555928">Entire Article Here</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><IMG alt="stille Nacht.jpg" title="stille Nacht.jpg" src="https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/67208iCE04E0590AFA57E7/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" border="0" /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> Wed, 24 Dec 2014 03:41:02 GMT https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Community-Spirit/The-First-Silent-Night-Documentary-SBS-One-Tonight/m-p/1664775#M438396 icyfroth 2014-12-24T03:41:02Z