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Silent Night

Song lyrics to Silent Night — known as the world’s best-loved Christmas Carol. The lyrics to "Silent Night" were written by Fr. Joseph Mohr in 1816, and the music was added by Franz Gruber in 1818. Legend has it that on Christmas Eve, 1914, the English soldiers witnessed the German soldiers singing "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht" and started singing "Silent Night" in English, resulting in the Truce of 1914.
Song lyrics to Silent Night — known as the world’s best-loved Christmas Carol.  The lyrics to “Silent Night” were written by Fr. Joseph Mohr in 1816, and the music was added by Franz Gruber in 1818.  Legend has it that on Christmas Eve, 1914, the English soldiers witnessed...
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Good Christian Men Rejoice

Good Christian Men Rejoice song lyrics — Good Christian Men Rejoice is thought to have originated in Germany. It was originally a very old Latin Christmas song, or carol, called In Dulci Jubilo. John Mason Neale translated the words in the 1800s.
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O Holy Night

Song lyrics to O Holy Night written by Placide Clappeau in 1847, trans­lat­ed from French to Eng­lish by John S. Dwight. Music composed by Adolphe C. Adam. O Holy Night is said to have been the first mu­sic ev­er broad­cast over ra­dio.
Song lyrics to O Holy Night written by Placide Clappeau in 1847, trans­lat­ed from French to Eng­lish by John S. Dwight.  Music composed by Adolphe C. Adam.  O Holy Night is said to have been the first mu­sic ev­er broad­cast over  ra­dio.
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Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Song lyrics to Hark! the Herald Angels Sing was written by Charles Wesley (brother of John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church) in 1739. Originally sung to a different tune, the current version is taken from a cantata composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1840.
Song lyrics to Hark! the Herald Angels Sing was written by Charles Wesley (brother of John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church) in 1739.  Originally sung to a different tune, the current version is taken from a cantata composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1840.
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