The Story of "Silent Night" by Paul Gallico - (Crown Publishers, Inc.) First Edition 1st Edition, 2nd Printing 1967
 
This is a story where truth is already touched by legend and research is colored by imagination. Can anyone say for certain who is destined to be famous? And why should there be a note in the history of the son of a poor Austrian weaver or the bastard of a musketeer serving in Salzburg? Who could foresee in a young country priest and a humble schoolteacher-organist the stuff of romance and the seeds of genius. The famous Christmas hymn "Silent Night" was composed by Joseph Mohr (poet) and Franz Gruber (composer). Be surprised by how the two of them changed a series of tragic events into one of the most beloved songs to praise the Lord's arrival.
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