: Composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics written by Joseph Mohr in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria.
Two notable recent films share this title but offer vastly different genres: Silent Night
: Popular tradition holds it was written for guitar because mice had chewed through the church organ bellows, though historical evidence suggests Mohr simply wanted a new hymn for Christmas Eve. : Composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber
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: Declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011.