Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
Dec 20th, 2008 by oldfogey
The most famous Christmas song of all, Franz Gruber’s Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht. It was sung by German soldiers in the trenches of the First World War to signal the Christmas Truce in 1914. In its naive simplicity it has become, since then and at this time of year, the song eternal for everlasting peace - Christ the Saviour is here.
Here it is sung, most beautifully, by the RIAS Chamber Choir conducted by Uwe Gronostay.
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