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Silent Night - Lovely Recording

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Musicgirl Thu 21-Dec-23 10:12:44

Many people from all over the world would say that Silent Night is their favourite Christmas carol. I found this lovely recording on YouTube and thought l would share it with you.

Squiffy Tue 26-Dec-23 15:11:51

A beautiful, haunting version of Silent Night sung by Sinead O'Connor:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq5FAbdkZg4

Ziplok Tue 26-Dec-23 14:38:27

Thank you musicgirl and Lucy Ann. That was so beautiful to listen to. 🎄

Bellanonna Tue 26-Dec-23 00:24:31

Wow! Isn’t that just beautiful?! Thank you for sharing it.

Hymnbook Mon 25-Dec-23 23:42:17

My favourites are anything by John Rutter

Anniebach Mon 25-Dec-23 22:23:28

Beautiful, thank you

Audun Mon 25-Dec-23 21:23:29

Beautiful. my grandfather took me to a Vienna Boy' concert when I was a child, and I have never forgotten it. Thank you for sharing this.

GrannyGrunter Mon 25-Dec-23 21:10:06

My favourite Christmas song is White Christmas. After all these years it still brings a lump to my throat. I loved the film as well and only watched it again a few hours ago.

Vintagegirl Mon 25-Dec-23 20:21:44

I spent a summer working in that village in Austria, St Wolfgang am See. A beautiful church situation on the edge of the lake.

Ashcombe Mon 25-Dec-23 18:57:04

Thank you for sharing this beautiful rendition, Musicgirl and LucyAnna. Such a pure sound.

You're right, Joseann; I believe an Austrian priest wrote the words and and asked the church organist to set it to music suitable for guitar when they found themselves without a working church organ one Christmas Eve.

Thisismyname1953 Mon 25-Dec-23 18:06:34

Our school took us to a performance by the Vienna Boys Choir in Liverpool approximately 57 years ago . It was wonderful but I don’t think those four boys were there then . They sounded beautiful .

nadateturbe Mon 25-Dec-23 12:39:03

Beautiful. Thank you Musicgirl.
Happy Christmas everyone.

funwithgrandma Mon 25-Dec-23 12:27:01

That was beautiful, thank you . Happy Christmas

Sawsage2 Mon 25-Dec-23 11:27:37

Lovely, brought a tear to my eye. Merry Christmas to all on Gransnet.x

Joseann Thu 21-Dec-23 17:45:09

Truly beautiful.
We visited Vienna last December and my one regret was not going to listen to a concert at the boys' choir school.
Stille Nacht was written and first performed over 200 years ago in a little church near Salzburg.

Freya5 Thu 21-Dec-23 17:28:06

A beautiful Carol.

Musicgirl Thu 21-Dec-23 16:08:12

I love the way that they look at each other from time to time and are smiling all the way through. Their pronunciation of Merry Christmas in different languages is excellent, too. It is the loveliest recording of Silent Night l have heard for a very long

Greenfinch Thu 21-Dec-23 15:52:33

I have just listened to it. Absolutely beautiful. So pure.

Dickens Thu 21-Dec-23 15:38:28

Musicgirl

Thank you, Lucy Ann. This is indeed the one. Did you enjoy it?

Exquisite!

Greenfinch Thu 21-Dec-23 14:55:46

Years ago I taught English in an international college which was a religious foundation. On Christmas Eve everyone sang Silent Night in their own language.It was truly magical.

Musicgirl Thu 21-Dec-23 13:40:04

Thank you, Lucy Ann. This is indeed the one. Did you enjoy it?

LucyAnna Thu 21-Dec-23 13:32:40

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKvKMgR8H7k

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Musicgirl Thu 21-Dec-23 13:30:41

A quartet of boys from the Vienna Boys’ Choir

LucyAnna Thu 21-Dec-23 13:22:22

Who is your version by, Musicgirl?

Musicgirl Thu 21-Dec-23 12:45:19

I’m hoping this will work.

Musicgirl Thu 21-Dec-23 12:38:39

Lucy Anna, it is.