The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World

About The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World

Renowned actor Simon Callow traces the 200-year history of Silent Night, traveling to Oberndorf and Salzburg to uncover the carol’s humble beginnings. The film follows the lives of Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber, two impoverished Austrian children whose paths converged in a small church, where Gruber’s melody joined Mohr’s lyrics to create the world’s most beloved carol.

The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World (2014) is a documentary film directed by Peter Beveridge. It runs 50 minutes and was released in December 2014.

Simon Callow takes the lead as Self - Host - Narrator, Werner Thuswaldner as Self - Historian and author, Martin Hochleitner as Self - Historian and curator of the Salzburg Museum, and Renate Ebeling-Winkler as Self - Vice President of the Silent Night Society. Written by Mark Hadley.

Shelv files it under christmas carols and christmas. It streams on PBS Living Amazon Channel in the United States.

The Muppet Christmas Carol, 8-Bit Christmas, and The Christmas Carols make useful companions to The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World.