Silent Night! Holy Night! Museum in Salzburg | |
The museum is at the historical birthplace of Joseph Mohr, creator of the carol 'Silent night! Holy night!'. It's also a center of historic resarch about the carols origin. |
Salzburg museums: Silent Night! Holy Night! | ![]() | ||
The birthplace, up to now a storage room, is dedicated to Joseph Mohr, who wrote the song in Mariapfarr in 1816. He is no longer mentioned in most church song books in the world. |
History revealed: Joseph Mohr created 'Silent Night! Holy Night!' 1816 | ![]() | ||
The creator of 'Silent Night! Holy Night' was born on December 11. 1792 in Salzburg, in the Steingasse. The young priest wrote the carol in 1816 in Mariapfarr. |
Christmas Story: 'Silent Night! Holy Night!' | ![]() | ||
In the small village of Mariapfarr, assistant priest Joseph Mohr shared the frugal life of the simple villagers. Here he was inspired to write 'Silent Night! Holy Night!' |
The history of the carol 'Silent night, holy night' | ![]() | ||
This book covers the story of this famous christmas carol according to evidence from a document discovered in 1995. |
Sounds, CDs, tapes about 'Silent Night! Holy Night!' | ![]() | ||
Mickey Rooney, Hanno Schilf, Mariapfarrer church choir, Oberndorfer Liedertafel (singers), Wiener Sängerknaben (Vienna Boys Choir) and Lionel Richie. Lyrics with verses 4 and 5! |
Movies and films about 'silent night! Holy night' | ![]() | ||
From the first 'Silent night' movie from the year 1933 up to the last recent documentation about the creation of the carol. |
Events around the silent night museum | |
To the 150 anniversary of Joseph Mohr's death: Commemoration ceremony at the grave, 'Wetten Das' German TV show, silent night tour and showing of the 1933 film. |
Discoverer of the true history of silent night holy night | ![]() | ||
Hanno Schilf resarched the true story of the world famouse christmas carol. He founded the silent night museum in Salzburg to make the results of his resarch world wide known. |
History revealed: Joseph Mohr created 'Silent Night! Holy Night!' 1816 |
Joseph Mohr: childhood in Salzburg | |
JOSEPH MOHR was born on the 11 December, 1792 in the Steingasse in Salzburg. He grew up in a small damp room with his mother Anna Schoiber. |
Mariapfarr: the young priest Josph Mohr created the carrol Silent Night | ![]() | ||
Joseph Mohr was ordained in 1815 and sent to his first parish in Maria-pfarr. This was the village of his father and here he met his grandfather for the first time. |
The proof: 'Silent Night! Holy Night!' orginated in the year 1816 | ![]() | ||
The original script is dated 1816 and is the only one existing which bears Joseph's handwriting. Discovered in 1995, it lead to a complete reinterpretation of the carols origin. |
Oberndorf: first performance of 'Silent Night! Holy Night!' | ![]() | ||
On Christmas Eve 1818 Joseph was able to perform "Silent Night, Holy Night" publicly for the first time, with Franz Xaver Gruber in the St.Nikolas Church in Oberndorf. |
Jospeh Mohr: face reconstructed | ![]() | ||
The face of Josheph Mohr, the creator of the world famouse christmas carrol 'Silent Night! Holy night!' reconstructed. |