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“Silent Night”

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  1. A song of Christmas, originally composed in Austria in the nineteenth century. It begins, “Silent night, holy night, / All is calm, all is bright….”


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“Motor City” and movies like it — think “Sisu,” “Silent Night” and other screen explosions — are the opposite all that.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2026

Robert Archer Lynn’s script for “Silent Night” captured his attention with its intimate character drama and emotional undercurrent, the kind of “good human story” Woo thought audiences missed in an age of comic-book-movie fatigue.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 30, 2023

“Silent Night” emerged as the winner in the religious category, cited by 15% of the total respondents, according to a Monmouth University poll released Thursday.

From Washington Times Dec. 15, 2022

She wanted to work again with Puts, whose “Silent Night” won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Music.

From Seattle Times Nov. 21, 2022

Mr. Watson wears his Santa hat and hums along with the Temptations’ version of “Silent Night” that plays on his phone.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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