“Silent Night”
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“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
As church bells rang out, “Silent Night” wafted plaintively out of an empty espresso bar into a deserted cobblestone alley.
From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2021
Camille Griffin’s grimly misanthropic “Silent Night” isn’t like anyone’s Christmas.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2021
She leaned her head on my shoulder and started singin’ “Silent Night” real quietly.
From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper
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