“Silent Night”

Cultural  

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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Example Sentences

Kathleen, who was diagnosed with dementia six years ago, said Silent Night is her favourite Christmas song.

From BBC

"When I was a child I sang Silent Night and loved it," Ms Kane added before bursting into song.

From BBC

The climax instead of the street performance is a candlelit rendition of “Silent Night,” with audience participation.

From Los Angeles Times

Holding up homemade cards as 'Silent Night' played in the background - emulating a scene from the film 'Love Actually' - Hearn expertly avoided being interrupted, despite Eubank Jr's attempts to heckle him.

From BBC

On Christmas Eve, a radio station in Crescent City dedicated a show to them, said their names, “and when ‘Silent Night’ came on, there wasn’t a dry eye in the galley,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times