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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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“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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