“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

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

Both sides think “Silent Night” is the best Christmas song of all.

From Washington Times • Dec. 15, 2022

Fleming suggested Puts talk to Gelb, and the composer — a Pulitzer winner himself for his first opera, “Silent Night” — said he went to the meeting with low expectations.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 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

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