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Silent Night, Holy Night

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Laura Döing
December 23, 2019

"Silent Night," originally composed in German as "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht," is the most beloved Christmas song in Germany. "Silent Night" was performed the very first time in a small chapel in Salzburg on Christmas Eve 1818. The carol has meanwhile been translated into more than 200 languages. Here are various singers with 13 of them.

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