On the night before Christmas in 1818, an Austrian clergyman and a music teacher sang a song that they wrote together for the first time. They did not know it then, but their song would go on to be the world’s most famous Christmas carol. The song is called, in English, “Silent Night.” Joseph Mohr, a young clergyman from Salzburg, first wrote the words for a poem in 1816. Two years later, Mohr asked Franz Xaver Gruber, his friend and a teacher from Upper Austria, to write music for the words. Gruber simply added some musical notes to the poem. He did not attach much importance to the piece. On December 24 of that year, Mohr and Gruber sang the song for the first time at the St. Nikola Church in Obendorf, outside of Salzburg. The church’s organ was not working. So, they played the music with a guitar-like instrument. A new hit song was born.
Title: 200 Years of 'Silent Night'
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He did not attach much importance to the piece.</span> <span data-start-time='69375' data-end-time='82521'>On December 24 of that year, Mohr and Gruber sang the song for the first time at the St. Nikola Church in Obendorf, outside of Salzburg.</span> <span data-start-time='82521' data-end-time='85750'>The church’s organ was not working.</span> <span data-start-time='85750' data-end-time='90083'>So, they played the music with a guitar-like instrument.</span> <span data-start-time='90083' data-end-time='92917'>A new hit song was born.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4761/C.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16495 data-hint-location='21583' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4761/what_is_a_christmas_carol.wav'>What is a Christmas carol?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a song or hymn on the theme of Christmas'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4761/holiday_cards_and_photos.wav'><span>holiday cards and photos</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4761/a_song_or_hymn_on_the_theme_of_christmas.wav'><span>a song or hymn on the theme of Christmas</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4761/a_nativity_scene.wav'><span>a nativity scene</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4761/a_sleigh_with_bells.wav'><span>a sleigh with bells</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16496 data-hint-location='69375' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4761/where_was_silent_night_sung_for_the_first_time.wav'>Where was Silent Night sung for the first time?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Germany'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4761/england.wav'><span>England</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4761/switzerland.wav'><span>Switzerland</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4761/israel.wav'><span>Israel</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4761/germany.wav'><span>Germany</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16497 data-hint-location='39646' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4761/the_words_for_silent_night_were_first_written_as_a_poem_in__blank_.wav'>The words for Silent Night were first written as a poem in <span class='blank'>1816</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='1816'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4761/1816.wav'><span>1816</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4761/1916.wav'><span>1916</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4761/1600.wav'><span>1600</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4761/1716.wav'><span>1716</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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