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“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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Down in the river bottoms, an old hooty owl started singing his hoot-owl song to the silent night.

From Literature

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