On Christmas Eve each year in Austria, thousands of people in Salzburg and the surrounding areas gather together in churches. Their worship services end with the carol “Silent Night”, sung in its original German form. The simple charm of this centuries-old melody has made it a popular hymn for many years. Join Pastor Gary Kent as he pieces together the clues that tell us the mysterious origins of this beautiful song that, for a moment in time, stopped the First World War.
On Christmas Eve each year in Austria, thousands of people in Salzburg and the surrounding areas gather together in churches. Their worship services end with the carol “Silent Night”, sung in its original German form. The simple charm of this centuries-old melody has made it a popular hymn for many years. Join Pastor Gary Kent as he pieces together the clues that tell us the mysterious origins of this beautiful song that, for a moment in time, stopped the First World War.