Silent Night: The wonderful story of the beloved Christmas Carol

by Brigitte Weninger, Julie Wintz-Litty (Illustrator)

A warm and wonderful story of the creation of the timeless hymn, Silent Night, and its creator Joseph Mohr.

Silent Night celebrates the 200th anniversary of the beloved hymn, and shares the story behind the creation of one of the world's most recognizable tunes. When the church organ is in need of repair on Christmas Eve, the young priest Joseph Mohr and organist Franz Xaver Gruber must find another way to ring in Christmas during Midnight Mass.

Genres: Christmas, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Music

32 pages, Hardcover

Published October 2, 2018

Reviews

[Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book* · Rating 4 out of 5]

Silent Night : The Wonderful Story of the beloved Christmas Carol by Brigitte Weninger and Julie Wintz-Litty PICTURE BOOK North South Books, 2018. $19. 735843260


BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

On Christmas Eve in 1818, the organ in St. Nicholas Church would not play, so the organist, Franz Gruber set to music a poem written by a young priest Josef Mohr and the choir first performed Silent Night at Midnight mass accompanied only on a guitar. Told through an historical perspective, the reader learns about the famine, the poverty, the war.

The illustrations are so nostalgic - it feels like a Christmas book from my childhood. Originally published in Switzerland, it's a timeless story. Although it takes place at a church and was written by a priest, remarkably the story isn't religious - it's about a carol. Includes biographical information.

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[Davinia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me ha encantado. Es la historia real de cómo se creó el popular villancico "Noche de paz". Está contada de una forma muy sencilla y bonita para que la entiendan los más pequeños. Yo me lo he leído en alemán. A mi me ha gustado mucho y lo recomiendo.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

The illustrations are so nostalgic - it feels like a Christmas book from my childhood. For my full review visit http://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com

[Peggy Hess Greenawalt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Delightful book celebrating the true story of the beloved carol, Silent Night. A keeper and one to enjoy each year.

[Lynda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting true story of the famous song - my 5yo commented on the beautiful watercolor illustrations on every page.

[Emmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful little history of one of my favorite Christmas carols!

[Kristi Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

*Wonderful story about the beloved song Silent Night. Beautiful illustrations. Loved it and so did my kids when we read it together.

[Pamela Powell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully told story of the beloved Christmas song with wonderful illustrations as well.

[Stephanie Miceli · Rating 5 out of 5]

A gorgeously illustrated story about the origins of the song Silent Night. A beautiful edition to add to your Christmas book collection.

[Angie Quantrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gorgeous and fascinating! I enjoyed reading about the history of "Silent Night." The beautiful illustrations and story captivated my imagination about what it might have looked like when this song was created so long ago. Lovely!