Silent Night

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"Silent Night" is a famous 19th-century Christmas carol known for its gentle melody and themes of peace and the nativity of Jesus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christmas carol
hymn
song
hasComposer Franz Xaver Gruber NERFINISHED
hasFirstLineEnglish Silent night, holy night
hasFirstLineGerman Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht NERFINISHED
hasGenre Christmas music
sacred music
hasKey C major
hasLanguage German
hasLyricist Joseph Mohr NERFINISHED
hasMeter 6/8 time
hasNotableLanguageVersion Arabic
Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch NERFINISHED
English
French
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
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Norwegian NERFINISHED
Polish
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Spanish
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hasNotablePerformanceContext Christmas Eve church services
Christmas concerts
carol singing
hasOriginalTitle Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht NERFINISHED
hasOriginCountry Austria NERFINISHED
hasReligiousTradition Christianity NERFINISHED
hasTempoCharacter gentle
hasTheme Christmas NERFINISHED
Nativity of Jesus NERFINISHED
peace
hasTitle Silent Night NERFINISHED
hasUNESCOStatus part of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Austria)
isAssociatedWithHoliday Christmas NERFINISHED
isAssociatedWithSeason Advent
Christmas season
isOneOfMostRecordedSongs true
wasFirstPerformedInCountry Austria NERFINISHED
wasFirstPerformedInPlace Oberndorf bei Salzburg NERFINISHED
wasFirstPerformedInYear 1818
wasFirstPerformedOnDate 1818-12-24
wasWrittenInYear 1816

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8 Days of Christmas containsTrack Silent Night
Merry Christmas hasPart Silent Night
Miracles: The Holiday Album hasPart Silent Night
Wrapped in Red hasPart Silent Night
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My Gift hasTrack Silent Night
Voice of an Angel hasTrack Silent Night
Wintersong hasTrack Silent Night
Dream a Dream includesTrack Silent Night