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Mouse Sparked Silent Night Origin In Austria Spreading Globally
In Oberndorf Austria a church mouse gnawed a hole in the St Nicholas church organ bellows enabling the 1818 Christmas song to be born. Priest Joseph Mohr wrote the words and Franz Gruber composed the melody, with Gruber first performing it on guitar. The tune later spread across Austria Germany and beyond aided by organ repairers travelers and King William I turning it into a global Christmas standard.
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Berndorf
Austria
St. Nicholas
Karl Heinrich Waggerl
Salzburg
Bavaria
Nino
Joseph Mohr
Franz Gruber
Arnsdorf
Gruber
Father Mohr
Oberndorf
Pastor Mohr
Hallein
Hitler
Wagram
Waggers
Germany
Strasser Sisters
William I
Prussia