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Silent Night origins told in Austrian Alpine valley
AP report from Arnsdorf Austria recalls the creation of Silent Night by Franz Gruber and Father Mohr in 1818 at Oberndorf and the village schoolroom. The piece, sung by local children and later by choirs and tourists, remains a noncommercial Christmas beacon in a valley steeped in history.
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Hugh A. Mulligan
Arnsdorf
Austria
Imne
Dickens
Nikola
Gruber
Obendorf
Rudolph
Red-Nosed Reindeer
Frau Lehrer
Ottitteaigne
Volkschule
Franz Gruber
Qberndorf
Joseph Mohr
Tny
George Washington
Mohr
Gupfrigen
Frau Aigner
Cardrom
Father Mohr
Oberndorf
St. Nikola's
Failetn
Wagram
Father Monr
Salzburg
Franz Wohlind