Silent Night is
one of my favorite carols because it's mellow melody allows one to close their
eyes and visualize the lyrics. For me, it's a Christmas card set to music.
As far as "traditional"
carols, Silent Night is a more recent offering. The song was first played on
Christmas Eve 1818 at the St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf, a town on the
Salzach River in Austria.
Father Joseph Mohr wrote the lyrics calling the song "Stille Nacht." Franz Xavier Gruber, an organist in a nearby town, composed the music. Rumor had it the organ at the St. Nicholas Church broke down, so Gruber composed a guitar accompaniment for the song.
A popular singing
group at the time, the Strasser sisters sung the carol throughout northern
Europe and performed it for the King of Prussia, King Fredrick William IV.
Another signing
group, the Rainers, brought the song to American in 1863, the song was finally
translated into England and is now a Christmas classic in the 21st Century.
Author Bio:
Stephanie Burkhart is a 911 dispatcher for LAPD. She puts a nativity scene
under her tree each year.
Question for you:
Do you decorate your house outdoors with Christmas lights?
Twilight Over
Moldavia
Book 2 in the
Moldavian Moon Series
Blurb: Prince
Stefan is cursed to become a werewolf. Does Caroline dare to fall in love with
a beast?
Opening:
Caroline swung her leg
over the saddle and dismounted from Selene, her horse. It had to be
nearby, and she was determined to find it before the Sigmaringens
arrived. Her ladies, Jane and Louise, slid out of their saddles as well. Bless
them. They were troopers to put up with her whims.
Jane collected Selene's
reins. "Your mother would banish you to the embroidery room for a week if
she knew you were here."
"Well, if I have my
way, she'll never know the details about this little adventure."
Caroline peered at Jane
over her shoulder, then lifted her bow. It sported a twenty-pound string, and
she was very accurate with it. A quiver of arrows rested securely over her back.
5 Stars, Long & Short Book Reviews
NOMINATED FOR BOOK OF THE MONTH, FEB 2012
Twilight Over Moldavia is even better than the
first book in the series. It is an excellent story filled with just the right
balance of romance, magic, and danger.
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The twisting story line will keep
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suspense and mystery to romances gives her stories all the more depth. If you
love werewolf stories, romances, or a good book, I recommend Twilight Over
Moldavia.
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Stephanie, "Silent Night" is the first carol I remember singing. As a child, I sang it year 'round, and can recall singing it to my doll in summer, and my dad telling me I was out of season. ☺
ReplyDeleteI love this series you're posting about the 12 days of Christmas.
Caroline, thanks so much for stopping in. I'm glad you're enjoying the series. I'm having a great time with it. I can't believe it's going to end soon. Sniff...sniff...
ReplyDeleteSilent Night is very poignant. It's one of the Christmas carols I remember learning as a young girl. Bing does a great job with the vocals in the video.
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Steph