Silent Night: The Song and Its Story
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (751 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 080285138X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Carolette Lonestar said Five Stars. Loved it!!!. Sweet story about Silent Night Myrna G. What a beautiful story! I loved the art and I loved the story. Anyone child or adult will love reading and rereading this story.. The Song that Unites Savage Beasts A Customer See how a univerally-known song, "Silent Night" can stop men from thinking about war. From a song that was scrawled on a crumpled piece of paper inside an old church organ to a melody that stopped gunfire during the Korean War, we see the power of music through this simple holiday carol. Beautifully illustrated, and a wonderful lesson to read aloud.
On Christmas Eve in 1818, in a small Austrian town, Father Mohr's church organ broke down. With its creators all but forgotten, "Silent Night" eventually became an international favorite. . In compelling prose, Hodges recounts the young priest's struggle to write a poem that would bring the beauty of the Christ Child's humble, but sacred birth night to a congregation that expected to celebrate with music. Franz Gruber, a local schoolmaster, wrote a simple tune to accompany the words. Hodges includes stories about wartime enemies who forgot their hatred and joined together, sometimes across enemy lines, to share a few verses of the song. Full-page watercolor illustrations capture quaint mountain village scenes. From School Library Journal Grade 1-3?This account of the beloved carol's history pays tribute to its creators and to the song itself. Glowing shades of gold and brown accentuate faces lifted in harmony, creating feelings o
This beautiful picture book tells how Father Joseph Mohr and church organist Franz Gruber worked up until the last minute on Christmas Eve in 1818 to write a new Christmas song for the villagers of Oberndorf, Austria--a song we know as Silent Night.