Silent Night A Chrismtas Carol

Jean-Claude G. (Guadeloupe)
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  1. Johnny Cash
    United States country music singer and songwriter
    Over three hundred singing artists including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Taylor Swift, Josh Groban, Enya, and hundreds more have recorded Silent Night.
  2. Christmas Eve
    the day before Christmas
    On Christmas Eve two years later, Mohr brought the words to Austrian headmaster and part time organist, Franz Gruber.
  3. carol
    a joyful song
    John Freeman Young translated the carol into English in 1859.
  4. headmaster
    presiding officer of a school
    On Christmas Eve two years later, Mohr brought the words to Austrian headmaster and part time organist, Franz Gruber.
  5. Austria
    a mountainous republic in central Europe
    Silent Night was first performed at Midnight Mass that Christmas Eve in the Church of St. Nicholas in Oberndorf, Austria.
  6. defy
    resist or confront with resistance
    Thus began a twenty-four hour truce that defied understanding.
  7. melody
    a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
    He asked Gruber to compose a melody for his words.
  8. congregation
    the act of assembling
    Others say Mohr simply wanted to introduce a new song that could be played on guitar to the congregation.
  9. backed
    having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
    The two men, backed by a guitar and the choir, stood in front of the church
    altar and sang "Stille Nacht!
  10. altar
    a raised structure on which sacrifices to a god are made
    The two men, backed by a guitar and the choir, stood in front of the church
    altar and sang "Stille Nacht!
  11. candle
    stick of wax with a wick in the middle
    When German soldiers began decorating their trenches with Christmas trees, they placed lighted candles on the trees and began singing Stille Nacht.
  12. midnight
    12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
    Silent Night was first performed at Midnight Mass that Christmas Eve in the Church of St. Nicholas in Oberndorf, Austria.
Created on 十二月 11, 2010

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