Christmas Carols and Their Stories
Puzzle 38 · The Story of Silent Night · Page 58 in print
Hallein
In Hallein, Gruber’s grave lies in front of the house where he lived for 28 years. Once the sacristan’s and choirmaster’s home, it is now the Silent Night Museum and displays Joseph Mohr’s guitar.
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The words
Berlin
Home of the Prussian court musicians who asked who wrote the carol.
Celtic Museum
Hallein’s Celtic Museum, home of the Silent Night archive.
Silent Night Association: Hallein (opens a new tab) · Silent Night Association: Research Timetable (opens a new tab)
Choir Regent
Gruber’s post as director of music at Hallein parish church.
Durrnberg
The mountain above Hallein with its salt deposits.
Felix Gruber
Gruber’s son, a St Peter’s choirboy and his successor as choir regent.
Gruber's Grave
Gruber’s grave beside Hallein parish church.
Silent Night Association: Hallein (opens a new tab) · Salzburg Museum (opens a new tab)
Horn Version
Gruber’s arrangement of about 1845 with horns, strings and organ.
Silent Night Association: Research Timetable (opens a new tab)
Liedertafel
The Halleiner Liedertafel, the singing society founded by Gruber’s sons.
Michael Haydn
The composer Berlin wrongly suspected of writing the tune.
Mohr's Guitar
Joseph Mohr’s guitar, displayed in the Hallein museum.
Silent Night Association: Hallein (opens a new tab) · Silent Night Association: Hallein (2) (opens a new tab)
Prennsteiner
Father Ambros Prennsteiner, who asked young Felix Gruber about the song.
Salt Carrier
The figure with a torch on Hallein’s coat of arms.
Salt Mine
Hallein’s ancient salt mine, one of the oldest in the world.
St Peter's Abbey
The Salzburg abbey where the 1854 inquiry was received.
Tennengau
The district of which Hallein is the chief town.
Sources
- Stille Nacht - HalleinSilent Night Association (Stille Nacht Gesellschaft), official site
- Stille Nacht - Research TimetableSilent Night Association (Stille Nacht Gesellschaft), official site
- Salzburg Museum, page of its Stille Nacht Museum Halleinsalzburgmuseum.at
- Stille Nacht - HalleinSilent Night Association (Stille Nacht Gesellschaft), official site