Summary: The much-loved carol 'Silent Night' was first performed on Christmas Eve, 1818. Originally it was sung to a simple guitar accompaniment. The carol began life as a poem, written in 1816 by ...

4. It was originally composed for guitar Although Franz Gruber was an organist, he composed the music for Silent Night on guitar. A commonly held myth is that this was because the church organ was ...

One of the Disneyland Resort's new holiday offerings is a show featuring the young guitar-slinging character ... a candlelit rendition of "Silent Night," with audience participation.