Silent Night
What language were the lyrics of Silent Night originally written in?
German
Which came first, the song or the book?
Bonus question: what year did the first one come out?
Song is based on a Children's book written to boost department store catalog sales
What year were the lyrics written?
1719
Who wrote it?
Robert Wells and Mel Torme
Who wrote this song?
Bonus Question: what other famous Christmas song did he write?
Johnny Marks
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
When was Silent Night first performed?
Christmas Eve 1818
Who wrote the book 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?"
Robert L. May
What chapter in the bible is it based on?
Psalm 98
Who made the first recording?
Nat King Cole
How old was Brenda Lee when she first recorded this song?
13 years old
What country was this song written in?
Austria
Who wrote the song "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"?
Johnny Marks
Who wrote the lyrics?
Isaac Watts
What year was it first recorded?
1946
What movie helped make this song popular in the 90s?
Home Alone
What instrument was it originally written for?
Bonus question: why?
Guitar
Because the organ was broken
What year was it first recorded and released as a song?
1949
What was it originally about?
Second coming of Jesus
What year did the composer record this song?
Mel Torme recorded it in 1955
What inspired the composer to write this song?
Sitting on a beach in NY and watching the pine trees sway
Name of composer and lyricist
Lyrics by Joseph Mohr and Music by Franz Gruber
Who recorded the first mega-popular version of the song?
Gene Autry
Who wrote the melody that we all sing now?
What year?
Lowell Mason
1839
What was the inspiration behind this song?
An exceptionally hot July
What did they do in the studio to get into the Christmas spirit?
Crank up the AC and put up a Christmas tree even though it was October