Join renowned actor Simon Callow as he uncovers the moving origins of Silent Night. Simon journeys to the Austrian village of Oberndorf as well as the city of Salzburg, where the story of the world’s favorite carol had its origins.

The First Silent Night introduces two impoverished children—Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber—who grew up in Austria’s cobbled streets and wooded villages. The hard years that shaped them would also destine them to meet one day in a poor country church to unite Gruber’s music and Mohr’s text into this classic carol about the birth of a third poor boy on a quiet night in ancient Palestine. Written at the end of the Napoleonic war, the term ‘silent night’ was used to reflect the silence of guns after many years of war.

Since its composition Silent Night has been translated into over 300 languages and has been the number one Christmas carol worldwide. Experience this incredible history as the real story behind Silent Night is revealed.