It’s hard to believe that “Silent Night” is now 206-years old! While the weary world has changed quite a bit in that time, this Christmas carol remains an eternal classic, and I imagine it will remain that way for another 206 years—and more.
“Silent Night” did make it onto the Christmas Concert program this year, with my Middle School Music Ensemble giving a traditional rendition, followed by a rocked-up version in 4/4 time (just like last year). It’s hard for me not to program it, as it is one of the most iconic Christmas carols ever penned.
I’ve also played it quite a bit recently, notably at church, but also at a little Christmas show my buddy John and I hosted, our annual “Yulestravaganza.” The only attendees were the barista, Dr. Girlfriend, and a lonely fellow who sauntered in halfway through the show and drank his coffee in solitude on the far opposite end of the coffee shop. Regardless, Dr. Girlfriend, John, and I had a rollicking good time. There is some footage out there from a Facebook livestream that I’ll need to hunt down and figure out how to share here (here are the first and second sets), but we had fun. I also finished eating a burrito while John sang “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”—live on stage!
Finally, I did a performance at Tuesday night’s open mic night—my first one in months!—with the wife of a former colleague singing beautiful harmonies. Sadly, I did not capture it on video—d’oh!—but if I can hunt down footage, I’ll share it here. It was a good, un-rehearsed performance, but at one point we both slipped into harmonies—ha!
Needless to say, I love this little carol.
With that, here is 21 December 2023’s “TBT^2: ‘Silent Night’ Turns 200“:
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