Silent Night turns 200: Celebrating a classic Christmas carol in Salzburg

As Silent Night turns 200, Barbara Scully unwraps the story behind the Christmas carol in Austria.

Silent Night turns 200: Celebrating a classic Christmas carol in Salzburg
Sat, 08 Dec, 2018 - 08:00

As Silent Night turns 200, Barbara Scully unwraps the story behind the Christmas carol in Austria.

Let me begin with a confession. I am not a huge fan of Christmas. Yeah, I know – shock, horror. But the truth is that I might be a bit of a Christmas

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