200 years of Stille Nacht

Being in Obendorf for the 200th anniversary of the first singing of Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht was another once in a lifetime experience for our little group. We joined visitors from all over the world at the little chapel on the hill for a special program celebrating the song’s message of peace. It is a song that has been translated into more than 300 languages and dialects, a testament to its power to unify. All six stanzas were sung in German at the program, and three stanzas were sung in English by our little group when we returned to the bus. A beautiful night.

Here is a clip from the program in which the history and meaning of the song are described:  

Now we are in Salzburg and some of us will attend midnight Mass at Dom. Tomorrow the group performs with Elisabeth von Trapp in Schloss Leopoldskron. The outside of this venue was used in many outside shots in the famous movie “The Sound of Music”.  This will be the group’s final performance before returning to the States on the 26th. 

We are wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas from Austria!