Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht

original song written and composed by Franz Xaver Gruber (music) and Joseph Mohr (words); Christmas song of Austrian origin
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q172152
Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht
Franz Xaver Gruber (1787–1863) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht

Summary

Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,080 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht's composer is recorded as Franz Xaver Gruber[4].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht's composer is recorded as traditional[5].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht's genre is Christmas carol[6].
  • Among the performers on Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht was Chet Baker[7].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht was performed by Anne Sofie von Otter[8].
  • Among the performers on Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht was Kevin MacLeod[9].
  • Among the performers on Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht was Leif Bloms[10].
  • Among the performers on Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht was Åsa Jinder[11].
  • Among the performers on Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht was Åsa Jinder[12].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht's Commons category is recorded as Silent Night[13].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht's language of work or name is recorded as German[14].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht's country of origin is recorded as Salzburg[15].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht's country of origin is recorded as Austria[16].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht was published on 1815[17].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht's lyricist is recorded as Joseph Mohr[18].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht's described at URL is recorded as https://www.unesco.at/kultur/immaterielles-kulturerbe/oesterreichisches-verzeichnis/detail/article/stille-nacht-das-lied-zur-weihnacht/[19].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht's described at URL is recorded as https://www.salzburgerland.com/en/silent-night/[20].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht's date of first performance is recorded as December 24, 1818[21].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht's published in is recorded as Gotteslob (2013)[22].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht's published in is recorded as Norsk salmebok 2013[23].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht's published in is recorded as Lov Herren[24].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht's published in is recorded as Evangelisches Gesangbuch[25].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht'}[26].
  • Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht's has characteristic is recorded as Christmas-themed song[27].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Song[28]

  • Genre(s): christmas music[29]

  • Community tags: christmas, christmas carol, christmas music, helliga natt, hellige natt, silent night[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 884dcd59-eea5-3ea6-9ef5-83ba7087de6c[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Chet Baker[7], Anne Sofie von Otter[8], Kevin MacLeod[9], Leif Bloms[10], and Åsa Jinder[11].

Publication

Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht was released on 1815[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[14]. Its genre is Christmas carol[6].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht include Silent-Night-Chapel[32], a church building[33], in Austria[34], founded in 1937[35].

Why It Matters

Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,080 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Silent-Night-Chapel[32], a church building[33], in Austria[34], founded in 1937[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . immaterielleskulturerbe.unesco.at. immaterielleskulturerbe.unesco.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . immaterielleskulturerbe.unesco.at. immaterielleskulturerbe.unesco.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . immaterielleskulturerbe.unesco.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Performer Chet Baker, Anne Sofie von Otter, Kevin MacLeod +3
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