Silent Night the Song from Heaven

On the cold, clear Christmas Eve of 1818, a disappointment awaited the villagers of Oberndorf, Austria. Ravenous mice had chewed a hole in the church organ, and there would be no music for the holiday. The priest jotted down the words for a Christmas song and asked the church organist to write a melody for it. Stille Nacht, known as “The Song From Heaven,” has since become one of the most beloved pieces of music in the world, thanks to the hungry mice!