"Silent Night" (German: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht) is a popular Christmas carol, composed 1818 in Austria. It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by the UNESCO in March 2011.
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Famous quotes containing the words silent and/or night:
“Even the ignorant may appear very worthy,
If they keep silent before the learned.”
—Tiruvalluvar (c. 5th century A.D.)
“in the human
faults and depths
silences
floating
between night and daybreak
illusion and substance.”
—Denise Levertov (b.1923)