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Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht

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

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
musical work/composition, Christmas carol[1]
Performer
Chet Baker, Anne Sofie von Otter, Kevin MacLeod, Leif Bloms, Åsa Jinder, Åsa Jinder[5][6][7][8][9]
Genre
Christmas carol[4]
Language of work or name
German[10]
Publication date
1815[13]
Ambitus
eleventh[26]
Composer
Franz Xaver Gruber, traditional[2][3]
Country of origin
Salzburg, Austria[11][12]
Date of first performance
December 24, 1818[15]
Derivative work
Cicha noc, Tiha noć, Douce nuit, sainte nuit, Santa nit, Noite Feliz, Tichá noc, Tichá noc, Tichá noc, Tichá noc, Tichá noc, Tichá noc, Stilla natt, Stilla natt, Q137512113[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]
Different from
Stille nacht, heilige nacht[25]
Form of creative work
song[38]
Has characteristic
Christmas-themed song, lyrico-musical work, Christian hymn[21][22][23]
Has melody
Stille Nacht[24]
Intangible cultural heritage status
list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Austria[27]
Lyricist
Joseph Mohr[14]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Christian Hymns, Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark[36][37]
Published in
Gotteslob (2013), Norsk salmebok 2013, Lov Herren, Evangelisches Gesangbuch[16][17][18][19]
Title
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Silent night en Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht! en Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht en Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht ar الليلة الصامتة da Silent Night da Glade jul, dejlige jul da Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht de EG 46 de GL 249 de Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht de Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht! el Άγια Νύχτα el Άγια Νύκτα es Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht fa شب خاموش fr Douce nuit, sainte nuit fr Ô nuit de paix fr Sainte nuit fr Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
🔖 Identifiers · 19
VIAF cluster ID
185694157
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no96038810
GND ID
30063451X
AllMusic composition ID
mc0002365864
BBC Things ID
5f302e52-9c6e-4d53-be13-6aa4c84fe667
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139128001
Described at URL
www.unesco.at, www.salzburgerland.com
Freebase ID
/m/015f7r
IMSLP ID
Stille_Nacht,_heilige_Nacht,_H.145_(Gruber,_Franz_Xaver)
ISWC
T-915.721.581-1, T-312.517.993-9
Intangible cultural heritage ID by the Austrian UNESCO commission
275
J9U entity ID
987007447320605171
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MusicBrainz work ID
884dcd59-eea5-3ea6-9ef5-83ba7087de6c
NL CR AUT ID
aun2008484616
National Library of Israel ID (old)
002245072
Parsons code
*udduuddurdurdurudddudduruddduddurudduuddduddd
SVKKL authority ID
0337216-Gruber-Franz-Xaver-17871863
SecondHandSongs work ID
7895
Österreichisches Musiklexikon Online ID
S/Stille_Nacht

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🔗 Connections
Mb:other version 9
Douce nuit, sainte nuit, Glade Jul, Glade jul, dejlige jul, Joulu-yö, Noche de paz, Q124745594, Q136148342, Silent Night +1 more
Performer 5
Chet Baker, Kevin MacLeod, Anne Sofie von Otter, Åsa Jinder, Åsa Jinder
Published in 3
Gotteslob (2013), Evangelisches Gesangbuch, Norsk salmebok 2013
Country of origin 2
Austria, Salzburg
Created notable works 2
Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr
← Mb:composer 2
Franz Xaver Gruber, Franz Xaver Gruber
← Mb:lyricist 2
Joseph Mohr, Joseph Mohr
Ambitus 1
eleventh
Belongs to 1
Gotteslob (2013)
Composer 1
Franz Xaver Gruber
Form of creative work 1
song
Genre 1
Christmas carol
Has characteristic 1
Christian hymn
Intangible cultural heritage status 1
list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Austria
Language of work or name 1
German
Lyricist 1
Joseph Mohr
Named after 1
Silent-Night-Chapel
← References work, tradition or theory 1
Buddenbrooks
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Cultural Impact

Things named for Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht include Silent-Night-Chapel[39], a church building[40], in Austria[41], founded in 1937[42].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Stille Nacht Heilige Nacht include Silent-Night-Chapel[39], a church building[40], in Austria[41], founded in 1937[42].

Related Entities

Austria Buddenbrooks Chet Baker Franz Xaver Gruber Joseph Mohr Kevin MacLeod

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 1d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    ISWC → T-915.721.581-1, T-312.517.993-9
    "Changed claim: ISWC: T-312.517.993-9, см. / see autofix на / on P1827"
  2. 7w ago · Iketsi · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer → Franz Xaver Gruber, traditional
    Lyricist → Joseph Mohr
    Title → Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
    Language of work or name → German
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Instance of: Christmas carol"
  3. 19w ago · WikiTantôt · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer → Franz Xaver Gruber, traditional
    Language of work or name → German
    ISWC → T-915.721.581-1, T-312.517.993-9
    Title → Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Merged from another item: doublon"
  4. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0337216-Gruber-Franz-Xaver-17871863
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0337216-Gruber-Franz-Xaver-17871863, batch #259493"
  5. 27w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → German
    Performer → Chet Baker, Anne Sofie von Otter, Kevin MacLeod +1
    Form of creative work → song
    Intangible cultural heritage status → list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Aust
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: ISWC: T9157215811, см. / see autofix на / on P1827"
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