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Dear ladies and gentlemen, dear travel partners!

The words are gentle, soothing and move the heart: “Silent Night” is a song whose magic has remained uninterrupted for 200 years. A song that promises solace and gives hope.

Over the centuries, the song has crossed borders and survived crises. It brings people together independently of their origin, age or religion and lets us relate back to the time of its creation. 200 years ago, Joseph Mohr, a priest from Salzburg, and Franz Xaver Gruber, an Upper Austrian teacher, sang the song for the very first time at the St. Nikola Church in Oberndorf near Salzburg. Joseph Mohr wrote the original lyrics that the song was based on, whilst Franz Xaver Gruber created the melody upon Mohr’s request. Only a few years later and with the help of the singing families from the Zillertal valley, the song embarked on a journey from Austria to Europe and to the rest of the world. Today, it is sung in more than 300 languages and dialects.

On the occasion of the song’s 200-year anniversary, we have put together attractive activity ideas for a journey into the “Land of Silent Night”, which you will be able to find on the following pages. Individual tours and travel routes take you to the most important destinations in SalzburgerLand, Upper Austria and Tirol, where you can explore the origins of the world-famous Christmas song during any time of the year.

Warmly,

Petra Stolba Leo Bauernberger Josef Margreiter Andreas Winkelhofer Österreich Werbung SalzburgerLand Tourismus Tirol Werbung Oberösterreich Tourismus 2OO Years “Silent Night”

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4 200 years Silent Night 16 Gruber & Mohr How the song came to be in SalzburgerLand

5 In search of peace 19 Following the traces A song comes to be amid difficult times — the story of Franz Xaver Gruber in Upper Austria

9 The protagonists 21 From Tirol Mohr, Gruber et al. into the whole world

12 Sights and attractions 23 Tour operators in the Silent Night locations and incoming partners

14 Discovering the Land of Silent Night 24 National exhibit From Hochburg-Ach to Oberndorf and from Salzburg Celebrating 200 years of myth, history and into the Zillertal valley the message of peace

26 “My Silent Night” The new musical play at Salzburg’s Felsenreitschule theatre

28 The search for the Silent Night Historical re-enactment at the Hochburg-Ach parish church

29 “Mauracher and Mohr“ Stories and songs about Silent Night 31 CD TIP: 200 years of the world peace song 21 38

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30 Peace to the world 34 Advent events Historical re-enactment in Oberndorf Tradition and music

31 Selected Silent Night products 35 More great events Here you will find gifts and souvenirs Countless more events throughout the anniversary year

32 Salzburg Advent Festival 36 Silent Night, a song for the world “Silent Night” at the Grosses Festspielhaus in Salzburg The story of the world’s most famous Christmas song as a film

33 Festive Advent markets 37 Silent Night A paradise for Advent aficionados The song and its six verses

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200 years Silent Night How the song came to be

The song “Silent Night” was created during a time of radical change in Europe. For decades, political upheavals, wars and economic misery tortured and trau- matised the people of the Archbishopric of Salzburg, the Habsburg Monarchy and Bavaria. By way of wars and countless military campaigns, Napoleon had disempowered, plundered and burned to the ground entire strips of land. On top of that, a natural catastrophe occurred in 1816 with devastating effects on the European continent: Crop failures, debt and the “Year Without a Summer” led to hunger and even more misery.

With all of this in the background, Joseph Mohr composed his famous poem “Silent Night” in 1816 in Mariapfarr. On Christmas in 1818, he handed the poem to Franz Xaver Gruber, who added a melody to it in Arnsdorf. On that same night, the song was performed toward the end of the Christmas mass for the very first time in Oberndorf. The song was written for two singers and guitar accom- paniment.

The result was a Christmas message of peace that offered hope and solace and began to spread like wildfire throughout the world via the Strasser Siblings from Laimach and the Rainer Singers from Fügen (both in Tirol).

In 2011, “Silent Night” was recognised by UNESCO as part of our Intangible Cultural Heritage.

There is barely anyone today who has never heard the soothing melody, but very few people know that the song’s origins lie in SalzburgerLand, that Franz Xaver Gruber grew up in Upper Austria and that the song’s dissemination began in Tirol.

Today, the song’s path leads through SalzburgerLand, Upper Austria and Tirol. Lovingly furnished museums, special exhibitions, churches, chapels, memorials and theme trails across the Silent Night Locations tell the story of the famous song and its dissemination and inform us about the lives and works of Joseph Mohr and Franz Xaver Gruber.

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In search of peace A song comes to be amid difficult times — the story

War, natural catastrophes, hunger, misery, poverty 1792 - 1815, Europe: including effects on Bavaria and Austria. As a result and epidemics: “Silent Night” is created in difficult The Napoleonic Wars (Coalition Wars) bring Salz- of the cold spring months of 1816, the region ex- times. The song’s creators, Joseph Mohr and Franz burg, Austria and Bavaria two decades of violence, periences substantial crop failures and famines. Xaver Gruber, also grow up in an environment ab- hunger and deprivation. Epidemics spread, people die and Europe experi- solutely unsuitable for children or adolescents: ences one of the first major emigration waves. French troops, occupations and violent crimes are 18.10.1813, Ried im Innkreis: part of everyday life. Their parents struggle to let As a result of the “Treaty of Ried”, the Kingdom of 18.06.1815, Waterloo (Belgium): their children out of the house or even feed them. Bavaria switches sides to the anti-Napoleonic allies. Napoleon returns from his exile on Elba and reclaims A devastating political and economic landscape power for only one hundred days: The Battle of offers little to no future. Evaluating their circumstan- 18.09.1814 - 09.06.1815: Waterloo leads to his ultimate defeat. ces, hopelessness overcomes the people. Those Following the defeat of Napoleon in 1814, the with strong faith in God can have something to fall Congress of Vienna begins the reorganisation of 14.04.1816, Munich: back on. Others become desperate, losing trust Europe. Salzburg, Tirol and Upper Austria are also The “Treaty of Munich” triggers the end of tensions and confidence in a better future. Perhaps it is ex- affected. After years of war, the people suffer great- between the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Austrian actly this traumatic environment that makes people ly and yearn for peace. Empire. However, it also results in significant territorial so receptive to a new song. Like a beacon of light losses on both sides: Bavaria hands the Innviertel and during a dark night, it gives off a shimmer of hope April 1815, Indonesia: Hausruckviertel regions, as well as Vils in Tirol, back and warmth. Mount Tambora erupts on the island of Sumbawa. to Austria. The areas of the former Berchtesgaden A natural catastrophe with global consequences, provostry and the Rupertiwinkel region, on the other

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The book printer Joseph Greis was the first to distribute what today is the world’s most famous Christmas song among the people. The first printed version of “Silent Night” was made in Steyr.

hand, remain with Bavaria — a particular blow to Salz- the church songbook of Blasius Wimmer, organist and burg. Among other things, it leads to the separation teacher in Waidring, which now appears lost. It is of the affluent maritime town of Laufen: Laufen and its quite possible that Carl Mauracher passed the song entire administration remain Bavarian, whereas on to him during his “repair travels”. Oberndorf on the outskirts joins Austria. On 1 May 1816, the Bavarian seal at the prince-archbishopric December 1822, Fügen: residence in Salzburg is replaced with the Austrian Emperor Franz I of Austria and Tsar Alexander I of double-headed eagle. After years of changing rulers, Russia are guests at the castle of Count Dönhoff. The Salzburg is no longer part of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Count asks the Rainer Siblings to perform folk songs to entertain his guests. The Tsar is especially impres- 1816, Mariapfarr: sed. He invites them to his court in St. Petersburg. Figure: Ur-Rainers in England Joseph Mohr, a young assistant priest from Salzburg, around 1827. composes a poem with six stanzas in Mariapfarr. Its Autumn 1824, Fügen: title is “Silent Night”. The Rainer Siblings begin their first journey abroad and travel to Germany. They found the era of the 24.12.1818, Arnsdorf: “Tyrolean national singers”. Joseph Mohr, now an assistant priest in Oberndorf, hands the poem to his friend Franz Xaver Gruber November 1825, Fügen: and asks him to compose a melody to it. Gruber is The Rainer Siblings (“Ur-Rainers”) begin their second a teacher in the neighbouring Arnsdorf as well as an concert tour. It leads them from Germany to Sweden organist in Oberndorf. There, the Napoleonic Wars and then to England. As Alexander I had already and the new border demarcations have had devasta- passed away in December of 1825, they amend their ting effects. The people are deeply in debt, have no travel itinerary. The “Ur-Rainers” group continues to sources of income and suffer from hunger. travel through Europe until 1838.

24.12.1818, Oberndorf: 1827–1837, Steyr: On Christmas Eve, the song “Silent Night” resounds Joseph Greis, book printer and seller in Steyr, releases for the very first time in Oberndorf, accompanied by a flyer with the title “Four Beautiful New Christmas guitar and with two singers. Songs” between 1827 and 1832 (exact date unk- This signet ring belonging to Franz Rainer nown): “Silent Night” is also announced on the cover probably originates from 1826. 1818/19 and 1823/24, Oberndorf/Fügen: page. The organ builder Carl Mauracher from Fügen in the Thus, it can be said that the first printed version of the Zillertal valley is contracted to repair the organ of the song probably came to be in Steyr. Since Greis was St. Nicola Church in Oberndorf. Later on, the organ a book seller too, people could also acquire the print is completely rebuilt. On one of these work journeys, from him directly. he discovers the song “Silent Night” and brings it back home. 1831, Hippach/Leipzig: The Strasser Siblings from Laimach near Hippach 1819, Waidring: perform “Silent Night” at the Christmas market in A version of the song with seven (!) verses appears in Leipzig. The family of farmers from the Zillertal valley

6 | silent-night.com It was autumn 1815 when the 23-year-old Joseph Mohr assumed his first position in SalzburgerLand after his premature priestly inauguration. He became an assistant priest in Mariapfarr in Salzburg’s Lungau region.

spends the winter months travelling through Europe as commodity traders to sell local hand-made products on the markets, especially gloves. It quickly became apparent that singing folk songs was even more lucrative.

1832–1834, Leipzig: The Strasser siblings were invited to Leipzig for additional performances. In the meantime, “Silent Night” is published for the masses. Between 1832 and 1834, the publisher A. R. Friese from Dresden released a collection of Tyrolean Christmas songs with the title “Four Authentic Tyrolean Songs by the Strasser Siblings from the Zillertal Valley.” The result is a “Zillertal version” of the song, which could be traced back to the Strasser Siblings.

1834/1835, Berlin: The Strasser siblings tour Germany, staying in Berlin. The Christmas song impresses “Silent Night” is Frederick William IV of Prussia, who — years later — will request the song’s sheet created during music in Salzburg. a time of hunger and misery. 1838, Leipzig: Inclusion of “Silent Night” into the melody book of the “Catholic Song and Prayer Book for Public and Private Worship to be Used Primarily by the Catholic Community of the Kingdom of Saxony.”

1839, New York: The second generation of Rainer Singers — under the aegis of Ludwig Rainer, son of Maria Rainer — from the Zillertal valley begin a concert tour across America. In their repertoire is also “Silent Night”. The first performance of the song allegedly Europe’s ruling families. Their travels bring them to England, Scotland, Ireland, takes place in front of the Trinity Church in New York. What follows are several to Italy, France, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. years of touring as the admired “Rainer Family” which leads the four singers through New Orleans, St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. 1854, Hallein: In 1854, the Royal Prussian Court Orchestra approaches St. Peter’s Abbey in May 1843, Zillertal valley: Salzburg to inquire about Michael Haydn, who was considered the originator of The Rainer Family returns home after their US tour. the song at the time. Coincidentally, one of Franz Xaver Gruber’s sons is present in the seminary and can thus clarify the song’s authorship. Shortly thereafter, Franz 1851, New York: Xaver Gruber creates a document to finally clear up the situation regarding the J.F. Warner’s version “Silent night! Hallow’d night!” is released in a songbook. origin of the Christmas song.

1851, Zillertal valley: 1855, Hallein: Emboldened by the success in the USA, Ludwig Rainer founds the “Rainer Gruber’s latest version of “Silent Night” is completed. The version, autograph VII, Gesellschaft” group with up to 15 singers, which will perform for nearly all of is donated to the Salzburg Museum on the year of his death by his son Franz.

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The Christmas truce of 1914 is unique in history. Enemy soldiers celebrate Christmas together.

1858, St. Petersburg: The autographs: The Rainer Singers come to Russia and stay there for Joseph Mohr left behind a hand-written autograph of ten years. Visits home solely serve the purpose of the song at the Salzburg Museum, Franz Xaver Gru- scouting for new members. ber even four. The autographs are exhibited at the Salzburg Museum in the city of Salzburg as well as 1859, New York: at the Silent Night Museum in Hallein. “Silent Night” is released as an English translation as part of a brochure titled “Carols for Christmas Tide” by Bishop John Freeman Young.

1866, Salzburg: The Roosevelt family was a politically influential The song is incorporated into an “official church family in the United States. book” back at home.

1868, Achenkirch at the Achen Lake: The famous Tyrolean national singer Ludwig Rainer of the Rainer Singers returns to Tirol as an affluent man after almost 30 years abroad. In 1870, the construction of his new hotel at the Achen Lake is completed. The success of the Tyrolean national singer has had a positive impact on tourism in Tirol.

1873, Vienna: At the Vienna World Fair, “Silent Night” appears as the “Choral of Salzburg” inside a North American school building on site. At the turn of the century, the song is already performed on all continents thanks to the dis- semination by Catholic and Protestant missionaries. The Rainer Siblings embarked on their 24.12.1914, Flanders: journeys from Tirol. Fraternisation of soldiers on the Western Front who sing the song together throughout the trenches.

1941, Washington: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill sing “Silent Night” in the garden of the White House.

2011, Oberndorf: The song “Silent Night” is declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.

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FRANZ XAVER JOSEPH RAINER AND GRUBER MOHR STRASSER (1787–1863) (1792–1848)

Teacher, musician and composer of the Priest and lyricist of “Silent Night” The Zillertal valley singing families – “Silent Night” melody Tyrolean national singers

In the afternoon of 24 December 1818, Franz Xaver His high level of intelligence and musical ability sa- Two families from the Zillertal valley in Tirol embar- Gruber, originally from the Upper Austrian Innviertel ved the lyricist of the original “Silent Night” poem ked on a series of journeys around the world with region, composed the melody of “Silent Night” in his and the subsequent song from a poverty-stricken the result of getting people from Leipzig to New York barren teacher’s residence in Arnsdorf. His friend childhood and led him into the arms of the church and St. Petersburg excited about Austrian folk music. Joseph Mohr — an assistant priest from the neighbou- and the priestly profession. Joseph Mohr was a pas- They were the Rainer Family from Fügen and the ring Oberndorf — had given him the original poem sionate priest who defined himself by his love for his Strasser Siblings from Hippach. They were among and asked him to add a melody to it. That same countrymen, his deeply held beliefs and his strong the founders of the Tyrolean national singing traditi- evening, the two men performed the song for the first social commitment. He dedicated his life and work on and are among its best-known representatives. time after the Christmas mass. Mohr accompanied to those in need. For nearly 200 years, his poem Among their songs was also the Christmas song the song with the guitar. Although Franz Xaver Gru- about Jesus as a comforter and saviour has been “Silent Night”. The fact that the moving song is now ber was still able to witness the early successes of traversing the world in 300 languages and dialects performed all over the world on Christmas Day is his Christmas melody, only his descendants saw its in the form of a festive message of peace. undeniably also due to the work of these families. spread throughout the whole world. In 1854, he authored a document to clear up several misconcep- tions about its origins: namely, that the song had in fact been composed by Franz Xaver Gruber and that the Christmas song also did not originate from the Zillertal valley in Tirol but from Oberndorf in Salz- burgerLand.

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Oberndorf Steyr Arnsdorf Fügen Salzburg Stadt Hippach Hallein Achensee Hintersee Wagrain Mariapfarr Hochburg-Ach Ried i. Innkreis

10 | silent-night.com Oberndorf Steyr Arnsdorf Fügen Salzburg Stadt Hippach Hallein Achensee Hintersee Wagrain Mariapfarr Hochburg-Ach Ried i. Innkreis

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Silent Night Museum in Arnsdorf, inside the oldest still active school building in Austria.

Sights and attractions in the Silent Night locations

IN SALZBURGERLAND Gruber-Mohr Path — from Arnsdorf to Oberndorf

Silent Night Location Oberndorf www.stillenachtarnsdorf.at Silent Night Chapel Silent Night Museum in the old parish court Silent Night Location Salzburg Silent Night Post Office Salzburg Cathedral with the baptismal font (baptism of Joseph and Silent Night Historical Re-enactments in Oberndorf and Laufen Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Pilgrimage Church Maria Bühel Salzburg Cathedral Organ Residential house of Joseph Mohr at Steingasse www.stillenacht-oberndorf.com Special exhibition “SILENT NIGHT 200 | History. Message. Present.” at the Salzburg Museum Silent Night Location Arnsdorf Winter lantern walk at the Plainberg mountain in the Salzburg suburb of Silent Night Museum in the oldest still active school building in Austria Bergheim Pilgrimage church “Maria im Mösl” with the original Franz Xaver Gruber Organ and the Silent Night Glockenspiel www.salzburg.info

12 | silent-night.com The Seehof Chapel was built by Ludwig Rainer, who set up the “Achenseehof” as his personal retirement home following his global travels.

Silent Night Location Hallein Silent Night Location Ried im Innkreis Silent Night Museum with Mohr’s original guitar, the documents proving the Innviertler Volkskundehaus Museum: Original Silent Night Nativity Scene authorship of the song as well as the three autographs (opening 29.09.2018) from Oberndorf’s parish church Gruber’s final resting place at the Franz Xaver Gruber Square Silent Night Organ at the parish church (Inauguration 25.11.2018) www.upperaustria.com/ried-im-innkreis

www.stillenachthallein.at Silent Night Location Steyr First Christmas Museum in Austria Silent Night Location Hintersee Pilgrimage Church and Christkindl Post Office Memorial Plaque and Mohr Portrait in the parish church Steyrer Kripperl Joseph Mohr bust in front of the church Joseph Mohr Memorial Chapel, designed by Bernd Horak www.steyr.info Joseph Mohr Theme Trail (opening mid-2018) Dollhouse Museum with connected Mohr exhibit IN TIROL www.fuschlseeregion.com Silent Night Location Fügen in the Zillertal valley Silent Night Location Wagrain Carl Mauracher Memorial Plaque at the parish church’s cemetery Silent Night Museum at the castle Pflegerschlössl Museum at Widumspfiste House where Joseph Mohr final resting place Largest Silent Night record collection in the world at Fügen Castle Joseph Mohr Memorial Organ and original altar in the parish church Fügen Culture Hiking Trail Wagrain Culture Walk following the traces of Joseph Mohr www.best-of-zillertal.at www.wagrain-kleinarl.at Silent Night Location Hippach Silent Night Location Mariapfarr Strasser-Häusl, birth and residential house of the Strasser Siblings Silent Night Museum Mariapfarr Pilgrimage Church www.mayrhofen.at Silent Night Well at the Joseph Mohr Square Silent Night Location Region Achensee www.wallfahrtsmuseum.at Sixenhof Museum with Ludwig Rainer’s clothes chest Seehof Chapel, built by Ludwig Rainer Tomb of Ludwig Rainer in Achenkirch’s cemetery IN UPPER AUSTRIA www.achensee.com Silent Night Location Hochburg-Ach Franz Xaver Gruber Peace Path Franz Xaver Gruber Memorial House Gothic parish church with Franz Xaver Gruber Memorial Organ

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Discovering the Land of Silent Night From Hochburg-Ach to Oberndorf and from Salzburg into the Zillertal valley

The song “Silent Night” invites people on a journey through some of the most beautiful regions the Alps have to offer. In the various Silent Night Locations in Upper Austria, SalzburgerLand and Tirol, one has the chance to mindfully walk in the footsteps of the song, its creators and its message. Various museums, special exhibitions, churches and theme trails invite visitors to engage with a unique cultural heritage that moves people from all over the world in different ways. Next to the historical accounts, however, it is especially the stories that make such a journey so exciting and interesting.

14 | silent-night.com On the approximately one-hour-long circular Franz Xaver Gruber Peace Path, you will encounter seven sculptures embedded into Hochburg-Ach’s splendid landscapes, created by the renowned sculptor Hubert J. Flörl.

Day 1 – Upper Austria Hochburg-Ach in the Innviertel region The composer of the song, Franz Xaver Gruber, was born in the small municipality of Hochburg-Ach in 1787. Here, a visit to the Gruber Memorial House (“Gruba- häusl”) is recommended. Guided tours through the lovingly furnished museum are available upon prior registration. From here, you can take the wonderful Franz Xaver Gruber Peace Path through the beautiful landscape of the Innviertel region. The walk past the flowery patches and sculptures by the artist Hubert Flörl takes around an hour. The artworks invite visitors to read, think and contem- plate. The Gothic parish church with the Franz Xaver Gruber Memorial Organ is, without a doubt, also worth a visit. Distance between Hochburg-Ach and Oberndorf near Salzburg: approx. 30 km. On this route, we recommend the Gut Wildshut brewery in St. Pantaleon — owned by the private Stiegl brewery in Salzburg. On offer are beer specialities made from organic ancient grains as well as various homemade delicacies.

Day 2 – SalzburgerLand Day 3 – Tirol Oberndorf and the City of Salzburg Fügen and Laimach-Hippach Oberndorf is where “Silent Night” was sung for the very first time before it con- Fügen is the hometown of the Rainer family of singers who founded the well- quered the rest of the world. In the Silent Night District, the Silent Night Chapel known Tyrolean national singing movement. In the 1820s, the Rainer siblings and the newly erected Silent Night Museum in the old vicarage tell the story of embarked on great journeys abroad and conducted many concert tours through the creation of the Christmas song. Afterwards, you may want to opt for a walk Germany and Europe, popularising the folk songs from home. The idea of the to the nearby-located Salzachdamm, the Europa Bridge and to Laufen in Bava- Tyrolean national singers resulted from difficulty and hardship. During the winter ria. Here, the stories, which are explored in such exciting ways at the museums, months, farmer families from the Zillertal valley made an additional income as truly come alive. The Salzach river degenerated from a crucial lifeline to a mere goods traders and then even as singers. In the second generation of the Rainer border river. The separation from the affluent mariner city of Laufen cost the in- singers, it was especially Ludwig Rainer who contributed to the dissemination of habitants of Oberndorf both their homes as well as their livelihoods. “Silent Night”. Starting in 1839, he began touring the USA with three additional On the same day, the journey continues to the City of Salzburg. Here you can singers, the list of songs also included the now famous Christmas song. In Fügen, choose between a guided city tour to the various Silent Night spots or a visit to the Museum of Local History covers the dissemination of “Silent Night”. Another a new exhibition at the Salzburg Museum (from 29 September 2018 to 3 Feb- family of singers originated from the Silent Night Location of Laimach-Hippach: ruary 2019), which is part of the decentralised, cross-provincial exhibition. On the Strasser Siblings. Today, their birth house — the landmarked Strasser-Häusl 24 November 2018, the new stage play “My Silent Night” will celebrate its — contains another museum. premiere at the Felsenreitschule theatre on the anniversary of “Silent Night”. Distance between the City of Salzburg and Fügen: approx. 158 km (via highway), Distance between Oberndorf near Salzburg and City of Salzburg: approx. approx. 203 km (via Zell am See/Gerlospass); Distance between Fügen and 20 km. Laimach-Hippach: approx. 18 km. The beautifully located guest house by the name of Schlössl in Nussdorf is Half-way between Fügen and Laimach-Hippach, in Stumm, you will find the “Linde” certainly worth a quick detour. Right next to the little Baroque St. Pankraz country inn run by the Ebster family. The “Linde” has been around since 1506, the Church, you will be served homemade, seasonal dishes in rustic parlours. The list of famous guests includes Andreas Hofer and Otto von Habsburg. Today it establishment received its license to serve alcohol as long ago as 1876. welcomes visitors to enjoy award-winning local and gourmet cuisine.

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Atmospheric Salzburg Christmas Market - at the cathedral and Residenzplatz 4 day tour through SalzburgerLand Gruber & Mohr in SalzburgerLand

This 4 day tour — beginning in the City of Salzburg — leads through SalzburgerLand to all seven Silent Night Locations: These are the most important stations in the lives of the two men that created the song that would change Christmas forever.

Day 1 “Christmas time in magical Salzburg” The City of Salzburg on the northern edge of the Alps and in the heart of Austria is considered among the most impressive of Europe’s Baroque cities. The archbishops of Salzburg had considerable influence on the city’s architecture, making Salzburg what it is today: a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular destinations for city travellers from around the world.

Highlights in the City of Salzburg: A guided city tour through Salzburg following the traces of Joseph Mohr, the author of the original “Silent Night” lyrics. Together with a knowledgeable guide, stops include the Salzburg Cathedral’s baptismal font with which both Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as well as Joseph Mohr were christened, but also the fa- mous Steingasse lane and the University of Salzburg. A visit to the “SILENT NIGHT 200” special exhibition at the Salzburg Museum, located within the Neue Residenz in Salzburg’s Old Town. This exhibition is part of the decentralised national exhibition from 29 September 2018 to 3 February 2019. In the evening, visit the Felsenreitschule theatre’s new stage play “My Silent Night”.

16 | silent-night.com Joseph Mohr Memorial Chapel in Hintersee at a special power place.

Day 2 “A day in in Oberndorf, Arnsdorf and Hintersee“ From the City of Salzburg, you can either hop straight onto the Salzburger Lo- kalbahn or take your own car to the little town of Oberndorf, around 20 kilome- tres away. The ride with the Salzburger Lokalbahn only takes around 30 minutes and passes through the idyllic Flachgau region. The stop in Arnsdorf is more than practical, as the town happens to be another Silent Night location. This is where the song’s composer, Franz Xaver Gruber, lived and worked for nearly 22 years. Oberndorf was separated from Laufen in 1816. Whilst it was added to Salzburg, Laufen remained under Bavarian rule. A difficult situation for the small population just off the Salzach river as Oberndorf did not possess any kind of infrastructure of its own, neither an administration nor even its own church. Today, a stroll over to Laufen across the bridge “Salzachbrücke“, which opened in 1903 and was considered among the most beautiful bridges in Germany when it was inaugu- rated, certainly pays off. Similarly to Salzburg and Hallein, the facades of the houses here are of the Inn-Salzach style typical for the region. And to this day, there remains quite a little bit of sailor’s magic in Laufen. Furthermore, the shores of the Salzach river offer a magnificent view of the Untersberg mountain range, the Göllmassiv, as well as the Tennen Mountains to the south. A viewing of the famed “Maria im Mösl” Pilgrimage Church. From Arnsdorf, it’s 55 kilometres by car to Hintersee in the Fuschlsee region (Salzkammergut): Highlights in Oberndorf, Arnsdorf and Hintersee: Here, Joseph Mohr worked as a vicar for nearly nine years. On the newly cre- A visit to the world-famous Silent Night Chapel in Oberndorf’s Silent ated Theme Trail, you can walk from the parish church all the way to the beau- Night district, as well as the redesigned museum in the renovated vicarage. Here, tifully located Joseph Mohr Memorial Chapel. visitors get to explore the history of “Silent Night” on two floors. The museum’s focus lies on the period of the song’s origin and dissemination, as well as the Day 3 “Mariapfarr in Salzburg’s Lungau holiday region and Wagrain in surroundings in which it was created. Guided tours are also available. the Salzburger Sportwelt“ During the early Christmas period, there is an Advent market and a South of the Radstadt Tauern mountain subrange, you will find special Silent Night Post Office in Oberndorf. From here, you can send your Salzburg’s Lungau region with its 15 municipalities and 13 valleys. Mariapfarr, Christmas letters into the whole world marked with a special Christmas stamp, where Joseph Mohr created the original “Silent Night” lyrics in 1816 as a young right from where “Silent Night” was sung for the very first time. assistant priest, is among the sunniest places in Austria. Not far from Mariapfarr, A walk to the “Unserer Lieben Frau Mariä Heimsuchung” Pilgrimage Church the meanders of the Longa river invite visitors to a romantic stroll. in Maria Bühel near Oberndorf. The pilgrimage motifs in the church that was erected between 1670 and 1673 relate to the Salzach river’s shipping industry Highlights in Mariapfarr: which was a crucial lifeline at the time. The altar images were created by the In the Silent Night Museum in Mariapfarr, you will find a reconstruction artist Johann Michael Rottmayr, a Laufen native and one of the most important of Mohr’s old room in which he wrote the world-famous song, as well as the masters of Italian-inspired monumental art. little silver altar. A visit to the Silent Night Museum in Arnsdorf in Austria’s oldest, still A visit to the renovated Pilgrimage Church and the Silent Night Foun- operational school building. This is where Gruber lived for 21 years and wrote tain on the newly erected Joseph Mohr Square. the song’s melody. In the afternoon, the journey continues from Salzburg’s Lungau region to

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In the Silent Night Museum in Mariapfarr, you will find a large nativity scene furnished with the Adoration of the Shepherds, the Finding in the Temple and the Marriage at Cana.

Wagrain in the Salzburger Sportwelt, which is 65 kilometres away and is also where Joseph Mohr spent the final years of his life. This is also where he is buried and keenly remembered by the town’s inhabitants for his strong social commitments.

Highlights in Wagrain: On the well-signposted Wagrain Culture Walk, you can get a real feel for the magic of the little town where Joseph Mohr resided for so long. Spanning around an hour and a half, the trail leads to Wagrain’s parish church, the church containing the Joseph Mohr Memorial Organ and Mohr’s final resting place, and several other destinations. A visit to the Silent Night Museum in the castle “Pflegerschlössl”. Here, visitors can discover more about the lyrics of the song that was translated into over 300 languages and dialects. Furthermore, the museum is thematically dedicated to “The Course of Time”.

Day 4 “From Hallein back to the City of Salzburg“ It’s around 50 kilometres from Wagrain to Hallein. At the Dürrnberg mountain, at whose foot the town is located, precious salt has been mined for centuries and was then transported down the Salzach river. Those Silent Night Museum "Pflegerschlössl" in Wagrain who are interested in the history of the Celts in Hallein, the Salzach river’s shipping industry and Salzburg’s archbishops, should pay a visit to the Celtic Museum. At the Dürrnberg mountain, you will also find the “Hallein Salt Mine”, the oldest exhibition mine in the world.

Highlights in Hallein: Franz Xaver Gruber, who composed “Silent Night”, lived in Hallein from 1835 until his death in 1863. He worked as a choirmaster and parish organist and was thus able to dedicate himself to his great passion, music. During Advent, an actor will assume the role of Franz Xaver Gruber and take visitors on an entertaining stroll around the town. A visit to Hallein’s parish church with the new Silent Night Organ (the organ’s inauguration is set to take place on 25 November 2018). A visit to the newly renovated Franz Xaver Gruber Residence in the Silent Night Museum Hallein (Launch: 29 September 2018) with Mohr’s original guitar and the autographs II, IV and V. This is where Gruber wrote a document on 30 December 1854 clarifying the song’s authorship and also proving that it was created in SalzburgerLand.

Joseph Mohr’s guitar in the Silent Night Museum Hallein

18 | silent-night.com Franz Xaver Gruber Peace path and Memorial House in Hochburg-Ach. 3 day tour through Upper Austria Following the traces of Franz Xaver Gruber in Upper Austria

There are three Silent Night locations in Upper Austria: Hochburg-Ach and Ried A walk on the Franz Xaver Gruber Peace Path reveals the true, time- im Innkreis were two important stations in the life of Franz Xaver Gruber. Steyr, less meaning of the song. Each of the individual stations represents one of the on the other hand, was where the first printed version of “Silent Night” was pu- song’s verses and communicates the global dissemination of the song’s peace blished. message across all continents. In contrast, the stations also carry information about the troubling times during which the song came to be. The Peace Path also Day 1 “Franz Xaver Gruber’s childhood and adolescence in Hochburg-Ach“ acts as an inspiring walk through the world’s continents, thus functioning as a The Silent Night tour through Upper Austria begins in the little town of Hoch- meditative journey to inner peace throughout the year. burg-Ach. Here, Franz Xaver Gruber was born into a family of linen weavers in The Franz Xaver Gruber Memorial Organ in the parish church is a 1787 with the Christian name “Conrad”. His house of birth, the “Steinpointsölde”, great way to conclude a visit to Hochburg-Ach. Here, the only 11-year-old Franz was a little farmer’s house where his parents lived with the six children, he was Xaver Gruber demonstrated his extraordinary skills in the year 1798, when he the fifth. Next to agriculture, linen weaving was an additional source of income, substituted for a teacher who had fallen ill. a trade which Franz Xaver Gruber also learned. In 1805, Gruber spent three months in Burghausen in Bavaria on the other side of the Salzach river in order Day 2 “Ried im Innkreis — teacher training and the Silent Night Nativity to improve his organ skills and his overall musical abilities. When Burghausen Scene“ was taken by French troops, he had to leave the city prematurely. The journey continues through the hilly and densely wooded landscape of the Innviertel region to Ried im Innkreis, around 60 kilometres away. This is where Highlights in Hochburg-Ach: Franz Xaver Gruber completed his teaching training in 1806. A visit to the Franz Xaver Gruber Memorial House (“Grubahäusl”) The hurdles that the nativity scene from the St. Nicola Church from Oberndorf in Hochburg-Ach makes life in a poor family of linen weavers during the time of had to go through in order to make it to Ried im Innkreis were similarly difficult. the Napoleonic Wars very accessible. The little, beautifully fitted museum reveals After the church was demolished, it first ended up in the attic, then in the collec- what life was like for farmers and workers around 1800. The old wooden house, tion of the pastor Johann Veichtlbauer. He then donated his objects to Ried im which is over 200 years old, is identical to Gruber’s birth house in terms of style, Innkreis in 1933. And that is how the original Silent Night Nativity Scene, in front form and design. A number of goods and objects in the house tell the family’s of which the perhaps most famous Christmas song of all time was performed for story. The most precious piece is the loom with which Franz Xaver Gruber learned the very first time, ended up in the Innviertler Volkskundehaus Museum in Ried im the weaving trade. Innkreis.

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Traditional smithery, broom binding, shingle making — the historical handicraft market in Hochburg-Ach is exciting for young and old alike.

Highlights in Ried im Innkreis: The Innviertler Volkskundehaus Museum harbours the original Silent Night Nativity Scene from the St. Nicola Church in Oberndorf. The nativity scene was created following Venetian examples in around 1800 and contains figures typical for the Inn-Salzach region. Hands and feet are carved from wood; the heads are made of wax. The shepherds are dressed like the farmers and mariners of the time. The Innviertel region’s hospitality and beer culture enjoys an excellent reputation far beyond the region. A dinner with some of the region’s typical delicacies, such as the classic “Innviertler Surspeck- knödel” (a type of dumpling) or a “Bratl in der Rein” (a local roast), is an excellent opportunity to also sample a freshly tapped beer from one of the countless Innviertel speciality breweries.

Day 3 “Steyr is the glowing centre of the Christindl Region“ A 90-kilometre-long journey brings us to Steyr at the Kalkalpen National Park. “Silent Night” quickly began to spread as a result of word of mouth and handwritten transcripts. An impressive archival discovery demons- trated that the song’s first printed version was created in Steyr in 1830, in the form of a pamphlet with four different Christmas songs. The Silent Night Nativity Scene in Ried Highlights in Steyr: Austria’s first Christmas Museum in Steyr will start exhibiting a replica of the first text print of Silent Night beginning in November 2018. A visit to the Baroque Christkindl Pilgrimage Church in the world-famous pilgrimage destinati- on of Christkindl in Steyr. The church harbours a ten-centimetre-tall wax figure of Baby Jesus holding the cross and the crown of thorns in his hands. During Advent, the “Christkindl Post Office” opens its gates to visitors. Around two million letters are sent into the world annually here. The Steyrer Kripperl is one of the last stick puppet theatres in Europe. It transfers the Christmas story into the world of the historical Steyr, telling humorous stories with lots of local influences that will especially bring the youngest members of the audience plenty of joy. The Steyrtal Museumsbahn from Steyr to Grünburg ist the oldest still existing 760mm narrow-gauge railway in Austria. The ride to Grünburg and to the nearby-located Advent calendar village Steinbach an der Steyr takes around an hour.

Christkindl Post Office in Steyr

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2 day tour through Tirol From Tirol into the whole world

For a long time, it was believed that “Silent Night” was a Tyrolean song from the organ builder Carl Mauracher, who brought the song from Oberndorf into the Zillertal valley. The reason for this assumption was the well-travelled Tyrolean Zillertal valley. national singers, who regularly performed the song while travelling and touring Fügen’s Heimatmuseum has an entire section dedicated to “Silent Night”. Europe and America. The round trip to the three Silent Night locations leads th- Here, you will find the world’s biggest collection of Silent Night records, many rough the hometowns of the Strasser Family and the Ur-Rainer Family into the of which you can listen to. Additionally, visitors will discover numerous exciting Zillertal valley and to the Achen Lake, where Ludwig Rainer spent his later years. details about Tirol’s national singers from the Zillertal valley and the organ builder Carl Mauracher, as well as about old handicrafts and Fügen’s mining industry. Day 1 “Into the Zillertal valley, home of the famous Strasser and Rainer fa- After the first stop in Fügen, the journey continues 19 kilometres further into the milies of singers“ valley to Hippach. Here, the Strasser Family lived with their four children Anna, During the 18th century, Fügen’s Baroque Castle was the domicile of the impe- Joseph, Amalia and Karolina. They grew up in Laimach, a district within Hippach, rial major and treasurer Count Ludwig von Dönhoff (1769–1838). In 1822, his and from here the four embarked on singing journeys and facilitated the disse- family received Franz I of Austria and Alexander I of Russia at their home in the mination of “Silent Night”. Zillertal valley. To entertain their guests, a performance by the singing Rainer Family with the siblings Maria, Felix, Anton and Joseph Rainer from Fügen was Highlight in Hippach: organised. The little home concerto made such a strong impression on the guests A visit to the “Strasser-Häusl”: This is the house in which the Strasser that Alexander personally invited them to Russia. From then on, the siblings — siblings were born. It was built during the 18th century and is a completely later known as the Ur-Rainers — began touring the world and thereby laying the wooden Zillertal valley farmer’s house with smoke-blackened beams of wood, foundations for the Tyrolean national singing tradition. They performed in count- an old room with a rolling furnace, crown glass windows and door mountings. less European cities and at some of the noblest royal courts, among them also The landmarked farmer’s house provides insight into the barren life of the Zillertal that of King George IV of the United Kingdom. Today, Fügen is one of the Ziller- valley’s farmers who carried “Silent Night” out into the world, but also into the tal valley’s biggest municipalities with around 4,000 inhabitants. famous Christmas song’s history.

Highlights in Fügen: Day 2 “Ludwig Rainer, the Tyrolean National Singer, and the Achen Lake“ Just a few steps away from Fügen’s castle, you will find the cemetery It’s around 50 kilometres from Hippach to the Achen Lake. Tirol’s biggest lake — of the parish church, which contains a memorial dedicated to the Ur-Rainer sin- surrounded by mighty and tall summits — is located 929 metres above sea-level gers, as well as the burial site of the Dönhoff family and the tombstone of the and is a true paradise for holidaymakers, hikers and winter sports enthusiasts. The

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The Heimatmuseum Fügen contains the collection of Silent Night researcher Argus-Rainer as well as a comprehensive display of the Zillertal valley’s national singing tradition.

Achenkirch municipality, around 12 kilometres in diameter, is where the famous Rainer offshoot Ludwig Rainer used to reside. His traces are still visible here today. When Ludwig Rainer, son of Maria Rainer of the Ur-Rai- ners, returned from America and Russia to Austria in 1868 as an affluent man, he erected the Seehof Hotel at the Achen Lake. The hotel opened in 1870 and was equipped with all kinds of comforts, attracting guests from all over the world. Following the turn of the millennium, the hotel was demolished due to a large fire and not rebuilt.

Highlights in the Achen Lake region: A walk to the Seehof Chapel, equipped with a neo-Gothic altar, at the Achen Lake. It was built by Ludwig Rainer. His final resting place is located in Achenkirch’s cemetery. The “Sixenhof” Museum Achental provides great insight into what life and work used to be like in the region around the Achen Lake during the past few centuries. Among the exhibition pieces is Ludwig Rainer’s original garment chest. Beginning in November 2018, a new exhibition will be dedicated to the famous national singer and the international dissemination of “Silent Night”. Every year during the Advent period, an atmospheric Advent market is held at the Sixenhof Museum. Boat round trip across the lake

Sixenhof Museum

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On the occasion of the 200-year anniversary of “Silent Night”, the Silent Night Museum in Hallein will be fully refurbished and made handicap-accessible.

National exhibit Celebrating 200 years of myth, history and the message of peace

2018 marks the 200-year anniversary of the famed Christmas song “Silent particularities. The school in Arnsdorf, for example, where Franz Xaver Gruber Night”. The song’s unifying message of peace is the connective tissue between was a teacher and where he probably composed the melody, is by no means seven Silent Night locations in SalzburgerLand during the anniversary year and only a museum. It is indeed the oldest primary school building in Austria that is will be celebrated by way of countless activities related to the Silent Night still in use. Location’s special exhibits in SalzburgerLand, Upper Austria and Tirol.

The National Exhibit will be open from 29 September 2018 until 3 February 2019: The museums in Arnsdorf and Oberndorf, the Salzburg Museum in the City of Salzburg, the Silent Night Museum Hallein, the new museum in the Pflegerschlössl in Wagrain and the Mariapfarr Museum in Salzburg’s Lungau region show different facets of the song and its creator. Hintersee, where Joseph INFORMATION The official 200th Mohr worked as a vicar for a decade, invites you to experience the new anniversary state exhibit. theme trail around the history of the place, the preservation of the song and its Stille Nacht 2018 GmbH live performance. Zugallistraße 12, 5020 Salzburg A message of peace for the world.

Beyond the borders of SalzburgerLand, Hochburg-Ach in Upper Austria, the www.stillenachtlandesausstellung.at birthplace of Franz Xaver Gruber, and Fügen are also participating, as the inter- national dissemination of the song began in the Zillertal valley. Salzburg Museum Mozartplatz 1, 5010 Salzburg What is special about this concept is the diversity of the participating locations: Salzburg | Oberndorf | Arnsdorf | Hintersee | Hallein | www.salzburgmuseum.at from the large Salzburg Museum to the smaller regional museums with their own Wagrain | Mariapfarr | Fügen im Zillertal | Hochburg-Ach

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The Felsenreitschule theatre is built into the Mönchsberg mountain in the City of Salzburg and impresses with its incredible stage and the stone arcades.

“My Silent Night” The new musical play at Salzburg’s Felsenreitschule theatre

On 24 November 2018, a new stage play titled “My Silent Night” is set to What is “My Silent Night” about? debut at the Felsenreitschule theatre in Salzburg. And theatre aficionados can The stage play “My Silent Night” portrays the expectations that eight different barely contain their excitement. The new play is expected to bring a little bit of people have about the upcoming Christmas celebration. The closer the holidays Broadway magic to Austria. Following the success of the acclaimed musical “The approach, the more the fates of the protagonists intertwine. New friendships are Sound of Music”, which had its Salzburg premiere in 2011, “My Silent Night” made and old prejudices are thrown out, and a group of unrelated individuals could very well become the next global success. becomes a new kind of family. The song “Silent Night” connects the people and brings them together. The premiere is on Saturday, 24 November 2018 at 07:00 A stage play with Hollywood glamour p.m. at the Felsenreitschule theatre in Salzburg, accompanied by the Mozarteum A top-notch team from the USA has been signed up for the production of the Orchester. play. The music will be composed by film composer John Debney who made the soundtracks for large Hollywood productions such as “Ice Age” and “Sin City” as well as more recently, “The Jungle Book”. Debney has already received three Emmy Awards throughout his career and was even nominated for an Oscar INFORMATION for his work on “The Passion of the Christ” in 2015. The stage play was written by author, director and musician Hannah Friedman. Andreas Gergen, responsible for Information on ticket sales via: successful productions like “The Sound of Music” or “Monty Python’s Spamalot”, Salzburger Landestheater will bring the play onto the stage of the Felsenreitschule theatre. www.salzburger-landestheater.at

26 | silent-night.com A Musical Play by John Debney Book: Hannah Friedman Lyrics: Siedah Garrett, Michael Weiner und Alan Zachery Based on an idea by Richard Kraft World premiere on November 24th, 2018 / Felsenreitschule

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During the historical re-enactment, visitors are transported back to the time when the world-famous song was created.

The Search for the Silent Night Historical re-enactment at the Hochburg-Ach parish church

The “Search for the Silent Night” is a historical re-enactment that takes its audi- Historical handicraft market ence back to the time when “Silent Night” was first created and published. It all Along with the historical re-enactment, there will be a historical handicraft market began when the music council of St. Peter’s Abbey in Salzburg ordered his around the Franz Xaver Gruber Memorial House. In the forecourt, the garden, secretary to find the composer of the song. And thus, he embarked on the Search as well as inside the Memorial House itself, old handicraft techniques as for the Silent Night. practiced during the creation time of “Silent Night” will be presented: broom With much enthusiasm, Hochburg-Ach’s amateur actors transport the time of the binding, basket weaving, shingle making and much more. Many of the handma- creation of the most famous Christmas song in the world, marked by war and de products can be purchased as well. The Memorial House will be filled with poverty, onto the stage. They make the childhood of Franz Xaver Gruber come life, music and singing. alive at a time when he had to practice his organ playing skills secretly and French soldiers infiltrated the Innviertel region. They also trace the song’s journey across the globe from Gruber’s birthplace of Hochburg to Oberndorf, Tirol, INFORMATION Leipzig and into the whole world. In the end, the song resounds in different lan- guages and exerts its unifying, peace-making magic. 14. 12. and 15. 12. 18, 04:00 p.m. and 07:00 p.m. Every year on the third Advent weekend, “The Search for the Silent Night’ by the 16. 12. 18, 01:00 p.m., 04:00 p.m., 07:00 p.m. Information on ticket sales via: Bavarian director and author Martin Winkelbauer is put on the stage of Hoch- burg’s parish church. Seven performances are planned for the Silent Night anni- www.fxgruber.at versary year of 2018.

28 | silent-night.com The light of hundreds of candles and the many trees create a unique atmosphere at Festhalle Fügen.

“Mauracher and Mohr“ Stories and songs all about Silent Night by Hakon Hirzenberger

Steudltenn presents “Mauracher and Mohr”, an Advent piece for all of those that want to see what it would have looked like if Carl Mauracher, the organ builder from Fügen, and the poetic priest from Salzburg, Joseph Mohr, had crossed paths. With never-before-heard stories around “Silent Night” and with a backdrop of church choirs, traditional singers and brass ensembles from the Zillertal valley, the dramatic correspondence not only manifests the biographies of various key Silent Night figures and the social challenges of a truly difficult period in time, but also a luminous sense of hope that glows musically as it did brightly back in the day.

Silent Night highlights Tirol Without the passion for travelling and the singing skills of various brave Tyroleans, INFORMATION “Silent Night” would probably not have enjoyed the global popularity that it does today. Corresponding to this historical role as the disseminators of the 14. 12. , 15. 12. and 16. 12.18 song, the Tyrolean contributions to the Silent Night anniversary year of 2018 Festhalle Fügen Tickets via [email protected] or +43 5288 62262 concentrate on communicating alpine culture and music. Through music theatres, musical inns and a lively Advent calendar, “Silent Night” can not only be heard www.steudltenn.com but also felt.

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“Silent Night” was created during a period of poverty and war. In the historical re-enactment, “angels of peace” pray for truce. A scene from Oberndorf’s historical re-enactment.

Peace to the world A historical re-enactment in Oberndorf portrays the creation of the song in moving ways

2018 marks the tenth year in which the Silent Night historical re-enactment can Salzachhalle will be host to an exhibition on the subject of “The Visions of be experienced in Oberndorf, now under the title “Silent Night — Peace to the young Gruber and Mohr.” World”. In Oberndorf, where the Christmas song resounded for the very first time, both the story of the song’s creation as well as that of its reception are told. Author Oberndorf during the Christmas period Josef A. Standl puts special emphasis on introducing the period’s historical con- All around Oberndorf’s Silent Night Chapel, visitors will be able to delight in an text and portraying the creation of the song. Scenes also include old Oberndorf atmospheric Advent market with handicraft stalls as well as an extensive pro- Advent traditions as well as regional Advent songs. The song came to be during gramme and the Silent Night Post Office, from where Christmas mail can be sent a time of great poverty, the decay of the Salzach river’s shipping industry and with a special Christmas stamp. the Napoleonic Wars, which left its traces in the town by the Salzach river. Oberndorf’s Salzach skippers were, however, rich in terms of social community and Christian traditions. This is the context in which the song was created. The historical re-enactment moves people in the same way that the song does. INFORMATION The performance begins with a historical introduction at the Silent Night Squa- re in Oberndorf and continues along the Salzach river with a music-accompa- Historical re-enactment Salzachhalle Laufen nied lantern walk on the Silent Night Theme Trail. Performances then take 01. and 08. 12.18, 07:00 p.m. and 02. and 09. 12.18, 04:00 p.m. Updates on ticket pre-sales at: place at four different stations. The trail ends at the Christmas market in Laufen. From there, it’s only a few steps to the Salzachhalle in Laufen where the histo- www.stillenacht-oberndorf.com rical re-enactment is concluded with three big acts. The small stage of the

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Salzburg Advent Festival “Silent Night” at the Grosses Festspielhaus in Salzburg

Looking back on 1818 During the 200th anniversary year of “Silent Night”, the Salzburg Advent Festival puts special emphasis on the song’s creation story. The Advent story of Maria and Joseph is told within the sociocultural context of Oberndorf in the year 1818. In 1803, Salzburg loses its independence as a spiritual and secular archbisho- pric as well as its political significance. The Rupertiwinkel region is handed over to Bavaria, the rest to the Habsburg Monarchy. The little town of Oberndorf is separated from its city of Laufen by a new border. But the impoverished mariners don’t lose hope. With their traditional mariner theatre, they put on an Advent play for the first time. They are not expecting that their performance will also include the premiere of a very special song. A song which, over time, becomes a mes- sage of peace for people around the world.

Grateful homage to Mohr and Gruber The Salzburg Anniversary Advent Festival of 2018 will make the creation story of “Silent Night” come alive within the context of its historical period. It is a grateful homage to Joseph Mohr and Franz Xaver Gruber for the song that they have gifted to us all, with more than 150 singers, musicians, soloists as well as actors and actresses. Displaying their refreshing carefreeness, the Salzburg Hirtenkinder will return to create a very special experience. Familiar alpine songs and melodies, passed on from generation to generation, will come to- gether with new compositional pieces to form an incredible auditory experien- ce typical of the Salzburg Advent Festival.

Hans Köhl – Conception, script, leadership Klemens Vereno – Compositional work Johanna Dumfart and Reinhold Schmid – Folk music arrangements

DATES

30. 11. 18, 07:30 p.m. (premiere) 01.–02.1 2. , 07.–09. 12., 14.–16. 12.18 Ticketservice Salzburger Adventsingen Salzburger Heimatwerk - Neue Residenz

www.salzburgeradventsingen.at

32 | silent-night.com Festive Advent markets A paradise for Advent aficionados

The romantic Christmas and Advent markets which impress visitors from far and near open their doors on the last November weekend and close at Christmas.

IN SALZBURGERLAND Salzburger Christkindlmarkt at Salzburg Cathedral and Residenzplatz Hellbrunn Advent Magic Advent Market in St. Leonhard Silent Night Advent Market in Oberndorf Advent in front of the Franz Xaver Gruber School in Arnsdorf Advent at the Mattsee lake with ship ride at dawn Advent of the Villages in the Fuschlsee region Wolfgangseer Advent in St. Gilgen, Strobl and St. Wolfgang Advent markets in Hallein’s old town and Pernerinsel Advent Market of Cultures in Wagrain Salzburg Mountain Advent in Grossarl Advent of Light in St. Johann Katschberg Advent Trail Advent Markets in St. Michael and Tamsweg Star Advent Zell am See Mittersiller National Park Advent Market

IN TIROL Mayrhofner Advent at the Waldfestplatz “Light Magic” Advent Market at Fügen Castle Achensee Lake Christmas “Mountain Advent” Innsbruck Mountain Christmas Advent Markets in Hall in Tirol, Achensee, Rattenberg, Kufstein, Kitzbühel, St. Johann in Tirol, Lienz

IN UPPER AUSTRIA Advent Market in Hochburg-Ach at the Franz Xaver Gruber Memorial House and at the Marktplatz Advent in the Innviertel region Christmas Market in Steyr with the “Christkindl Post Office” Wolfgangseer Advent in St. Wolfgang, St. Gilgen and Strobl Schlösser Advent Traunsee Christmas Market by Ischl’s Craftsmen Advent markets in Linz, Wels, by the Danube and in the Mühlviertel region

You can find more advent markets as well

as opening times here: www.silent-night.com

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Advent events Tradition and music

During the pre-Christmas period, there are countless festive events taking place in the 13 Silent Night locations in SalzburgerLand, Tirol and Upper Austria. Many of them revolve around the 200-year anniversary of “Silent Night”. Others are traditional events, including concerts, Christmas markets and nativity scene exhi- bits.

IN SALZBURGERLAND IN TIROL City of Salzburg Achensee Lake “My Silent Night” — stage play by the Salzburg State Theatre at the Achensee Christmas event on a ship with local Christmas music Felsenreitschule theatre www.achensee.com www.salzburger-landestheater.at Tyrolean Mountain Christmas at the Sixenhof Museum Salzburg Advent Festival at the Grosses Festspielhaus www.sixenhof.at www.salzburgeradventsingen.at Silent Night Tour with the Salzburg Guides Fügen in the Zillertal valley www.salzburgguides.at “Mauracher and Mohr”, music theatre by Hakon Hirzenberger at the Salzburg Advent Serenades “Silent Night” Festhalle Fügen www.adventserenaden.at www.steudltenn.com Advent Market with Christmas procession at Fügen Castle Oberndorf Silent Night Historical Re-enactment “Peace to the World” Mayrhofen www.stille-nacht-spiele.com Traditional Klöpfl singing by the men’s choral society & the brass ensemble Christmas-time Silent Night Post Office www.stillenacht-oberndorf.com IN UPPER AUSTRIA Arnsdorf Hochburg-Ach Theatre piece “Heaven for Anna” – Yarina und Max Gurtner Historical re-enactment “The Search for the Silent Night” Gruber-Mohr Commemoration in Arnsdorf and torch-lit hike to the Silent www.upperaustria.com/hochburg-ach Night Chapel in Oberndorf on 24.12. Lantern walk on Franz Xaver Gruber’s birthday on 25.11. Concert series by the Philharmonie Salzburg www.stillenachtarnsdorf.at Steyr Christmas Post Office Hallein Steyr Blacksmith Christmas — traditional blacksmith work at open fire Concert series with the new Silent Night Organ “Steyrer Kripperl” — stick puppet theatre with Biedermeier scenes from life in “Gruber Personally”: dramatic round tour with actor Heimo Thiel Steyr. in the role of Franz Xaver Gruber www.steyr.info www.stillenachthallein.at Ried im Innkreis Wagrain Special Christmas exhibit with the original Silent Night Nativity Scene from Christmas Post Office in the Pflegerschlössl Oberndorf at the Innviertler Volkskundehaus Museum Advent of the Cultures in the Pflegerschlössl www.upperaustria.com/ried-im-innkreis 58th Joseph Mohr Memorial Singing on 26.12. Oratory in the parish church Wagrain with a new composition www.wagrain-kleinarl.at

Hintersee Advent of the Villages events as well as Advent Market in Hintersee www.adventderdoerfer.at

Mariapfarr You can find more events here: Anniversary weekend with pilgrimage and Joseph Mohr singing www.pfarre-mariapfarr.at www.silent-night.com

34 | silent-night.com More great events Countless more events throughout the anniversary year

Countless more festive and traditional events are set to take place in SalzburgerLand, Tirol and Upper Austria on the occasion of the song’s 200th anniversary:

“The Silent Nights of Ludwig Rainer” (Tirol) Musical theatre by Hakon Hirzenberger – A piece all about Ludwig Rainer, the most important figure in the famous Rainer Family of singers, who helped “Silent Night” achieve the international popularity that it enjoys today. Steudltenn in Uderns | 03.–04. 07. and 07.–08. 07. 18 www.steudltenn.com

Inauguration of the Silent Night Museum Hallein (SalzburgerLand) Franz Xaver Gruber’s former residential house at the Franz Xaver Gruber Square right across from Hallein’s parish church contains the world-renowned Silent Night Museum Hallein, which will be reopened on 29 September 2018. It documents the entire creation of the song and displays Joseph Mohr’s guitar, furniture Musical evening at the Steudltenn in Uderns pieces from Gruber’s former domicile, autographs of additional Silent Night versions which Gruber had (Tirol) composed in Hallein as well as Gruber’s documents clarifying the song’s authorship. The archive harbours three music inventories of his compositions which Gruber had created during his time in Hallein as a choir- master and choir singer. Attention: The museum is closed until its reopening! Hallein | 29. 09. 18, 02:00 p.m. www.stillenachthallein.at

“Silent Mouse and Silent Night” in Wagrain-Kleinarl (SalzburgerLand) Silent Night as a light theatre project in and around Wagrain-Kleinarl. A piece with both puppets and people, in collaboration with the Salzburg State Theatre & the Salzburg Marionette Theatre. Turnsaal Wagrain | Premiere on 11.11.18, 05:00 p.m. More dates: 11.11., 18.11., 25.11., 02.12., 09.12., 16.12., 23.12.18 www.wagrain-kleinarl.at

Inauguration of the Gruber Organ at Hallein’s parish church (SalzburgerLand) 10.00 a.m. Festmesse and supporting program, 2 p.m. Organ Concert Hallein Parish Church | 25.11.18, at 10:00 a.m. www.stillenachthallein.at The Salzburg Marionette Theatre in Wagrain (SalzburgerLand) “Salzburg Advent” 2018 (SalzburgerLand) This year, the Advent singing tradition at the St. Andrä Church at the Mirabellplatz square will take place under the motto “The Eternal Song! — Silent Night”. The church creates the perfect atmosphere for an unfor- gettable Advent experience. Other than the central theatre piece, there will additional ensembles with their own performances, songs and texts, all of whom will come together for a moving Advent singing session with more than 100 collaborators. St. Andrä Church at the Mirabellplatz square | 01.–02.12., 07.–09.12. and 14. 12.–16. 12. 18 www.salzburgadvent.at

Special exhibition at the Schlossmuseum Linz (Upper Austria) On the occasion of the 200-year anniversary of the popular Christmas song “Silent Night” and the 135-year anniversary of the song “Es wird scho glei dumper”, this special exhibition will show how Upper Austria relates to these internationally beloved songs. Linz Schlossmuseum | 01. 12. 18 until 02. 02. 19 Historical re-enactment “The Search for the Silent www.landesmuseum.at Night” (Upper Austria)

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The song stands for a peaceful Christmas time everywhere in the world, a sentiment that will also be expressed in the film shot at various national and international locations.

Silent Night, a song for the world The story of the world’s most famous Christmas song as a film

In 1935, none other than Bing Crosby laid the foundations for the global success Christmas time everywhere in the world, a sentiment that will also be expressed in of the Mohr/Gruber composition “Silent Night”. It took 117 years and an American the film shot at various national and international locations. singer to turn the Salzburg original into a global hit. Today, Crosby’s recording is the third-best selling single of all time and has been recorded and released by The film’s climax, most of which was already shot in Salzburg during the winter, cover artists around the world, primarily in English. will feature a new production of the song in collaboration with the “We are the World” producer and Grammy winner Humberto Gatica, which will also be Today, however, not everyone connects the story, the creation and the world-wide released as a single and music video. dissemination of the song with Salzburg, which is now finally being cleared up through the film. Director Hannes M. Schalle is creating a contemporary film that he will produce in Salzburg, Tirol, Vienna, Berlin, Florence, London, New York and Los Angeles. His production team is currently in talks with British actor Sir Ian McKellan (“Beauty and the Beast”, “The Lord of the Rings”, and many more) to act as storyteller.

The story will not only depict the song’s creation during 1818, but will also portray INFORMATION additional moving events, such as the Christmas truce of the First World War, the The film will be released globally for Christmas 2018. journey of the Rainer Singers to New York which led to the international populari- ty of the song, as well as Bing Crosby’s recording in Los Angeles. Silent Night has www.silentnight-movie.com completely redefined Christmas in musical terms. The song stands for a peaceful

36 | silent-night.com The Silent Night Chapel in Oberndorf is a historical attraction for thousands of people from all over the world.

Silent Night The song and its six verses

Two hundred years after “Silent Night” resounded for the very first time in Oberndorf, it is considered among the most beloved and best-known Christmas songs in the world and has been recorded and covered by musical legends from all genres. On Christmas, it is sung by around two billion people around the world on all continents and in more than 300 languages and dialects.

1. Silent night! Holy night! 3. Silent night! Holy night! 5. Silent night! Holy night! All are sleeping, alone and awake Which brought salvation to the world, Already long ago planned for us, Only the intimate holy pair, From Heaven’s golden heights, When the Lord frees from wrath Lovely boy with curly hair, Mercy's abundance was made visible to us: Since the beginning of ancient times Sleep in heavenly peace! Jesus in human form, A salvation promised for the whole world. Sleep in heavenly peace! Jesus in human form. A salvation promised for the whole world.

2. Silent night! Holy night! 4. Silent night! Holy night! 6. Silent night! Holy night! Son of God, O how he laughs Where on this day all power To shepherds it was first made known Love from your divine mouth, of fatherly love poured forth By the angel, Alleluia; Then it hits us–the hour of salvation. And like a brother lovingly embraced Sounding forth loudly far and near: Jesus at your birth! Jesus the peoples of the world, Jesus the Savior is here! Jesus at your birth! Jesus the peoples of the world. Jesus the Savior is here!

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Silent Night" as per Mohr's autograph (around 1820). Notation: Peter Fahrnberger (portrait format).

38 | silent-night.com “Silent Night“ is the world’s most famous Christmas song and an epitome of the Christmas tradition in German-speaking countries.

1. Astro del ciel, pargol divin, 2. Astro del ciel, pargol divin, Mite agnello, redentor, Mite agnello, redentor, Astro del Ciel Tu che i vati da lungi sognar, Tu disceso a scontare l’error, italian Tu che angeliche voci annunziar, Tu sol nato a parlare d’amor, Luce dona alle menti, Luce dona alle menti, Pace infondi nei cuor. Pace infondi nei cuor.

1. Tichá noc, svätá noc! 2. Tichá noc, svätá noc! Všetko spí, všetko sní, Anjeli zleteli, Tichá noc sám len svätý bdie dôverný pár, najprv pastierom podali zvesť, czech stráži Dieťatko, nebeský dar. ktorá svetom dnes dáva sa niesť: Sladký Ježiško spí, sní, Kristus, Spasiteľ je tu, nebesky ticho spí, sní. Tešiteľ sveta je tu!

1. Cicha noc, święta noc, 2. Cicha noc, święta noc, Pokój niesie ludziom wszem Pastuszkowie od swych trzód Cicha Noc A u żłobka Matka Święta Biegną wielce zadziwieni, polish Czuwa sama uśmiechnięta Za anielskim głosem pieni Nad Dzieciątka snem, Gdzie się spełnił cud, Nad Dzieciątka snem. Gdzie się spełnił cud.

1. Douce nuit, sainte nuit, 2. Saint enfant, doux agneau, Dans les cieux, l’astre luit. Qu’il est grand, qu’il est beau, Nuit de Paix Le mystère annoncé s’accomplit Entendez résonner les pipeaux french Cet enfant sur la paille endormi Des bergers conduisant leurs troupeaux C'est l’amour infini Vers son humble berceau C'est l’amour infini. Vers son humble berceau.

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TH 2OO ANNIVERSARY

For 200 years now, “Silent Night” has been connecting people all over the world in more than 300 languages and dialects. Discover the history of the most famous Christmas song in the world as well as its message, which means the same in every language: peace.

WWW.SILENT-NIGHT.COM Getting to the Land of Silent Night

SalzburgerLand, Upper Austria and Tirol are located in the middle of Central Europe and make up the heart of Austria. Each of the provinces has excellent connections to the international motorway network, whilst the cities of Salzburg, Linz and Innsbruck all have airports and can be reached via direct flights from major European cities.

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Car: From Germany, you can make your Car: From Salzburg and Vienna direction Car: By car from the east and west: highway way to Salzburg by car via the A8 highway (Mu- by car: highway A1. Journey from the direction of A12. From the south: highway A13. From East Tirol: nich-Salzburg) and the border crossing Walser- Prague, Freistadt: highway A7. Journey from the di- through the Felbertauern Tunnel or via the Puster berg. Continue on the highway A10 toward Vil- rection of Regensburg, Passau: highway A8. Jour- Valley (Italy). lach into the southern Lungau region (Mariapfarr). ney from the direction of Graz: highway A9. Approaching from the east, take the highway A1 toward Salzburg. From the south via the highway Bus: Via FlixBus, you can travel to Innsbruck A9, the Enns valley and the highway A10. Bus: From Munich, you can travel to Linz af- affordably from various European cities. fordably via FlixBus, the Westbus service operates regularly from Prague, Graz and Klagenfurt to Linz Bus: To Salzburg via travel bus: Arrival tips and back. Plane: Direct flights to Innsbruck are also for the terminals and bus stations can be found at: available from many European cities. www.salzburg.info/reisebus. With FlixBus, you can travel to Salzburg from many Plane: Direct flights to Linz are available European cities very affordably. from many European cities. Train: Trains: There are countless direct connections to Innsbruck’s main railway station from Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland Plane: Countless direct flights are availab- Train: There are direct connections from Aus- every day. Information and booking: www.oebb. le to Salzburg from various European cities. More tria, Germany, Italy, Hungary and Switzerland to at, www.bahn.de and www.sbb.ch. information is available at www.salzburg-airport. Linz’s main railway station every day. Information com. The airport shuttle service provides continu- and booking: www.oebb.at, www.bahn.de and ing journeys from Salzburg Airport to the Silent www.sbb.ch. Night Locations.

Train: There are countless direct connec- tions from Austria, Germany and Switzerland to Salzburg’s main railway station on a daily basis. Information and booking at: www.oebb.at, www. bahn.de and www.sbb.ch.

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