The Christmas Story about 'Silent Night, Holy Night' The Christmas carol, 'Silent night' is among the most popular carols of all times. Did you even imagine that it could have a Christmas story to support its origin? Well if legend is to be believed the song was scripted as a poem by Joseph Mohr, the assistant to the priest at St. Nicholas' Church, in Austria. Christmas as we all know is a festival of songs, candles, prayers and music. It was a chilly winter of 1818 and just days before Christmas. As Christmas was nearing, it was discovered that the Church organ was broken. Certain Christmas stories support the fact that mice had eaten the bellows of the organ; others emphasize that Gruber the organist, broke the organ himself. It is also believed that frequent flooding of the area resulted in rust and mildew to affect the condition of the church organ, thereby making it functionless. For More… Click Here