Silent Night (German: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" ) is a popular Christmas carol, composed in which year, by Franz Xaver Gruber, an Austrian primary school teacher, church organist and composer in the village of Arnsdorf? 
Silent Night: "Silent Night" (German: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" ) is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in the small town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. Franz Xaver Gruber: Franz Xaver Gruber (25 November 1787 – 7 June 1863), was an Austrian primary school teacher, church organist and composer in the village of Arnsdorf, who is best known for composing the music to "Stille Nacht" ("Silent Night").
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