Composed in Austria by Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr in 1818. During the Christmas Truce of 1914 during World War I, both American and German troops sung this at the same time, as it was the only song they both knew.
Composed in Austria by Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr in 1818. During the Christmas Truce of 1914 during World War I, both American and German troops sung this at the same time, as it was the only song they both knew.
