Silent Night, Holy Night (1976 film)

Silent Night, Holy Night is a 1976 Australian animated television special produced by Hanna-Barbera and written by Gene Thompson.[1]

Silent Night, Holy Night
Written byGene Thompson
Voices ofKevin Golsby
Richard Meikle
James Condon
Barbara Frawley
Music byPat Aulton
Hoyt Curtin
Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerMilton Salzburg
ProducersWilliam Hanna
Joseph Barbera
EditorsPeter Addison
Peter Jennings
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesHanna-Barbera Productions
Hanna-Barbera Australia
DistributorNational Telefilm Associates (USA)
Release
Original networkSyndication
Original releaseJanuary 7, 1976 in American syndication

Plot

During a choir practice two days before Christmas, village organist Franz Gruber is worried to hear unusual sounds from the church organ and suspects the bellows. One of Gruber's sons discovers mice in the pipes of the organ and the mice have chewed up parts of the organ. Without the organ the church choir cannot perform the rehearsed Bach piece because the music was written to be performed with an organ.

Accompanied by both his sons, Gruber travels to Salzburg, hoping to buy spare parts and then mend the organ when returning to the village. The party is caught in a snow storm and the spare part is lost on the way home but pastor Joseph Mohr is simply thankful they are unharmed.

Pastor Mohr (with a little help from the bell-ringer Otto) writes the lyrics for a song and the next morning he brings it to Gruber, asking him to compose a melody for the lyrics. With some inspiration from his wife, Gruber sets music to Mohr's words. At church Gruber and Mohr presents "Silent Night" performed a cappella by the choir.

Cast

Soundtrack

"Silent Night" with music by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr.

See also

References
  1. Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 281–282. ISBN 9781476672939.
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