Silent Night: A Song for the World

Dec 19, 2021

1h 15m

★ 5.5

Overview

This documentary tells the story of the creation and cultural impact of the world's most famous Christmas carol, composed in 1818 in Salzburg, Austria, and since then translated into about 140 languages.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Moonlake Entertainment

ServusTV

ARTE

NDR

Silent Night: A Song for the World Trailers

Cast

Narrator

Peter Simonischek

Self

Kelly Clarkson

Self

Joss Stone

Self

Anggun

Self

Josh Groban

Self

Lina Makhoul

Self

Gavin Rossdale

Self

Clifton Murray

Self

Fraser Walters

Self

Victor Micallef

Self

David Foster

Self

Anna Netrebko

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