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

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Cast

Narrator

Peter Simonischek

Self

Kelly Clarkson

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Joss Stone

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Anggun

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Josh Groban

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Lina Makhoul

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Gavin Rossdale

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Clifton Murray

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Fraser Walters

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Victor Micallef

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David Foster

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Anna Netrebko

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