The story behind Silent Night | Victor Vella - L-istorja tal-għanja tal-Milied Silent Night | Victor Vella

Silent Night is a popular Christmas Carol composed in 1818 by Franz Xaber Gruber to the lyrics by Joseph Mohr in the small town of Oberndorf just south of Salzburg. It is now translated into at least 300 languages, and is designated by UNESCO as a treasured item of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Victor Vella, Maltese-Australian author and broadcaster, explains the story behind this Christmas carol. - Silent Night, bil-Malti O Lejl ta’ Skiet hija għanja tal-Milied li kienet komposta fl-1818 minn Franz Xaber Gruber għal-lirika ta’ Joseph Mohr fil-belt żgħira ta’ Oberndorf fin-naħa t’isfel ta’ Salzburg. Inqalbet f’aktar minn 300 lingwa u hija mniżżla mill-UNESCO bħala wirt kulturali dinji. Victor Vella, kittieb u xandar jgħidilna l-istorja dwar din l-għanja tal-Milied.