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Franz Xaver Gruber (November 25, 1787–June 7, 1863), was an Austrian primary school teacher and church organist in the village of Arnsdorf. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich At the same time he was organist and choirmaster at St. Nicholas Church in the neighboring village of Oberndorf and then in later years moved on to Hallein, Salzburg. Hallein is a town in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is located at along the Salzach river in the shadow of the Untersberg massif near the Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7154 km² located adjacent to the German border

Together with Josef Mohr (original German lyrics), a Catholic priest, Gruber composed the Christmas carol "Silent Night, Holy Night". Josef Mohr ( December 11, 1792 – December 4, 1848) was an Austrian priest and composer who wrote the words to the Christmas A Christmas carol (also called a Noël) is a carol ( Song or Hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas, or the winter " Silent Night " (" Stille Nacht " is a popular Christmas carol. On December 24, 1818, Mohr, an assistant pastor at St. Nicholas, showed Gruber a six-stanza poem he had written in 1816. He asked Gruber to write a melody and guitar arrangement for the poem. At Christmas Mass, while Mohr played his guitar, the two men sang "Stille Nacht" for the first time. The St. Nicholas choir repeated the last two lines of each verse.

In later years, Gruber wrote additional arrangements of the carol for organ and for organ with orchestra. He wrote dozens of other carols and masses. Many are still in print and are sung today in Austrian churches.

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