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Austrian priest Joseph Mohr wrote the lyrics for "Silent Night," arguably the most popular Christmas carol in history. Born in the city of Salzburg on December 11, 1792, Mohr was a man of humble origins; his single mother earned a meager income spinning and knitting, and his father, a soldier, simply boarded with the family and deserted them as soon as the pregnancy was ...more


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