Guitar hero Neil Zaza mixes traditional Christmas music and classic rock to create 'One Silent Night' Updated: ; Dec. 05, 2009, 5:30 a.m. | Published: ; Dec. 05, 2009 ...

On Christmas Eve in 1818, two men with a small guitar entered a church in Oberndorf, Austria, ... Since 1818, “Silent Night” has been translated from German into hundreds of languages.

On the guitar, “Silent Night” sounds like a lullaby, according to the hymnologist. Its gentle 6/8 time signature mimicks a mother rocking her child — appropriate alongside lyrics about the ...

Along with the carol, Mohr's elegant six-string guitar has also endured for two centuries, according to the Silent Night Association. For a time, it hung in a tavern and later, during World War II ...