1953 - Color, Holiday: Silent Night - The Story Of The Christmas Carol

1953 - Color, Holiday: Silent Night - The Story Of The Christmas Carol Night & town in European snowy valley. Church in America in New England w/ snow on ground. People caroling outside home w/ family watching & Christmas tree visible. Snowing or artificial snow. CU on children singing. 09:02;52 Map. View of town & church; chapel & view inside w/ stained glass windows telling story of Father Joseph Mohr & Franz Xavier Gruber. Re-enactment of 1818 Christmas season. Group of girls visit houses w/ painting; boys caroling in costumes. Afternoon w/ choir master playing organ. MCU of hands on keyboard of old organ. Priest walking along snowy road in mountain village & up hillside road; mountain stream. 09:05:51 Evening & at house, let in by boy; mother and baby in cradle on floor. Walking back to village by moonlight. Looks over valley. Writing w/ quill pen, mcu of German text for poem. Gruber shown & decided to compose a melody. 09:07:56 CU picking notes on guitar for Silent Night. Church tower silhouetted at sundown. Windows in dark. Boys choir singing. 09:09:10 Spring & man walking up gravel road; enters church. Hands on organ keys & playing Silent Night. Organ mender leaves. W/ children looking over village; kids running down & streets seen. City of Salzburg from above. Paris & Notre Dame from across river. St. Martins of the Field, London. Churches in America. 09:12:02 CU of song book w/ page of Silent Night. Choir outside of house w/ family looking out & Christmas tree behind them. The End. Christian Holiday; Christmas History; Composer; NOTE: One continuous minute sold at per reel rate.