Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce by Stanley Weintraub If your teens are interested in learning more about World War I, this book will help them understand it better. Will be most interesting to those who have some background knowledge of the war. Truceby Jim Murphy This non-fiction book is written at a upper elementary level and includes drawings, maps, and photographs from World War I. They sang Silent Night and exchanged small gifts.Ĭhristmas in the Trenches by John McCutcheon and illustrated by Henri SorensenĬhristmas Truce: A True Story of World War Iby Aaron Shepard Middle School These picture books tell the story of how during The Great War, men on both sides of the fighting defied orders and laid down their arms to gathered together in the “no man’s land” for a 24 hour Christmas truce. History of the World War I Christmas Truce Elementary to Middle School The CW channel just produced a new show about the hymn and it’s narrated by Hugh Bonneville (from Downton Abbey)! Watch Silent Night: A Song for the World free on the CW. Watch The First Silent Night with Simon Callow on Prime to learn more about the origin of the song. (Hit the EN at the top to view this website in English) See inside the Silent Night Chapel that sits on the site of the original St. Older kids will enjoy this short movie about the history of the hymn also. Or, for younger kids, watch Silent Night, Holy Night from Diamond Entertainment. Explains the history of the hymn very well. Although this is a picture book, it’s written for upper elementary and higher students due to the language and topics addressed. Read Silent Night by Werner Thuswaldnerand illustrated by Robert Ingpen. Listen to this short but sweet story, The Silent Mouse, on YouTube. Silent Night was written and played because the church’s organ was damaged. Grab the Silent Night Copywork and Narration Packet from the Whole Child Homeschool Resource Store for printable copywork (and coloring) pages. Jesus, Lord, at thy birth! Joseph Mohr 1818 Here are the original lyrics to Silent Night translated from German into English in 1859 by John Freeman Young Over 100 different languages from which to choose. Translate Silent Night into any language from Afrikaans to Zulu. Historically accurate and told in an interesting manner. Silent Night: The Wonderful Story of the Beloved Christmas Carol by Brigitte Weninger and illustrated by Julie Wintz-Litty Tells how Franz Gruber and Joseph Mohr wrote the song over 200 years ago. However, I should mention that the 12 Days of Christmas book caused QUITE a controversy at my house, because two of the days are reversed from how we’ve learned it. Both are done in her folk art style and people in the nativity scenes are accurately depicted. Silent Night by Lisa Hawthorne Hawthorne also illustrated another Christmas carol book, The 12 Days of Christmas. The pictures are accompanied by Gruber’s famous lyrics. Silent Night by Susan Jeffers The illustrations in this gorgeous book will transport you to Bethlehem, on the night of our Savior’s birth. Silent Night English Language Arts Read Aloud Living Picture Books This means that if you click on them, I may make a tiny commission, at no extra cost to you. Some links in this post may be affiliate links. You can view the original sheet music here. Over the years the original tune has dropped a few notes, but is essentially the same. Two traveling performance families spread the song by playing it in their performances. Franz Gruber wrote the melody and Joseph Mohr wrote the lyrics. It was accompanied by a guitar as the church organ had been damaged by river flooding. Silent Night ( Stille Nacht) was first sung on Christmas Eve 1818 in St. Learn more about the classic hymn, Silent Night, in this family-style unit study.
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