Night of Silence / Silent Night - Gonzaga University Choirs

I tried to make each image somewhat related to the lyrics and also to express the key moments of Christ's life, all enclosed within the infancy narrative.
Credits for the audio and the photos are as follows:
Timothy Westerhaus, Gonzaga University Choirs, Night of Silence / Silent Night, composed by Daniel Kantor, Candlelight Christmas Concert 2012: True Peace
Images, in order of appearance:
Summit42, Lost Lake www.flickr.com/...
Se Hyuk Park, Lake Tahoe photographs (personal)
Mountains Landscapes Nature Snow Stars Milky Way Night Sky HD Wallpaper i-moc.com/mount...
Mountains Snow Frozen Forest Nature HD Wallpaper hdwallpapers4fr...
mv79.deviantart.com, Frozen rose mv79.deviantart...
Erin (?), Sunrise 1.bp.blogspot.c...
François Lemoyne, L'Apothéose d'Hercule, devotionsfordis...
Mary Magdalene (?) www.jrdkirk.com...
Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Annunciation upload.wikimedi...
Ben Canales, Hi. Hello. www.flickr.com/...
Eagle Nebula www.holtz.org/L...
Simon Dewey, The Samaritan Woman www.womanofwort...
Fra Angelico, The Annunciation www.enterthebib...
Pope John Paul II and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament isgodcatholic.f...
ESA, Eagle Nebula Infrared www.wired.com/w...
Jean Restout, Pentecost www.catholicmai...
Simon Dewey, For She Loved Much michaelguth.com...
JMW Turner, Norham Castle, Sunrise www.ibiblio.org...
Wikimedia.org, Benjamin West, The Ascension upload.wikimedi...
El Greco, Pentecost www.andrewgraha...
Kaz under the sky, Mu Cephei (Garnet Star) www.flickr.com/...
Wikimedia.org, Govert Flinck, Angels Announcing the Birth of Christ to the Shepherds upload.wikimedi...
El Greco, Christ Carrying the Cross www.backtoclass...
Davide De Martin - NASA, Fomalhaut star in the Piscis Austrinus (The Southern Fish) constellation www.eso.org/pub...
Salvador Dali, Christ of Saint John of the Cross www.edali.org/i...
Wikimedia.org, William Adolphe Bouguereau, Pieta upload.wikimedi...
Carl Heinrich Bloch, The Resurrection faithlutheranof...
Still from The Nativity Story, www.hopeisthewo...
AstroImages, Pleiades www.astroimages...
Margot Stanfield, Gonzaga University Winter Sunset www.flickr.com/...
Our Lady of Perpetual Help farm6.staticfli...
Charles Bosseron Chambers, Saint Joseph and the Child Jesus Crying 4.bp.blogspot.c...
Wikipedia.org, Omega Nebula upload.wikimedi...
Wikimedia.org, Diego Velazquez, The Coronation of the Virgin upload.wikimedi...
JMW Turner, Sunrise (?) 3.bp.blogspot.c...
Rajah Bose, Gonzaga University Choir 2012 gonzaga.photosh...

[@joemandolfo4086]

My Church is in Red Bluff,Ca. Sacred Heart Church is a 120 year old Cathedral. My wife Suzie and I sing in the Church Choir. We have a large Church Choir. Every Christmas at midnight candelite mass we sing this beautiful song. The Church Choir hasn't sung and will not be performing our beautiful Candle light Concert since the covid has kept us from doing so. It brings tears to my eyes. We all miss singing to our Lord.

[@elenina05]

Adoro questa canzone. Grazie a chi l'ha pubblicata e resa fruibile a tutti. Lenisce e scalda un po' il cuore alla fine di certe giornate fredde. "C'è del buono, padron Frodo, in questo mondo, ed è giusto combattere per questo" cit.

[@matthewwojtowicz1269]

Every time I hear this song,it always leaves a tear in my eye.

[@pinoyedwin]

Going to be singing this on christmas eve 2023. Cant wait. Anyone else?

[@jameshowland7393]

Every year. Still makes me cry when we perform it. It's such a beautiful song.

[@amelia.landry]

We are singing this in choir. It is so beautiful!

[@LysellaYT]

Same here!

[@shannoni86]

+Amelia L Ditto! It's one of my favorites.

[@douglas8225]

+Amelia L We sang this last year, bringing back so many good memories. Crying.

[@Lasanya-]

+Amelia L Same :)

[@layole1994]

Same

[@krazybunnies3921]

I'm literally crying because my uncle died and never got to at least have a Christmas Eve with the whole entire family. Also I'm in a church choir and we had to sing night of silence while the audience, people were singing silent night. And my favorite priest father Agustin was leaving to Alaska the next day and he even came to my uncles funeral and did so much❤️😭😰😍☺️😊😃😄

[@apimpnamedslipbackmeaner3945]

Krazy Bunnies I'm sorry for your loss so is my grandmother she died last August all my family I was in Mexico puebla I stayed there since July and came back to Washington almost the end of month in September and I kept crying the whole time and I miss my grandmother so much R.I.P Grandmother Guadalupe I miss you so much now I'm about to cry right now If only I can get a hug😭😞😢

[@maureengriffenham9662]

What is your uncle's first name and I will pray for his soul.😇

[@bubblyasmr3974]

Same I’m in the church and school quior and I sang this while the others sang silent night

[@pianoman1015]

Sending you many thoughts and prayers this holiday season 🎄

[@spngrl101]

I didn't know this was on youtube... I sang in this choir :) I remember singing the song last year :)

[@Matt_spalding82]

You would probably like to hear child of the poor also. My church choir sang those and many other great psalms. I havnt been to church in a long time but my soul still loves hearing this wonderful music

[@jameshowland7393]

We sing this composition every Christmas Eve, and the congregation sits there enchanted by it. It brings me to tears singing it so much that I can't see the music! Good thing I memorized it. Making me cry right now just listening to it.

[@InventorKnight]

Perfect. Praise God! 🙏🙏🙏

[@jameshowland7393]

We sing this at every Christmas Eve mass. I anticipate it for the entire year!

[@oohlalamariaa]

in middle I attended a private school and at our Christmas service, we would sing this. brings back so many memories

[@teensch]

OH - and thanks for putting the words and images with the music! The lyrics are one of the most beautiful parts of the song!

[@richgr1123]

You're welcome!

[@teensch]

Richard Grablin :)

[@alex_harnar_618]

I sang this with my 5th grade class back in December 2013. It was at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Warren Ohio, I was only 10 and I remember that night clearly, we used this video for the music, I’ve kept this video and the song in my heart ever since. Every time I listen to this particular version, I get chills, it’s such a amazing, incredible, god-like version that always amazes me! 🙏🏻

[@hifrancis]

This is truly a master piece of all the Christmas Carols ... God Bless All love from 🇨🇦

[@virginiaanderson7795]

Touches my heart every time I hear it. St Olaf Choir is great too

[@maureengriffenham9662]

That was absolutely beautiful. The images took us to heaven.

[@dermbrian]

Our church choir and congregation sings this at the midnight (11pm..) services most years. Some years we sing "Peace, Peace", Thank you for posting such a nice performance. Nice pacing, nice recording, nice instruments and the slideshow (with words!) help deepen the experience. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[@jameshowland7393]

We sing this at our Vigil Mass on Christmas Eve. We use the very same arrangement. Such a beautiful song. Well done!

[@acoustic5454]

Beautiful version of these wonderful Christmas hymns, the singing of the choir and music is just great to listen to. Thank- you for postng this video, God Bless.

[@Y2Fpcm8gZmluaXNoZW4]

same

[@dianewagel4446]

January and this melody still swims in my head,Bless you and thanks for the lyrics

[@mariongillespie8006]

This is by far my favorite Christmas song. And the video is perfect. Thanks so much for sharing your talents.

[@elvisky.4325]

True words^^

[@noreensullivan9984]

Incredibly beautiful ! Blessings to all at Gonzaga.

[@leef9874]

I sang this in choir and I love it! It's soooo prettyyyyyyy!!!!

[@daveguisti2081]

So I have to sing this tomorrow night at Christmas Eve Mass. I'm in my kitchen balling my eyes out. So beautiful,

[@jameshowland7393]

We do it every Christmas Eve at our church. It doesn't get any easier! Tears flow every time I hear it or sing it. It's such a beautiful song.

[@kipmcmahon3926]

Wow I just sung this for my Christmas play I had this as a solo it was great

[@thomaskupfererdo9107]

Thank you so much for sharing Richard. This is a beautiful song. I am glad I found it on you tube. Our choir sang it for midnight Mass several years ago and I would like to do it again...just need to locate the music . Thanks for the beautiful rendition with the Gonzaga University Choir.

[@wooleygirl5240]

So beautiful! Pam Miller

[@eufemia525]

My all-time favorite Christmas song-thank you very much❤️❤️❤️

[@almachoir]

Beautiful singing by the Gonzaga Choirs!

[@0Jup1ter0]

Singing this for choir! ITS SO PRETTY!

[@Lasanya-]

+Awesomeness72303 Saame. I'm singing it this year and I sang it last year.

[@voynaimir3]

So beautiful - music, lyrics, and the wonderful images that are so well-chosen. Thank you, Richard Grablin.

[@ribozyme2899]

On wind you enfold us You speak of the light Believe in a Smiling God

[@karenthacker2877]

Just learned this at church choir. The new lyrics are amazingly beautiful and your singing too. The images are wonderful , thank you so much for compiling this.

[@_nataliebeck_]

It’s September now, and I love Christmas so much! I just want it to come so I can go to mass with my family and have a lot of fun!!!

[@peggybernett9545]

Soo Beautiful! Soo Moving!! Thank you for sharing this with the world. God Bless.🌹

[@kevincote3765]

my daughter is in chorus and she will be singing this song for her Christmas play.

[@mariahharmer795]

we sang this for our Christmas concert for choir

[@windifitzgerald8252]

Beautiful and soul-stirring, thank you!

[@princess-fo7hc]

singing this in choir. a beautiful song. thank you for posting this!

[@JohnFinger11]

Beautiful.

[@hihiyounot404]

We just sang this song a few months ago. It was so beautiful and peaceful, and makes you forget about your worries.

[@648233]

Wonderful job and excellent song(s)!! Thank you; I needed this right now!

[@DJKCP]

So beautiful, our school choir sang this for Christmas.

[@teensch]

Well done. One of my favorite Christmas songs. I think choirs almost always do their best; I think the spirit came out in this song.

[@bcgrittner8076]

Yes!

[@geminiM2783]

I sang this song when I was in high school choir, so beautiful!

[@brahms1545]

Beautiful! Thank you.

[@willortiz3547]

I love this particular song and listen to it many times during Christmas.....Will Ortiz

[@russellyoung2814]

I love the harmony. It's wonderful playing my double bass arco style. You can hear one in the recording too.

[@amycoolgirl2025]

Love the song it is lovely❤️❤️❤️

[@anemated20]

such beautiful music

[@guadaluperojas3098]

I love this song I sang this song in my choir with all the choirs combined but we sang it in English,german,and Spanish

[@tubetube443]

This is an awesome video and beautiful song....thanks for sharing......

[@GWINNIE4]

I absolutely LOVE this!!!

[@1bluebonnetbelle]

Beautiful!

[@katelyna9392]

Thank you for posting. I'm soloing this song in my school'a choir and it was nice to hear.

[@craigmortell5557]

Beautiful! Thank you.

[@kristajohnson4860]

singing this in my choir and it is so beautiful i think it was a perfect fit for out choir

[@kailieankney2682]

Same

[@christinewharton1051]

Lovely!

[@ToledoWingNut]

You did a lovely job, as did the choir.

[@alex_harnar_618]

Happy 10 Year Anniversary to the upload date of this video! 🕊🙏🏻 (December 14th 2012 - December 14th 2022)

[@Helloitsguin]

singing this in choir this year! this helps me practise :)

[@virginiaconnor6491]

I'm Anglican Catholic and I fell in love with this piece when a Roman Catholic friend introduced me to it. I introduced her to "Mary" ( by Patty Griffin- the one with the beautiful art). Where is this Gonzaga Chorus? Being in the season of Advent, I hope to introduce this beautiful music to my other other Orthodox and Anglican friends. Sure beats Devo any time!

[@GordonZaft]

Gonzaga University is a Catholic college in Spokane, Washington.

[@jamesmarkiss1952]

my friends class is singing this for there winter concert I hope it goes good!

[@Superfirefox1996]

Great slideshow! :)

[@allannordike2859]

Thanks so much for sharing!! the video is amazing...:)

[@jordancaddauan1177]

I love it

[@edmack6041]

Awsome!

[@taylorwebb2833]

my school choir is going to be singing this song

[@Emilianasmom]

Same

[@Y2Fpcm8gZmluaXNoZW4]

Same

[@averagejoepro5347]

same

[@hailpsyche]

Cairo Finishen same

[@jaelyndrake8718]

Taylor Webb same

[@alittlecornerofearth5595]

Amazing!! I subbed ;)

[@kdennison1770]

Absolutely beautiful! My eyes are spilling with tears! Both the music and the imagery. Would you consider giving permission to share this amazing slideshow you compiled? Tried to find and message you on FB.

[@ian_lewono]

This is literally the only version with the harmony sequence that is identical to the one I sang in choir.

[@alexismaki191]

my school choir is gonna sing this song

[@CCM0609]

Love this song, but the choir is a shade flat and not on top of the notes thru most of this song.

[@UNKNOWN-nt9lx]

Lel it's like every choir is going to sing this song

[@jimb9709]

Gotta love all of the weird images - especially the ascension and assumption. WEIRD!

[@crazycatlady7295]

What is weird about those images?

[@jimmybuccini7377]

@@crazycatlady7295 what do they have to do with the Nativity?

[@crazycatlady7295]

@@jimmybuccini7377 you are right------technically, the Ascension and the Assumption DON'T have anything SPECIFICALLY to do with the Nativity...... what I believe is the message here is that the Nativity, or rather, the birth of Jesus, started eveything----- had He not been born in order to die at the age of 33 for mankinds' sins, there would be no reason or necessity for either the Ascension or the Assumption. These 2 events are part of the history of Jesus. In the collage of images while this beautiful song is being performed, there was also the Annunciation---- where the angel appears to Mary to tell her she is to be the Mother of God. That would come BEFORE the Nativity, obviously, but it's all part & parcel of our Savior's history.

[@moamerenpongen5456]

Beautiful Is the images copyrighted ....

[@Y2Fpcm8gZmluaXNoZW4]

Im singing this song at school

[@UNKNOWN-nt9lx]

My school choir is going to sing this song

[@Y2Fpcm8gZmluaXNoZW4]

same

[@UNKNOWN-nt9lx]

awsome

[@gabrielle8734]

same here! it sounds awesome

[@CGAWLEY]

Who's arrangement is this? I want the sheet music!

[@lilliancurtis9969]

What time does the second verse end? I know it's a dumb question but I really need to know!!

[@richgr1123]

Around 2:06

[@lilliancurtis9969]

Richard Grablin ok thank you so much!

[@owleyes4678]

This is a very pretty version But a Christmas program that I went to recently did much better than this like I was on the verge of tears

[@hailpsyche]

let's see if you could make the like uneven

[@AllanPaulJussaume]

Person coughing/clearing their throat at 4:14 couldn't wait a few more seconds for the son to end? Thanks for ruining the best recording of Night of Silence.

[@sylviahondelink1657]

Allan Jussaume I never noticed...

[@JrJagsFootball]

You didnt even do the harmony and this is a university level choir???

[@madisater]

We are gonna sing this song on the 15. (7th grade)

[@teresekvasnicka8334]

Beautiful!!