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A more silent night

Can we muster the spirit of Austria’s Joseph Mohr and Franz Xaver Grubber, who succeeded in transforming a disastrous Christmas mass in 1818 into the birth of one of the world’s most famous Christmas songs?

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Fri, December 24, 2021 Published on Dec. 23, 2021 Published on 2021-12-23T21:54:41+07:00

Shoppers, some wearing face coverings to combat the spread of Covid-19, walk past stalls at a Christmas market in central London on December 18, 2021. The British government on Friday reported 93,045 new coronavirus cases, a third consecutive record daily tally, as the Omicron variant fuels a surge in infections across the country. Britain is currently rolling out a mass booster drive in order to vaccinate as many people as possible before the end of the year.

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his Christmas Eve, whatever your beliefs, perhaps we can take some inspiration from the story behind the enduring Christmas carol “Silent Night” amid the global terror of the Omicron variant. Tonight will be a holy night for many, but it may also be an anxious night as COVID-19 continues to haunt us.

Silent night, holy night,

All is calm, all is bright,

Round yon virgin mother and Child,

Holy Infant so tender and mild,

Sleep in heavenly peace,

Sleep in heavenly peace.

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