December 11

On December 11, 2 anniversaries fall in the history of the hymns in this library: Joseph Mohr was born in 1792; John White Chadwick died in 1904.

Each date below is given only where two independent sources — Hymnary.org and Wikidata — agree on the year, and the day itself comes from Wikidata. Dates before the 1750s are given as they were recorded at the time, in the Old Style calendar where that was in use.

Joseph Mohr, who was born on this day in 1792, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Silent Night, Holy Night” and “Holy Night”.

John White Chadwick, who died on this day in 1904, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round”.

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