Father Josef Mohr (1792-1848) was the pastor of St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Obendorf, Austria. In 1816 he composed the six verse lyrics to “Silent Night,” which would become one of the most popular Christmas carols of all time.
Why we come a’caroling
Though we may know the first verse and the refrain of a number of Christmas carols, do we know the origin of these songs we sing each December?