# Silent Night: nicest version? Requesting links **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [December 22, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972 "2022-12-22T20:49:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/1 "2022-12-22T20:49:19Z")
Silent Night is among my favorite Christmas songs. For you, who sings it well? Please provide a link if you can. Here is a generic link to YouTube to help: > **[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/?app=desktop)** > > Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/2 "2022-12-22T21:09:52Z")
I almost cloud up and rain. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/weGoTt3ZjGA/maxresdefault.jpg "Mannheim Steamroller - Stille Nacht (Silent Night) [Audio]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weGoTt3ZjGA) Forget “almost” – where are the damn Kleenex? ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/3 "2022-12-22T21:55:32Z")
I don’t know if you’d call it the ‘nicest’ version, but I’ve always liked this bluesy take on it, sung and played on piano by Mac Rebennak\* [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Uhoub4in1uE/maxresdefault.jpg "Silent Night") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhoub4in1uE) \* Otherwise known as Dr. John ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/4 "2022-12-22T22:04:34Z")
Mahalia Jackson! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cxDr-KCcQGA/hqdefault.jpg "Silent Night- Mahalia Jackson") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxDr-KCcQGA) ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/5 "2022-12-23T00:16:40Z")
I’m going to assume this counts. Simon & Garfunkel. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E8d5C8kPlJA/hqdefault.jpg "Simon and Garfunkel - 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night (6B)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8d5C8kPlJA) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/6 "2022-12-23T00:23:33Z")
This is my favorite arrangement of Silent Night, and this is the best choir singing it that I found on YouTube. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FL7a9Mag4iE/maxresdefault.jpg "Silent Night (arr. Edwin Fissinger) -- Baylor Chamber Singers") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7a9Mag4iE) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/7 "2022-12-23T00:28:26Z")
[Moderating] I’m sure the IMHO mods won’t mind if I yoink this over to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/8 "2022-12-23T00:29:44Z")
Our church always has the medley of [Night of Silence/Silent Night](https://youtu.be/bcXfM-wc30c) on Christmas Eve; to me it’s the highlight of the service. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/9 "2022-12-23T00:58:35Z")
I hate Xmas music in general, but Tom Waits does it nicely, then segues into something similar but different: [Tom Waits - Silent Night & Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis - YouTube](https://youtu.be/EznGGYQ-Tv8) ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/10 "2022-12-23T03:02:05Z")
Here is a soulful version [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wnJXeOnuMCE/maxresdefault.jpg "The Temptations - Silent Night (Extended Version / Visualizer)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnJXeOnuMCE) And another lovely version [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KWpXRk5f254/maxresdefault.jpg "Silent Night (Long Version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWpXRk5f254) ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/11 "2022-12-23T03:05:59Z")
I don’t know about ‘nicest’ but I’ve always liked Stevie Nicks’ version. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eDgZHnuiuXs/maxresdefault.jpg "Silent Night") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDgZHnuiuXs) ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/12 "2022-12-23T03:18:53Z")
[This duet brought tears to my eyes.](https://www.facebook.com/reel/691247435871157/); I’ve watched it at least a dozen times over the past few days. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/13 "2022-12-23T03:48:14Z")
Julie Andrews 1961: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/j99OB5L8DvQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Silent Night (1961) - Julie Andrews, George Becker Singers") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j99OB5L8DvQ) Harry Belafonte [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xs7iXqhKmgw/maxresdefault.jpg "Harry Belafonte - Silent Night (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs7iXqhKmgw) ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/14 "2022-12-23T03:54:13Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > Our church always has the medley of [Night of Silence/Silent Night](https://youtu.be/bcXfM-wc30c) on Christmas Eve; to me it’s the highlight of the service. I am also a giant sucker for that combo. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/15 "2022-12-23T06:36:58Z")
The Dickies version won’t put you to sleep… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PRCG8FU1C2s/maxresdefault.jpg "Silent Night") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRCG8FU1C2s) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/16 "2022-12-23T10:36:51Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Q1yrgT75L2w/maxresdefault.jpg "Sleep In Heavenly Peace (Silent Night)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1yrgT75L2w) Inner Voices. I’ll talk up their Christmas album every chance I get. It’s been a favorite for more than thirty years. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/17 "2022-12-23T14:29:13Z")
for the more secular audience… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MLhHo8HpF_g/maxresdefault.jpg "Bootsy Collins - Silent Night") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLhHo8HpF_g) ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/18 "2022-12-23T16:09:27Z")
I’ve always enjoyed Silent Night best when sung by a children’s choir. Don’t know if this is the best one but is a good example. [https://youtu.be/BODUKpYjdEw](https://youtu.be/BODUKpYjdEw) ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/19 "2022-12-23T16:15:22Z")
Not a version OF Silent Night but a wonderful song about the creation of the song “Silent Night” by Annika Norlin: [Silent Night - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGZu4FkSNwE) I believe the lyrical facts are (broadly) accurate. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972/20 "2022-12-23T16:34:25Z")
For a break from Stille Nacht, try Stille, Stille, Stille. Possibly my favorite carol. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wDevIVRkqu4/hqdefault.jpg "Still, still, still, weil's Kindlein schlafen will") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDevIVRkqu4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silent-night-nicest-version-requesting-links/976972.md?page=2)