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On the night of December 23, 1818, in the Austrian village of Auburn on the banks of the Salzach River, a mouse boldly slipped into the organ chamber of the village's old St. Nicholas Church
On the night of December 23, 1818, in the Austrian village of Auburn on the banks of the Salzach River, a mouse boldly slipped into the organ chamber of the village's old St. Nicholas Church. The hungry little creature scurried around, biting and devouring, and finally did something “far-reaching” that led to the birth of a popular Christmas hymn. Early the next morning, a middle-aged man in a black dress coat entered the church and sat down next to the organ. The man's name was Franz Gruber, just thirty-one years old, with dark hair, a high nose and emotional eyes. Although he was unknown, he was well respected by the villagers in this remote area. For he was the village's elementary school teacher and the organist at St. Nicholas Church. He sat down, stepped on the pedal and pressed the keys. But the organ only emitted a few whimper-like faint breaths.
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