The Crow Family Singers from Austria performed Silent Night at New York City's historic Trinity Church.

Silent Night was written as a poem and sung for the first time in Austria on Christmas Eve, 18 18.

The simple music and words describe the story of the Night of the Birth of Jesus Christ, and it carries a message of hope for peace in the world theme.

First performance of Silent Night in the United States was said to have happened at Trinity in 18 39.

A church clergyman translated the song into English in 18 59.

Now Silent Night is sung in more than 300 languages.

It has been recorded thousands of times.