On Christmas Eve, 1914, in the trenches of World War I, guns fell silent.

Across the frozen front lines, soldiers from opposing sides began to sing the same carol “Silent Night.”

In this episode, we trace the unlikely journey of the world’s most beloved Christmas hymn: from a small Austrian village in 1818 to the muddy battlefields of Europe, where it became a moment of impossible peace.

You’ll hear how a broken organ, a humble priest, and a melody written for guitar gave birth to a song that has outlived empires and why its quiet message still disarms hearts today.

Go deeper this Advent with The Gift of Waiting a devotional for the season of holy anticipation.

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