mohr, joseph

A little mouse living in the church of an Austrian village assuages his hunger by feasting on the organ bellows and causing the priest and the organist to quickly compose a song for Christmas Eve mass, the now famous "Silent Night, Holy Night.".

Presents the story behind the famous Christmas hymn, "Silent night", and its history, illustrated in the cut paper art called scherenschnitt.

Tells how the well-known Christmas carol, "Silent Night, " first came to be written and performed in Austria in the early 1800s.

Relates the important part a hungry mouse played in the creation of the Christmas carol "Silent Night.".