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Silent Night, Holy Night
with
Walter Cronkite
Silent Night, Holy Night: The Story of the
Christmas Truce is a beautiful Christmas book.
Illustrated by Robert T. Barrett, it tells the
story of Christmas Eve, 1914, when opposing WW I
armies laid down their arms and celebrated
Christmas together. Includes an audio CD with
Walter Cronkite narrating the story to music by
the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at
Temple Square. (Click here for DVD/VHS of
full concert).
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Walter Cronkite
Surely there has never been a more
beloved newsman than Walter Cronkite.
His voice is perhaps the most famous
in all of broadcasting. From his
debut on the CBS Evening News in 1962
until his retirement in 1981, he
developed such rapport with viewers
that he was voted the most trusted man
in America. In his later years he
continues to be a shining example of
the journalistic values that form his
credo: accuracy, fairness, and
honesty.
For more information, see: The
Museum of Broadcast Communication:
Walter Cronkite
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December 1914 was grim for the thousands of
soldiers who had dug into the frozen trenches on
either side of Flanders Field. What lay between
them in the early months of the First Great War
was a field of sorrow—No Man's Land—littered
with barbed wire and decaying corpses.
But somehow, amidst the fear and anger, a
miracle occurred. As Christmas Day approached,
the weapons of war fell silent, men ventured out
of the trenches, gifts were exchanged, and the
sober duty of remembering the dead was
commenced. For two days, the spirit of Christmas
filled the air, and a remarkable "Christmas
Truce" brightened spirits. When night fell, and
that memorable Christmas slipped into the past,
one last sound broke the silence: a chorus, from
either side, singing, in native tongue, "Silent
Night."
Nearly a century later, this remarkable story
was retold by Walter Cronkite and the Mormon
Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square
to thousands of concertgoers at their annual
Christmas concert. Silent Night, Holy Night is a
commemoration of that presentation. Beautiful
illustrations from award-winning illustrator
Robert T. Barrett are accompanied by the text of
the evening's program—a story you can read aloud
or listen along with—and a CD that includes
Walter Cronkite's incomparable narration of the
story and the Choir's stirring rendition
of "Silent Night."
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