Simon Callow uncovers the origins of Germanic Holiday music.
“The First Silent Night” is a guided tour through Salzburg to find the origins of the Christmas Carol “Silent Night”. Simon Callow is quite a capable lead, as he never pushes knowledge on the audience, but lets us glide between moments. The series slows down when it becomes obsessive over Gruber and Mohr’s destiny to bind their music together to form the Carol. It’s a wee bit obsessive, but they only had an hour. The DVD comes with 45 minutes of bonus footage as the sole special feature.
RELEASE DATE: 11/3/2015
