The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World

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Simon Callow
Simon Callow

Self - Host - Narrator

Werner Thuswaldner
Werner Thuswaldner

Self - Historian and author

Martin Hochleitner
Martin Hochleitner

Self - Historian and curator of the Salzburg Museum

Renate Ebeling-Winkler
Renate Ebeling-Winkler

Self - Vice President of the Silent Night Society

Max Gurtner
Max Gurtner

Self - Curator of the Stille Nacht Museum

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