'Silent Night'

The Communion hymn at the Mass I attended on Christmas morning was 'Silent Night'.

Unfortunately for the musicality of the piece as Joseph Mohr might have intended it to be played, the organist seemed to possess what some pianists call a 'thumping left', their introduction making me wonder whether I was in fact listening to James Mason in '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea' instead; or to Vincent Price in 'The Abominable Dr. Phibes'.

However, during its short course it did manage to make a tear come to my eye; at the thought of all those poor men who died in 1914 and 1940, killing each other as they all sang 'Silent Night'.

And that's no fault of 'Silent Night'.