[1] The special aired for the first time in several major markets in December 1975, including Boston (WSBK-38) and Philadelphia (WKBS-48).
During a choir practice two days before Christmas, village organist Franz Gruber is worried to hear unusual sounds from the church organ and suspects the bellows.
Accompanied by both his sons, Gruber travels to Salzburg, hoping to buy spare parts and then mend the organ when returning to the village.
The party is caught in a snow storm and the spare part is lost on the way home but pastor Joseph Mohr is simply thankful they are unharmed.
"Silent Night" with music by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr.