Franz Gruber

Franz Gruber

male, deceased (1863)
Austrian classical organist, Franz Xaver Gruber, Silent Night, Holy Night, Silent Night, Hallein, Schoolteacher…christmascarol
Franz Xaver Gruber (November 25, 1787-June 7, 1863), was an Austrian primary school teacher and church organist in the village of Arnsdorf. At the...
Josef Mohr

Josef Mohr

male, deceased (1848)
composer, Austrian, christmascarol, From salzburg, Silent Night
Josef Mohr (december 11, 1792 - December 4, 1848) was an Austrian priest and composer, who wrote the words to the Christmas carol "Silent Night".
Edmund Sears

Edmund Sears

male, deceased (1876)
Harvard Divinity School alumni, christmascarol, Union College, hymn, lancaster, harvard divinity school
Edmund Hamilton Sears (1810-1876) was a Unitarian parish minister and author who wrote a number of theological works influencing 19th century...

John Joubert

male, 82 years old
Christian, carol, University of Hull, suburb, Piano Concerto, violin concerto…christmascarol
Dr. John Joubert (born 20 March 1927) is a British composer, particularly of choral works. He has lived in Moseley, a suburb of Birmingham,...
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz

Johann Abraham Peter Schulz

male, deceased (1800)
musician, Conductor, German, composer, christmascarol, German opera composer
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz was a German musician and composer. Today he is best known as the composer of the melody for Matthias Claudius' Poem...
Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander

Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander

female, deceased (1895)
Hymns for Little Child, Church of Ireland, Irish, christmascarol, Archbishop of Armagh, from County Dublin
Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander, was a hymn-writer and poet. She was born in Dublin, the daughter of Major John Humphreys and Elizabeth (née R...
Rutland Boughton

Rutland Boughton

male, deceased (1960)
Alumni of the Royal College of Music, Romantic composer, English, composer, Wagnerites, aylesbury…christmascarol
Rutland Boughton (Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire January 23, 1878 - London, January 25, 1960), a pupil of Charles Villiers Stanford and Walford...
Ruben Liljefors

Ruben Liljefors

male, deceased (1936)
Conductor, Romantic composer, composer, swedish, Classical composer, suite…christmascarol
Ruben Mattias Liljefors was a Swedish composer and conductor. Liljefors studied in Uppsala with Ivar Eggert Hedenblad until 1895, and subsequently...
Nicolas Gigault

Nicolas Gigault

male, deceased (1707)
Baroque composer, Clayes, Roberday, Noël varié, Noëls variés, consonance and dissonance…christmascarol
Nicolas Gigault was a French Baroque organist and composer. Little is known about Gigault's life. He was born in Clayes (a few miles East of...
Alvin Fields

Alvin Fields

male, 59 years old
St. John's University, A&M Records, A&R, Susan McKusker, christmascarol, whitney
Alvin Fields (born October 16, 1950) is an American musician. His musical career began when he first appeared on stage at age seven to sing a...