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Join the time. One of the most beloved hymns of the Christmas season, of course, is Silent Night, usually reserved for Christmas Eve and a candlelight service.

It has that special place. Well, there's a lot of history behind that,

why it has become so beloved. Was that night silent? Perhaps not. But it certainly was a

holy night for the Holy One of God is born on Christmas. Greetings, Z, welcome to issues, et cetera, on this Christmas Eve.

I'm Todd Wilkin.

Thanks for tuning us in.

We're going to be studying the hymn Silent Night, Holy Night, with Pastor Brian Wolf-Miller.

And then in the next hour, we'll discuss the Christmas season with Dr. Ken Sherb.

Pastor Brian Wolf-Miller is pastor of St. Paul and Jesus' Deaf Lutheran churches in Austin, Texas.

He posts Theology on the YouTube channel Wolfmiller 1, and he's author of several books, including his American Christianity failed.

Brian, welcome back.

Thank you, Todd.

So let's talk about the pride of place that this hymn usually gets kind of all across, at least Western

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