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The 190-year-old Austrian carol beat more recent festive compositions such as "White Christmas" and "Winter Wonderland" to the top spot in a list of more than 170 recordings,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], PPL said in a statement on Monday。
Sinead O'Connor's 1991 recording was the most popular version of the carol in Britain, according to PPL. More recent covers have been released from artists such as Christina Aguilera, Susan Boyle, and Annie Lennox, who recorded the song as part of her Christmas compilation album released in the UK last month,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]。
"Silent Night is a beautiful carol which encapsulates the feeling of Christmas entirely”, said Mike Dalby,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Lead Reporting Analyst at PPL. “Everyone from punk band The Dickies right through to Sinead O'Connor has recorded it,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which exemplifies just how much it resonates with all different types of artists."
The original version of the carol "Stille Nacht" was written in 1816 in Austria by the priest Father Joseph Mohr. It was first performed on Christmas Eve in 1818.
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The list has also revealed the song to be a versatile track, boasting recordings from range of music genres. The classic Christmas song has spawned a wide variety of covers,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], including pop, punk and even heavy metal versions。
A staple part of carol services across the globe, Silent Night has been translated into 44 different languages from the original German,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]。
PPL compiled the list using a database of about 1,800 Christmas themed recordings to rate the Christmas songs。
Christmas carol "Silent Night" has topped the list of Britain's "most recorded Christmas song of all time," according to music licensing company PPL,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]。
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