Silent Night, a Murray Connection

Published: Dec. 17, 2010, 5 a.m.

Few Yule tide traditions are complete without the mellow lull of timeless Christmas carols. Franz Gruber's, "Silent Night," is one of the most popular tunes, first performed in 1818. Some accounts dispute the time and location of the performance, but Murray High School volleyball coach Clare Boggess has some special insight. She has documented her lineage to Gruber. Rebecca Feldhaus has a conversation with Franz Gruber's descendant about the special connection she now has with the carol.