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After this many churches began displaying a Nativity scene at Christmas, and soon the people began acting out the Christmas story. The actors composed carols to sing with their Nativity plays and after the plays they would stroll down the street, singing. In that way, street caroling was born. Joseph Mohr, a pastor in Oberndorf, Austria, composed “Stine Nacht,” or “Silent Night," on Christmas Eve, 1818. Franz Gruber, the local schoolmaster and organist, composed the music the same day, and the hymn was sung for the first time at Midnight Mass that night. Charles Wesley, btother of John Wesley, wrote, “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!" in 1739. Phillips Brooks, a noted Boston clergyman, wrote “O Little Town of Bethlehem" in 1868 after visiting Bethlehem.
Though not a carol, Handel’s noble “Messiah* is a Christmas tradition. It first was performed in Dublin in 1742. “Joy to the World," written in the early 18th Century by Isaac Watts, was set to the music of a segment of the "Messiah." “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night," written in 1703 by Nahum Tate, was set to music
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