Spending Christmas 1958 in the Austrian village where 'Silent Night' was written

Vienna is beautiful in December. As we walked the snow-covered streets, the white flakes reflected the thousands of transparent Christmas lights into what appeared to be a sea of flickering candles. Carol and I were celebrating the third month of our marriage in the Swiss Temple through the purchase of a Christmas tree for our first Christmas together as husband and wife.
We had spent many Christmases together in past years as we waited for the time when we might seal our love for one another in