Guitar Christmas Ornament from Merck Family's Old World Christmas. Flattop guitar ornament in dark gold with brown details and sparkling glitter. Made of mouth blown glass and hand painted by skilled artisans.
In 1818, a young Austrian priest was trying to devise a way to include music for the Christmas Eve service that night since the church organ was broken. So he wrote a poem and took it to the organist who composed a melody. That evening the song "Silent Night" was sung to the simple accompaniment of a guitar.
