Mario Lanza Silent Night

This video is best watched at 480p. Mario Lanza s truly heartfelt, unsurpassed vocal interpretation of Silent Night, together with paintings of Christmas which are appropriate to the song lyrics and by wellknown old master artists, blend together to remind the viewer of the wonder of Christmas. The cathedral shown in the beginning of the video is Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Notre Dame, Our Lady Mary), is shown in the photo closeup of the main, front rose window, holding the baby Jesus with an angel on either side of them. The rose window behind the Virgin s head is meant to represent a large, radiant halo. The paintings of twentythree different old master artists are used for this video. Two artists are represented by two paintings each: Peter Paul Rubens and Francois Boucher. The names of the 23 different artists whose paintings are used are listed in the order of their painting s appearance in the video. The artists are: Peter Paul Rubens, Jean Baptiste Marie Pier