Victor matrix B-11791. Silent night, hallowed night / Elsie Baker

TitleSource
Silent night, hallowed night (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Christmas hymn (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer)
Mattie A. Long (translator)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
Elsie Baker (vocalist : contralto)
Josef Pasternack (conductor)Takes 5-14.
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
For takes 13-18, see BVE-11791.
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
3/26/1912 Camden, New Jersey 1 Master/destroy Victor 17164 10-in.

Silent night, hallowed night / Elsie Baker

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Silent night, hallowed night / Elsie Baker - Victor 17164 - Take 1 - 3/26/1912
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
3/26/1912 Camden, New Jersey 2 Hold/destroy
6/4/1912 Camden, New Jersey 3 Hold
6/4/1912 Camden, New Jersey 4 Hold
12/2/1918 Camden, New Jersey 5 Destroy
12/2/1918 Camden, New Jersey 6 Destroy
12/2/1918 Camden, New Jersey 7 Destroy
12/18/1918 Camden, New Jersey 8 Destroy Without chimes
12/18/1918 Camden, New Jersey 9 Hold/destroy With chimes
12/18/1918 Camden, New Jersey 10 Hold Without chimes
9/26/1919 Camden, New Jersey 11 Destroy
9/26/1919 Camden, New Jersey 12 Destroy
9/26/1919 Camden, New Jersey 13 Destroy
9/26/1919 Camden, New Jersey 14 Master Victor 17164 10-in.

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-11791. Silent night, hallowed night / Elsie Baker," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/1000003758/B-11791-Silent_night_hallowed_night.

Victor matrix B-11791. Silent night, hallowed night / Elsie Baker. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/1000003758/B-11791-Silent_night_hallowed_night.

"Victor matrix B-11791. Silent night, hallowed night / Elsie Baker." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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