7 O'Clock News/Silent Night

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"7 O'Clock News/Silent Night" is a Simon & Garfunkel track that juxtaposes a serene rendition of the Christmas carol with a spoken newscast of disturbing current events to create a powerful social commentary.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical recording
song
album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme NERFINISHED
arranger Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED
artist Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED
basedOn Silent Night NERFINISHED
commentaryOn contemporary American society
media coverage of current events
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
features simultaneous singing and news reading
genre Christmas music
folk rock
spoken word
hasTheme contrast between peace and violence
political unrest
social commentary
hasTitle 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night NERFINISHED
includedIn Simon & Garfunkel discography NERFINISHED
label Columbia Records
language English
length approximately 2:04
medium studio recording
narrativeDevice juxtaposition of carol and news bulletin
notableFor early example of political content in mainstream pop music
overlaying a traditional carol with disturbing news
originalReleaseDate 1966
partOf Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme NERFINISHED
performer Simon & Garfunkel NERFINISHED
performerType duo
producer Bob Johnston NERFINISHED
recordedIn 1966
side Side 2
trackNumber 11
usesElement Christmas carol arrangement
spoken newscast
vocalist Art Garfunkel NERFINISHED
Paul Simon NERFINISHED
writer Franz Xaver Gruber NERFINISHED
Joseph Mohr NERFINISHED

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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme hasTrack 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night