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Most of us have heard of Silent Night, but what about Unsilent Night? A cheeky play on the 200-year carol, Unsilent Night is an unusual holiday event where a crowd of participants synthesizes four tracks by composer Phil Kline to comprise Unsilent Night.
Instead of a soothing song sung by a children’s choir, Unsilent Night is chaotic. The four tracks play simultaneously while Kline leads the chorus of boomboxes one mile from the West Village to Tompkins Square Park in the East Village, serenading the town with one of the most popular free NYC Christmas events.
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- From my guide, checked September 2026.