Assistant Pastor Josef Mohr arrived in Oberndorf in 1818. In a time of political upheaval and economic hardship he writes a Christmas carol together with the teacher Franz Gruber. The main roles in Franz Xaver Bogners fictive history of the most famous Christmas song in the world "Das ewige Lied" play Tobias Moretti, Heio von Stetten and Erwin Steinhauer.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Tobias MorettiJoseph Mohr | Joseph Mohr |
 Heio von StettenFranz Xaver Gruber | Franz Xaver Gruber |
| EErwin SteinhauerPfarrer Nöstler | Pfarrer Nöstler |
 Michael MendlHans Schlagerer | Hans Schlagerer |
 Johannes ThanheiserAlois Hauser | Alois Hauser |
| JJörg HubeJohann Burgschwaiger | Johann Burgschwaiger |
 Karl MerkatzAngerer Wirt | Angerer Wirt |
 Norman SchenkMarkus Schlagerer | Markus Schlagerer |
 Bernadette HeerwagenMaria Mitterer | Maria Mitterer |
 Aaron KarlHannes Mitterer | Hannes Mitterer |
 Krista PoschKräuter-Agnes | Kräuter-Agnes |
 Andrea EckertElisabeth Burgschwaiger | Elisabeth Burgschwaiger |
 Paul FaßnachtCarl Kreutzer | Carl Kreutzer |
| CChristine MaynHanna Huber | Hanna Huber |
 Rainer FriebVater Mitterer | Vater Mitterer |
| VValerian KarlSebastian Huber | Sebastian Huber |
| HHans-Jürgen BuchnerMusikant | Musikant |