O Holy Night: The Story Behind The Beloved Christmas Song

American Free News Network ^ | December 24, 2021 | T Ford

[hamburger hill]

In 1847, a French wine dealer by the name of Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure was asked by his parish priest to write a poem for Christmas mass. As he traveled by coach to Paris, Cappeau wrote his poem, using the gospel of Luke as a guide. By the time he arrived at the capital city, he had completed “Cantique de Noel.” But Cappeau felt that the poem needed to be set to music, so he asked his friend, a fairly well-known composer named Adolphe Charles Adams, to write the music. Both Cappeau as well as the priest who had commissioned the poem were pleased with the final composition, and it was performed three weeks later at Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve.

[Fishtalk]

Minuit Chretian, c’est l’heure solenelle, ou l’Homme Dieu descendit jusque au nous.

Le monde entier en reste en silence, attendit Deux, qui va venir ce soir.

Peuple au genoux, attend la deliverance...

.....it’s been a long time and I’ve probably spelled a lot of the french words wrong.

But I can sing the entire thing in French.

[Psalm 73]

Best rendition of “Oh Holy Night” I’ve ever heard was Cee Cee Wynans singing it about 25 years ago at an Amy Grant Christmas show in Hartford CT - just jaw-dropping.

[BlackFemaleArmyColonel]

Yes!

[sodpoodle]

I hope this works:

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=home+free+group&docid=608036617623324503&mid=9229DB5CB117BF60E7189229DB5CB117BF60E718&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

Acapela group - really good.

God Bless

[sodpoodle]

Home Free is an American country a cappella group of five vocalists, Austin Brown, Rob Lundquist, Adam Rupp, Tim Foust, and Adam Chance.

I can’t spell !!!!

[YoungCurmudgeon]

Home Free is awesome and the members seem to be genuinely good people.

[Marcell]

🔖

[PghBaldy]

Beatboxing is now “Country?”

[Avalon Memories]

That young tenor in Home Free is very good, and the harmonies are lovely.

[Czech_Occidentalist]

Ricky Tanner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXkkNPdagrQ

Aled Jones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZSt9dolhVc

King’s College Chapel Choir, Cambridge (UK)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTFG_nvreoI

Canterbury Cathedral Choir (solo Oliver Futcher)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w97RPRDVHbE

[bray]

Best Christmas song ever written.

[Rufii]

Erratum: The composer’s last name was Adam, not Adams.

[Fiji Hill]

My favorite version:

Cantique de Noel--Georges Thill (1932)

[Fiji Hill]

Another great version that I have in my record collection.

O Holy Night--The Victor Salon Orchestra (1925)

[PapaBear3625]

Best rendition of “Oh Holy Night” I’ve ever heard was Cee Cee Wynans singing it about 25 years ago at an Amy Grant Christmas show in Hartford CT - just jaw-dropping.

Cee Cee, not the same venue but still good

https://youtu.be/im5E_cpRZd0?t=86

[Wonder Warthog]

George Beverly Shea does a pretty good job.

[Wonder Warthog]

George Beverly Shea:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC9m29Pswv8

[Psalm 73]

Thanks, brother. She lit up that whole arena in Hartford with that song, man, like every word she sang each had a special meaning crafted by the Holy Spirit.

Merry Christmas - Christ with us!

[Psalm 73]

SWEET!

Thank you - and Merry Christmas!