"O Holy Night" ("Cantique de Noël") is a well-known
Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the
French poem "Minuit, chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians)
by Placide Cappeau (1808?1877), a wine merchant and
poet, who had been asked by a parish priest to write a
Christmas poem.[1] Unitarian minister John Sullivan
Dwight,[2] editor of Dwight's Journal of Music, created
a singing edition based on Cappeau's French text in
1855. In both the French original and in the two
familiar English ve...(+)
"O Holy Night" ("Cantique de Noël") is a well-known
Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the
French poem "Minuit, chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians)
by Placide Cappeau (1808?1877), a wine merchant and
poet, who had been asked by a parish priest to write a
Christmas poem.[1] Unitarian minister John Sullivan
Dwight,[2] editor of Dwight's Journal of Music, created
a singing edition based on Cappeau's French text in
1855. In both the French original and in the two
familiar English versions of the carol, the text
reflects on the birth of Jesus and of mankind's
redemption. (Wikipedia)
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