O Holy Night is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem by poet Placide Cappeau. Unitarian minister John Sullivan Dwight, editor of Dwight’s Journal of Music, wrote the English version in 1855. This version became popular in the United States, especially in the North.
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O Holy Night is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem \”Minuit, chrétiens\” by poet Placide Cappeau. Unitarian minister John Sullivan Dwight, editor of Dwight’s Journal of Music, wrote the English version in 1855. This version became popular in the United States, especially in the North, where the third verse resonated with abolitionists, including Dwight himself. The carol reflects on the birth of Jesus as humanity’s redemption.
In Roquemaure at the end of 1843, the church organ had recently been renovated. To celebrate the event, the parish priest persuaded poet Cappesau to write a Christmas poem. Soon afterwards that same year, Adolpha Adam composed the music. The song was premiered in Roqemaure in 18 47 by the opera singer Emily Laurey. In the U.S., the song was first performed in 1854 by the singer and songwriter Mary J. Blige, and later by the composer himself.
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