"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 a wine merchant and poet, Placide Cappeau (1808–1877).
In Roquemaure at the end of the year 1843, the church organ was recently renovated. To celebrate the event, the parish priest asked Cappeau, native from this town, to write a Christmas poem. Cappeau did it, although being a professed anticlerical and atheist.[1]
Soon after, Adam wrote the music. The song was premiered in Roquemaure in 1847 by the opera singer Emily Laurey.
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 humanity's redemption. *
The above is a brief history of this song which I took from wikipedia so it may not entirely be accurate feel from to add any additional facts or amend to it should you know them.
Will Smith has a great version of it he has graciously allowed me to link to and has said that you can use to learn this great tune you can head right hear and click on the tab for O Holy Night
http://www.autoharp-music.com/autoharp_christmas.html
Should you need it in a different key feel free to reach out and I'm sure either myself or another Autoharp player will gladly help you with transposing it.
Just a reminder you can send in your submissions either video or audio by December 31st and if you need assistance recording video or audio I will gladly help if need be. let's have fun!! I can't wait to hear how other harpers approach this beautiful piece!!
