O Holy Night

About O Holy Night

"O Holy Night" (also known as "Cantique de Noël") is a well-known Christmas carol. Originally based on a French-language poem by poet Placide Cappeau, written in 1843, with the first line "Minuit, chrétiens! c'est l'heure solennelle" (Midnight, Christians, is the solemn hour) that composer Adolphe Adam set to music in 1847. The English version is by John Sullivan Dwight. The carol reflects on the birth of Jesus as humanity's redemption. It was .

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About this song

Credited to

Mariah Carey

Album

Merry Christmas · Track 3 of 10

Released

October 28, 1994

Duration

4:27

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From the album: Merry Christmas