O Holy Night is a very well-known Christmas carol. The origin of the carol is French beginning with the words: ”Minuit! Chrétiens, c’est l’heure solennelle”. It is about the birth of Jesus and was written in 1843 by a wine merchant and poet by the name of Placide Cappeau (1808–77). He turned to the composer Adolphe Adam (1803–56) and asked him to write a suitable melody. The result was brilliant and the carol was premiered in Cappeau’s home town Roquemaure in 1847 by the opera singer Emily Laure...