Not long after, Placide Cappeau showed this poem, “Minuit, chrétiens,” to the famed French composer Adolphe Adam ... dates from 1855. “O Holy Night” is one of the most dramatically ...
Composed in 1847 by Adolphe Adam, ‘O Holy Night’ is still adored the world over, 170 years on. A tale of humanity’s redemption, the ‘Cantique de Noël’ is a much-loved favourite in our annual countdown ...