3_Oh Holly Night - With Metronome

Send us Fan Mail “O Holy Night” originated in Roquemaure, France, in 1847 through a collaboration between a non-religious poet, a Jewish composer, and a local parish priest. [1, 2] Origins in France (1847) The Poem: A local parish priest asked French wine merchant and poet Placide Cappeau to write a Christmas poem to celebrate the renovation of the church organ. Inspired by the Gospel of Luke, Cappeau wrote “Minuit, chrétiens” (Midnight, Christians).The Music: Cappeau asked his friend Adolphe...