Placide Cappeeau's 'O Holy Night'

O Holy Night is a beloved Christmas carol that is almost 150 years old, and it is still sung widely around the world. It is a simple song with interesting origins. It originated as a poem. Then it was banned from the church only to be later revived on the radio and is now a song that many famous artists lend their voices to.
O Holy Night was composed in Roquemaure, France in 1847 by writer, Placide Cappeau and composer Adolphe Adams. Placide Cappeau was asked by his parish priest to write a poem for the Christmas mass. To find inspiration, Cappeau imagined himself a spectator to the birth of Jesus, and from these wondrous thoughts, he wrote a poem called "Cantique de Noel". Although Cappeau had the lyrics, he knew he needed the right melody to enhance the true meaning of “Cantique de Noel”. He found Adolphe Adams, a well known classical musician and composer in France. It was an unusual request because Adams was Jewish; however, he was happy to help Cappeau, and thus composed the melody for “Cantique de Noel”. “Cantique de Noel” was performed at Cappeau’s parish during the Christmas Eve mass that same year. The congregation loved the carol, but after it was discovered that the Adophe Adams was Jewish, the church banned the song from its liturgy throughout France. One
Not one artist made this carol famous, but there are four artist that are best known for their version of “O Holy Night.” The most recent version was releases by Susan Boyle in her album “The Gift” which she recorded in 2010. In 1998, Celine Dion released her version of “O Holy Night” in her album called “These Are Special Times.” In 2002, Josh Groban released his edition of this song included in his album, “In Concert.” Finally, the most well know version of this song was sung by Mariah Carey. She recorded her adaptation of the famous song in 1994, which was a part of her album “Merry