Today I'm posting my favorite Christmas song/hymn. "O Holy Night" was composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847. Adam based his composition on a poem penned by Placide Cappeau. Cappeau had written the poem as a favor to a parish priest. "O Holy Night" is thought to be the first song broadcast on radio. On Christmas Eve in 1906, Reginald Fessenden, a Canadian inventor, broadcast the first AM radio program. Fessenden performed the song on his violin during the program.
The video below shows "O Holy Night" being performed live by Michael Crawford. Crawford is probably best known as the star of the long running Broadway musical "The Phantom of the Opera". His version is simply the most powerful I've ever heard. No other artist, in my opinion, has come close to this performance. Make sure and watch/listen to the end. The notes Crawford hits toward the end of the song will give you chill bumps.
This will likely be my last posting until 2009. Merry Christmas to each of you.
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