Birthed as it was on the eve of another revolution, Cappeau and Adam’s song was praised by French poet Alphonse de Lamartine as “a religious Marseillaise” — referencing the 1792 song that became the ...

Watch Lea Salonga perform 'O Holy Night' with The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra. The Christmas poem “Minuit, chrétiens,” written by a French merchant Placide Cappeau, was set to music by famed French ...

The Dec. 4 performance of "O Holy Night" by a pickup band of New Orleans musicians on the NBC drama " Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" has developed a life beyond prime time. After it aired, curious ...

For a decade complete, ‘O Holy Night’ has been voted the best-loved Christmas carol of all time in our annual poll.

This video of seven-year-old Cork girl Emma Sophia singing "O Holy Night" will be sure to get you in the holiday spirit! Internet sensation Emma Sophia released this video ahead of Christmas in 2023, ...

Already controversial in in France, “Cantique de Noël” made some people uneasy; but in America, the English translation into “O Holy Night” dumped gasoline on a fire.

Editor’s Note: Over the four weeks of Advent, alongside the release of season three of “Hark!,” our podcast about the meaning and making of our favorite Christmas carols, America staff will also share ...