Song facts
- Original key
- C major
- Type
- Christmas carol
- Music
- Adolphe Adam (died 1856)
- Original lyrics
- Placide Cappeau (died 1877)
- First published
- 1847
Public-domain songs · Christmas carol instrumental
O Holy Night
Play the O Holy Night instrumental in the original key of C major, or from 3 semitones lower to 2 higher. Made by MR Maker from a public-domain score.
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Backing track by key
The original key is C major. If it sits too high or too low for your voice, try the shifted versions and pick the one you can sing comfortably.
3 semitones lower (A major)
2 semitones lower (B♭ major)
Original key (C major)
2 semitones higher (D major)
About this song
In December 1847 Placide Cappeau, a wine merchant and poet from Roquemaure, wrote the French poem Minuit, chrétiens at the request of his parish priest. Adolphe Adam set it to music within days, and it was first performed at Midnight Mass in Roquemaure that year. Some clergy later criticized its tone. John Sullivan Dwight's free English version of 1855 spread it across North America. The public-domain Mutopia edition (Léon Grus) is in C major, 4/4.
Rights
The melody is in the public domain (first published 1847). MR Maker made this accompaniment from a public-domain score. It contains no lyrics, translations or third-party recordings.
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