No one sings Christmas Carols better than Clay Aiken. Somehow, his voice just soars when he sings the beautiful songs of the season. His album, “Merry Christmas With Love” set a record for 1st week sales of a holiday album with sales of 270,010. When Clay released his Holiday EP, “All Is Well” in 2006, he added four more beautiful songs to his library of recorded Christmas Carols.
Clay included one of the most loved traditional Christmas Carols, “O, Holy Night,” on his album. This carol has been named one of the most beautiful of all Christmas Carols, with excellent lyrics and a beautiful melody.
The author of the lyrics was Placide Cappeau who lived in the historic city of Avignon. He was a commissionaire of wines, and an occasional writer of poetry. The local parish priest asked Cappeau to write a Christmas poem.
On a trip to Paris, Cappeau took the poem to the composer Adolphe Adam. Adam was the composer of over 80 stage works. Adam wrote the tune in a few days, and the song received its premier at the midnight mass on Christmas Eve 1847.
There is some interesting trivia associated with this song: in 1906, Canadian inventor Reginald Fessenden made what many consider to be the first ever radio broadcast in Brant Rock, Massachusetts. His brief broadcast included him playing “O Holy Night” on the violin, making it the first song ever broadcast on radio.
“O, Holy Night”
O holy night! The stars are brightly shining;
This is the night of the dear Saviour’s birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining.
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, oh night when Christ was born;
O night, oh holy night, oh night divine.
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, oh night when Christ was born;
O night, oh holy night, oh night divine.
No one sings this beautiful carol better than Clay Aiken!!
The following video was made by the talented SueReu.
Watch Clay sing O Holy Night -and a bit more too!
Thank you so much for the history of “Oh Holy Night” and the most beautiful video by SueReu !! Clay sings these Christmas songs like no other. He truly soars and takes you with him! I so wish for another Christmas Tour – it would be so amazing!
It is such a special treat to hear Clay sing Christmas melodies. I did see Clay in this Christmas concert. I was so excited that I could hardly stay in my seat. Thanks for the memories.
Thank you so much for the beautiful memories; Clay truly sings Christmas songs sooo beautifully ❤️❤️
Thank you for the wonderful memories! Clay truly sings Christmas songs so beautifully❤️
This is the most beautiful Christmas music, No one sings Christmas music like Clay Aiken. I wish he could have a Christmas TV show and sing these songs. I miss him this Christmas. Thanks Sue Reu for beautiful montage, you always make beautiful memories. I have played Clays cd all day today.
Clay’s Christmas album has all of my favorite Christmas songs!! Every song is perfectly sung!! Thank you CANN!!
I hear Clay sing Oh Holy Night every once in a while on local radio Christmas music, His version is so beautiful. Thank you for the history of the song.
wow. Thank you for this post. The video by SueReu is the best she has ever done. I have never seen this before. I like the picture. The songs and his voice is so beautiful. Thank you CANN.