O Holy Night by Melisa Menezes | Brigade Ward, Derebail, Mangalore

O Holy Night by Melisa Menezes | Brigade Ward, Derebail, Mangalore

Name: Melisa Menezes
Ward: Brigade Ward

In Roquemaure at the end of 1843, the church organ had recently been renovated. To celebrate the event, the parish priest persuaded poet Placide Cappeau, a native of the town, to write a Christmas poem.Soon afterwards that same year, Adolphe Adam composed the music. The song was premiered in Roquemaure in 1847 by the opera singer Emily Laurey.The English version is by John Sullivan Dwight. The carol reflects on the birth of Jesus as humanity's redemption.