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William Richard "Billy" Vaughn (April 12, 1919 – September 26, 1991) was an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and A&R man for Dot Records.
He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, where his father was a barber who loved music and inspired Billy to teach himself to play the mandolin at the age of three, while suffering from measles. He went on to learn a number of other instruments.
In 1941 Vaughn joined the United States National Guard for what had been planned as a one-year assignment, but when World War II broke out, he was sent abroad till the war ended in 1945. He decided to make music a career when he was discharged from the army at the end of the war, and attended Western Kentucky State College, now known as Western Kentucky University, majoring in music composition. He had apparently learned barbering from his father, because he did some while studying at Western Kentucky to support himself financially, when he was not able to get jobs playing the piano at local night clubs and lounges. While he was a student there, three other students, Jimmy Sacca, Donald McGuire, and Seymour Spiegelman, who had formed a vocal trio, the Hilltoppers, recruited Vaughn to play the piano with them. He soon added his voice to theirs, converting the trio to a quartet. As a member of the group, he also wrote their first hit song, "Trying," which charted in 1952.
"O Holy Night" (French: Cantique de Noël) is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem "Minuit, chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians) by a wine merchant and poet, Placide Cappeau (1808–1877).
In Roquemaure at the end of the year 1843, the church organ was recently renovated. To celebrate the event, the parish priest asked Cappeau, native from this town, to write a Christmas poem, even though the latter never showed an interest in religion, and Cappeau obliged.
Soon after, Adam wrote the music. The song was premiered in Roquemaure in 1847 by the opera singer Emily Laurey.
Unitarian minister John Sullivan Dwight, editor of Dwight's Journal of Music, created a singing edition based on Cappeau's French text in 1855. In both the French original and in the two familiar English versions of the carol, as well as many other languages, the text reflects on the birth of Jesus and of humanity's redemption.
The song has also been recorded through the years by many notable singers including Anita Bryant, Mariah Carey, Cher, Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Céline Dion, Josh Groban, Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, The Lettermen, Ellie Goulding and Andy Williams.
O' Holy Night is the 30th studio album released by Irish singer Daniel O'Donnell in 2010. It contains newly recorded versions of well-known Christmas songs.
O Holy Night is the official debut Christmas EP by American child singer Jackie Evancho. The album was released on November 16, 2010, only two months after Evancho rose to prominence as a finalist on the reality TV show America's Got Talent. Evancho was ten years old when this EP was released.
The album was certified platinum in the U.S. and Canada. Its success made Evancho the top-selling debut artist for 2010, the youngest solo artist ever to debut in the top 10, the youngest person to ever have a US Top 3 album and the youngest solo artist ever to go platinum.
The album includes a two-disc set: a CD with four recorded tracks and a DVD with 12 minutes of footage of Evancho's performances and America's Got Talent appearances. It also includes an exclusive interview. It was released on November 16, 2010 and reached rank #1 on Amazon's bestsellers in music during pre-orders on October 19, 2010. Evancho released a music video of her singing "Silent Night". The disc was produced by Marius de Vries in only three days in the studio.
Watch the official music video for "O Holy Night" by Mariah Carey Listen to Mariah Carey: https://MariahCarey.lnk.to/listen_YD Subscribe to the official Mariah Carey YouTube channel: https://MariahCarey.lnk.to/subscribe_YD Watch more Mariah Carey videos: https://MariahCarey.lnk.to/listen_YC/youtube Follow Mariah Carey: Facebook: https://MariahCarey.lnk.to/follow_FI Instagram: https://MariahCarey.lnk.to/follow_II Twitter: https://MariahCarey.lnk.to/follow_TI Website: https://MariahCarey.lnk.to/follow_WI Spotify: https://MariahCarey.lnk.to/follow_SI YouTube: https://MariahCarey.lnk.to/subscribe_YD Lyrics: Oh, holy night, the stars are brightly shining It is the night of our dear Savior's birth Long lay the world in sin and error, pining Till He appeared and the soul felt it's worth A th...
"O Holy Night" performed by Il Divo from In Mérida Listen to Il Divo: https://ilDivo.lnk.to/listenYD Subscribe to the official Il Divo YouTube channel: https://ilDivo.lnk.to/subscribeYD Watch more Il Divo videos: https://ilDivo.lnk.to/listenYD/youtube Follow Il Divo: Facebook: https://ilDivo.lnk.to/followFI/facebook Instagram: https://ilDivo.lnk.to/followII/instagram Twitter: https://ilDivo.lnk.to/followTI/twitter Spotify: https://ilDivo.lnk.to/followSI/spotify Website: https://ilDivo.lnk.to/followWI/websitegeneral YouTube: https://ilDivo.lnk.to/subscribeYD Lyrics: O night divine, oh night oh night divine Led by the light of faith serenely beaming With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming Here came the wise men from Orient land #OHolyNight ...
O Holy Night (from the 1998 "These are Special Times" TV special) Stream the These Are Special Times album here: https://smarturl.it/CelineDionTAST Subscribe to the official YouTube Channel for Celine: https://smarturl.it/CelineDionOnYouTube Watch more music videos by Celine Dion: https://smarturl.it/CelineTopTracksYT Connect with Celine: Facebook: https://smarturl.it/CelineDionOnFacebook Twitter: https://smarturl.it/CelineDionOnTwitter Instagram: https://smarturl.it/CelineDionOnIG Spotify: https://smarturl.it/CelineDionOnSpotify Website: https://www.celinedion.com #CelineDion #TheseAreSpecialTimes
David Phelps - Official Video for 'O Holy Night [Live]', available now! Buy the full length DVD/CD 'Christmas In The Country' Here: http://smarturl.it/C.I.T.C Available at iTunes: http://smarturl.it/C.I.T.C.iT Subscribe to Gaither Music YouTube Channel: http://smarturl.it/GaitherMusicTV_Subsc Subscribe to GaitherVEVO Channel: http://smarturl.it/GaitherVEVOSubscribe Subscribe to Gaither TV: http://smarturl.it/GaitherTV_Subscribe Follow Gaither Music for updates on your favorite artists. Facebook: http://smarturl.it/FB_GaitherMusic Twitter: http://smarturl.it/TW_GaitherMusic Instagram: http://smarturl.it/IG_GaitherMusic Website: http://smarturl.it/gaither.com LYRICS: O holy night the stars are brightly shining It is the night of our dear Savior's birth Long lay the world in sin and erro...
One for the Christmas season, our rendition of 'Oh Holy Night'. Thanks to David Arkins for recording the audio at Crookedwood Studios and Ovie for recording the video! Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/hometownoffic Twitter : https://twitter.com/hometownoffic
Official Audio for "O Holy Night" by Celine Dion Enjoy more Christmas classics! https://holiday.lnk.to/classicsYD Listen to Celine Dion: https://CelineDion.lnk.to/listenYD Watch more videos by Celine Dion: https://CelineDion.lnk.to/listenYD/youtube Subscribe to the official Celine Dion YouTube channel: https://CelineDion.lnk.to/subscribeYD Follow Celine Dion Facebook: https://CelineDion.lnk.to/followFI Instagram: https://CelineDion.lnk.to/followII Twitter: https://CelineDion.lnk.to/followTI Website: https://CelineDion.lnk.to/followWI TikTok: https://CelineDion.lnk.to/followYx Spotify: https://CelineDion.lnk.to/followSI YouTube: https://CelineDion.lnk.to/subscribeYD Ask your voice device to play Celine Dion! Lyrics: O Holy night, the stars are brightly shining It is the night of our...
'O Holy Night', recorded live in Sydney, Australia. Listen to our full Christmas album, ‘Christmas: The Peace Project’ at http://hllsng.co/peaceproject ------------- Watch the latest from Hillsong Worship here: https://hillsong.lnk.to/ytplaylist Stream/Share on: http://smarturl.it/HillsongWorship?IQid=youtube Click to subscribe to our channel here: https://worship.lnk.to/subscribe Stay connected: Instagram: https://instagram.com/hillsongworship Facebook: https://facebook.com/hillsongworship X: https://X.com/hillsongworship Website: https://hillsong.com/worship ------------- 'O Holy Night' Arrangement by Michael Guy Chislett & Dylan Thomas © 2017 Hillsong Music Publishing CCLI: 7095544 VERSE 1: O holy night the stars are brightly shining It is the night of our dear Saviour’s birth Lo...
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Official Music Video for "O Holy Night" featuring Tauren Wells and SVRCINA by Tommee Profitt! The Birth of a King, Tommee Profitt's new Christmas album is available now! Thanks for watching! Make sure to hit SUBSCRIBE! Chord Charts & Resources available here: https://www.praisecharts.com/albums/details/10959/no-album-slug https://www.multitracks.com/songs/Tommee-Profitt/The-Birth-of-a-King/ The Birth of a King Tracklisting: 1. O Come, O Come Emmanuel 2. We Three Kings feat. We the Kingdom 3. Noel (He is Born) feat. Stanaj 4. Go Tell It On the Mountain feat. Crowder 5. O Come All Ye Faithful feat. Sarah Reeves 6. Joy to the World 2 (He Is Come) feat. Clark Beckham 7. O Holy Night feat. Tauren Wells & SVRCINA 8. Away in a Manger feat. Daniel Saint Black & Ruelle 9. What Child Is This f...
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William Richard "Billy" Vaughn (April 12, 1919 – September 26, 1991) was an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, orchestra leader, and A&R man for Dot Records.
He was born in Glasgow, Kentucky, where his father was a barber who loved music and inspired Billy to teach himself to play the mandolin at the age of three, while suffering from measles. He went on to learn a number of other instruments.
In 1941 Vaughn joined the United States National Guard for what had been planned as a one-year assignment, but when World War II broke out, he was sent abroad till the war ended in 1945. He decided to make music a career when he was discharged from the army at the end of the war, and attended Western Kentucky State College, now known as Western Kentucky University, majoring in music composition. He had apparently learned barbering from his father, because he did some while studying at Western Kentucky to support himself financially, when he was not able to get jobs playing the piano at local night clubs and lounges. While he was a student there, three other students, Jimmy Sacca, Donald McGuire, and Seymour Spiegelman, who had formed a vocal trio, the Hilltoppers, recruited Vaughn to play the piano with them. He soon added his voice to theirs, converting the trio to a quartet. As a member of the group, he also wrote their first hit song, "Trying," which charted in 1952.
I discovered the valley of the shifting, whispering sands
While prospecting for gold in one of our western States
I saw the silent windmills, the crumbling water tanks
The bones of cattle and burros, picked clean by buzzards
Bleached by the desert suns
I stumbled over a crumbling buckboard nearly covered by the sands
And stopping to rest, I heard a tinkling, whispering sound
Then suddenly realized that even though the wind was quiet
The sand did not lie still
I seemed to be surround by a mystery
So heavy and oppressive I could scarcely breath
For days and weeks I wandered aimlessly in this valley
Seeking answers to the many questions
That raced through my fevered mind
Where was everyone
Why the white bones
The dry wells
The barren valley where people must have lived and died
Finally I could go no farther
My food and water gone
I sat down and buried my face in my hands
And resting thus, I learned the secret
Of the Shifting, whispering sands
How I managed to escape from the valley I do not know
But now to pay my final debt for being spared
I must tell you what I learned out on the desert
So many years ago
When the day is awfully quiet
And the breeze seems not to blow
One would think the sand was resting
But you'll find this is not so
It is whispering, softly whispering
As it slowly moves along
And for those who stop and listen
It will sing this mournful song
Of sidewinders and the horn toads
Of the thorny chaparral
Endless sunny days and moonlit nights
The coyotes lonely yell
Of the stars seem you could tough them
As you lay and gaze on high
At the heavens where we're hoping
We'll be going when we die
Yes it always whispers to me
Of the days of long ago
When the settlers and the miners
Fought the crafty Navajo
How the cattle roamed the valley
Happy people worked the land
And now everything is covered
By the shifting, whispering sands
How the miner left his buckboards
Went to work his claims that day
And the burro's broke their halters
When they thought he'd gone to stay
Wandered far in search of water
On to old sidewinder's well
And there, their bones picked clean by buzzards
That were circling when they fell
How they found the ancient miner
Lying dead upon the sand
After months they could but wonder
If he died by human hand
So they dug his grave and laid him
On his back and crossed his hands
And his secret still is hidden
By the shifting, whispering sands
This is what they whispered to me
On the quiet desert air
Of the people and the cattle
And the miner lying there
If you want to learn their secret
Wander through this quiet land
And I'm sure you'll hear the story
Of the shifting, whispering sands