Welcome to my sort of annual celebration of Christmas music! I say, “sort of annual” because while I technically haven’t written about this topic every year, at least not in this format, I have written about Christmas music quite often in the past for Rambling Ever On. Today, we’re going to look at some of my favorite versions of one of my favorite Christmas songs, “O Holy Night”. Previously, I have written about “Little Drummer Boy” and “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”. (Click on the links to read those articles and to hear each of the songs I discuss.) When I write these articles, it’s important that I share the actual songs because that’s the whole point of this exercise. It’s not so much what I have to say about each song as much as it is what each song brings to the table. “O Holy Night” was my favorite Christmas song for a long time. It might have been passed by a few songs at this point, but it is still very high on my list. It’s theologically strong, musically rich and poignant, and...
