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To me, as some-one not well-versed in music theory, the song has some interesting and unusual patterns. Could some-one in the know add a discussion of the music of this song? If nothing else, at least give its tempo. Kdammers ( talk) 05:31, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
There's some argument at Reginald Fessenden as to the first music broadcast on radio. It's agreed that Fessenden was responsible, and that it was his violin solo. However what was the music? The only source so far says it's Gounod's composition 'O Holy Night ' , http://earlyradiohistory.us/1940fes2.htm one editor is arguing that it's this piece instead. Andy Dingley ( talk) 23:27, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
In order to prevent these sorts of articles from turning into WP:COATRACKs, most such articles avoid cover lists; see for instance Silent Night, which has none. I have removed all of the noncited cover material. You'd be hard-pressed to find a singer who has recorded a Christmas album and not recorded this carol; therefore cover lists are inappropriate unless the cover achieved some sort of cited milestone. Softlavender ( talk) 13:26, 9 December 2017 (UTC)
We have had since 2007 a version of the lyrics which begins "O! Holy night! The stars, their gleams prolonging". I can't find any evidence that this is a notable version of the song. It seems to have originally been a slightly different version of the normal English lyrics, which was then edited into a rather more different version by a number of edits (interspersed amongst others) by User:Skrooball: [4]. In the absence of any source or justification, I've removed these lyrics. If any one can actually provide a source - which does not itself derive from Wikipedia - where these lyrics appear, feel free to put them back with appropriate attribution. TSP ( talk) 00:04, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
I attempted to merge into this article material from the article O Holy Night (Ladywell Primary School song) but was reverted. My understanding of the consensus on song articles is that multiple notable versions of the same song should be included in the main article and not in separate articles. The Ladywell Primary School version is a charting version, and the material is referenced to multiple reliable sources (two newspaper sites and the Official Charts Company). I believe the Ladywell Primary School information should be merged into O Holy Night.— ShelfSkewed Talk 06:57, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
WP:SONGCOVER isn't just a guideline, it is commonsense. If a song is worthy of an article then the history of the song should be all in one place for the reader to read, subject to the usual guidelines. Whether editors approve of the the style, the artist, the commerce or any other aspect of any particular version, there is no valid reason for the application of segregation on different versions of the same song. Other problems can be discussed separately. -- Richhoncho ( talk) 23:51, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
The song has been recorded by numerous well-known popular-music, classical-music, and religious-music singers. It makes a frequent appearance in the annual performances of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. Notable recordings include a classical crossover version by Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli in My Christmas, and a version by Mariah Carrey, alongside the chart-topping "All I Want For Christmas is You", in Merry Christmas (1994). [1] In French-language churches, it is commonly used at the beginning of the Midnight Mass. [2]
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To me, as some-one not well-versed in music theory, the song has some interesting and unusual patterns. Could some-one in the know add a discussion of the music of this song? If nothing else, at least give its tempo. Kdammers ( talk) 05:31, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
There's some argument at Reginald Fessenden as to the first music broadcast on radio. It's agreed that Fessenden was responsible, and that it was his violin solo. However what was the music? The only source so far says it's Gounod's composition 'O Holy Night ' , http://earlyradiohistory.us/1940fes2.htm one editor is arguing that it's this piece instead. Andy Dingley ( talk) 23:27, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
In order to prevent these sorts of articles from turning into WP:COATRACKs, most such articles avoid cover lists; see for instance Silent Night, which has none. I have removed all of the noncited cover material. You'd be hard-pressed to find a singer who has recorded a Christmas album and not recorded this carol; therefore cover lists are inappropriate unless the cover achieved some sort of cited milestone. Softlavender ( talk) 13:26, 9 December 2017 (UTC)
We have had since 2007 a version of the lyrics which begins "O! Holy night! The stars, their gleams prolonging". I can't find any evidence that this is a notable version of the song. It seems to have originally been a slightly different version of the normal English lyrics, which was then edited into a rather more different version by a number of edits (interspersed amongst others) by User:Skrooball: [4]. In the absence of any source or justification, I've removed these lyrics. If any one can actually provide a source - which does not itself derive from Wikipedia - where these lyrics appear, feel free to put them back with appropriate attribution. TSP ( talk) 00:04, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
I attempted to merge into this article material from the article O Holy Night (Ladywell Primary School song) but was reverted. My understanding of the consensus on song articles is that multiple notable versions of the same song should be included in the main article and not in separate articles. The Ladywell Primary School version is a charting version, and the material is referenced to multiple reliable sources (two newspaper sites and the Official Charts Company). I believe the Ladywell Primary School information should be merged into O Holy Night.— ShelfSkewed Talk 06:57, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
WP:SONGCOVER isn't just a guideline, it is commonsense. If a song is worthy of an article then the history of the song should be all in one place for the reader to read, subject to the usual guidelines. Whether editors approve of the the style, the artist, the commerce or any other aspect of any particular version, there is no valid reason for the application of segregation on different versions of the same song. Other problems can be discussed separately. -- Richhoncho ( talk) 23:51, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
The song has been recorded by numerous well-known popular-music, classical-music, and religious-music singers. It makes a frequent appearance in the annual performances of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. Notable recordings include a classical crossover version by Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli in My Christmas, and a version by Mariah Carrey, alongside the chart-topping "All I Want For Christmas is You", in Merry Christmas (1994). [1] In French-language churches, it is commonly used at the beginning of the Midnight Mass. [2]
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