O Holy Night (Previously Unreleased) from “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”
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“O Holy Night” (”Cantique de Noël”) is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem, “Minuit, chrétiens” by Placide Cappeau (1808-1877), a wine merchant and poet. On 24 December 1906, Reginald Fessenden, a Canadian inventor, broadcast the first AM radio program, which included him playing “O Holy Night” on the violin. The carol therefore appears to have been the first piece of music to be broadcast on radio.
In December 2006, the Studio 60 episode “The Christmas Show” featured the stories of a group of homeless New Orleans musicians, working pick-up jobs in Los Angeles so as to be able to send money home to stricken families and friends. The Tipitina’s Foundation (www.tipitinasfoundation.org) is a New Orleans based charity which was established in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to restore the city’s unique jazz community and preserve it’s irreplaceable music culture.
