Cappeau de Roquemaure

About the artist

Placide Cappeau (October 25, 1808 – August 8, 1877) was a French poet and the author of the well-known poem, "Minuit, chrétiens" (O Holy Night) (1847), which was set to music by Adolphe Adam. He was born on 25 October 1808 at 8 p.m. in Roquemaure (Gard). He died on 8 August 1877 in Roquemaure, at the age of 69. He was the son of Mathieu Cappeau, a cooper, and Agathe Louise Martinet. From the beginning, he was destined to follow his father in the family business (vinification and cooperage); but after an accident

Top songs

1. O Holy Night (Cantique de Noel) (arr. J. Rutter)
2. Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) (arr. J. Rutter)
3. Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) (arr. J. Rutter) (Sung in English): O Holy Night (Cantique de Noel)
4. Heilige Nacht
5. Cantique de Noël

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