The Story Behind the Song O Holy Night

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 74 Comments

It was interesting finding out the story behind  “Mary Did You Know” one of the newer Christmas song  favorites. Then a reader suggested I look up the story behind the song “O Holy Night.” And what a story that is. It seems that back in 1847 in a small French town,  a man named Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure  was known …