O' Holy night

[barneysmummy]

My dad heard a version of "O'Holy Night" sung by Roberto Alagna on the radio just before christmas, we went on the radios web site and found that it was with the "Toulouse orchestra" and there was an EMI number with it, I keep putting this number and the names into google , ask, etc but haven't come up with the english version of this song, all i keep finding is the French (I think) sung version. Can anyone help me to find this for my dad, maybe someone has played it over christmas and can tell me what album I can purchase. Thanks.

[shivvy]

Hi barneysmum.
Can you clarify what it is you are after? Is it the english version sung by anyone in particular?

[barneysmummy]

sorry, I do ramble on !!
I'm looking for the english sung version, of O' holy night by roberto alagna

[shivvy]

I have had a look on napster and iTunes (you can usually find most things on there) but I can't find it sung in English by Roberto Alagna. The version that your Dad heard - was it in english or french? If it was in french then maybe he has never recorded it in english?
It is a fabulous song/hymn though. Gives me goosebumps!

[barneysmummy]

Hi shivvy,

Thanks very much for your help and info, I have looked on the iTunes and Napster sites, but only the french version on there. ( I'll be using those sites a lot more, now I know about them.)

I have done loads more web searching over the weekend, including e mailing Classic FM where my dad originally heard the track , (no answer yet from them) but all the web sites seem to bring me to the French version.

I am now coming to the conclusion that, like you said, Roberto Alagna may not have recorded in English at all.!!

I'm still searching, but if I do find out, I'll post it on here, but for the time being, my dad is pleased as punch with the album I got him with the French version, and all this searching has opened me up to some rather spectacular music I had never bothered to listen to before ! :-)

[shivvy]

What about trying emailing one of the sites on this link?
http://jcarreras.homestead.com/AlagnaLinks.htm l
If you are lucky, you might get chatting to the man himself!
Good luck.

[shivvy]

Did you ever get this sorted for your dad barneysmummy?

[barneysmummy]

HI Shivvy,
Yes, After loads of web searching, someone told me on a Yahoo group that I joined that the track I wanted was on a CD album called: "Roberto Alagna: The Christmas Album" I finally got the CD from Amazon and sure enough the track I wanted "O Holy Night" had a version sung with verses in English, German and French.

Incase anyone is interested the details for the Album are:
"Roberto Alagna: The Christmas Album" Label: EMI Classics. ASIN: B00004YA0N Purchased from "Amazon.co.uk"