Daniel & Ashley, husband and wife (and baby Ina) Korean Kiwis

Oh holy night The stars are brightly shining It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth Long lay the world in sin and error pining Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious morning Fall on your knees to hear the Angels voices Oh night divine Oh night when Christ was born Oh night divine Oh night divine

Tapu te p? T?ra-marama ana Koi'nei te p? o te Kai-whaka-ora He Ao hara,  he Ao aroha kore T? mai r? koe oho ake te wairua Ng? t?-manako-tanga o te Ao katoa Ng? pu?wai-tanga, ina ko te Ao hou Whaka-nuia, in? te reo Anahera "Tapu te p?, te p? tapu, te p? o Ihu Te p?, te p? tapu Te Ao M?rama

Holy the night with glittering, shining stars This is the night of the Saviour In a sinful world, a world without love you rose up awakening the spirit the expectations of the whole world, causing to bloom, a new world. Rejoice, oh hear the Angel voices "Holy night, divine night, the night of Jesus the night, holy night The world is at peace."

Origins of 'Oh Holy Night' In 1843, Placide Cappeau, a wine merchant and poet, was asked to write a Christmas poem to celebrate the renovation of the church organ in his home town. He obliged with Minuit, Chretiens, c'est l'heure solennelle Ou l'Homme Dieu descendit jusqu'a nous Pour effacer la tache originelle Et de Son Père arrêter le courroux. Le monde entier tressaille d'espérance En cette nuit qui lui donne un Sauveur. Peuple a genoux, attends ta délivrance! Noel! Noel! Voici le Rédempteur! Noel! Noel! Voici le Rédempteur! Four years later Adolphe Adam (composer of the Giselle ballet) composed the accompanying music. Then in 1855, it was translated into English by John Sullivan Dwight of Boston USA, a Unitarian minister and influential classical music critic. Other New Zealand Christmas songs Te Harinui Not on a snowy night By star or candlelight... Backblocks Nativity ...So her kid was born in that roadman's shack By the light of a lamp that'd hardly burn... Sticky Beak the Kiwi He's notified old Santa Claus to notify the deer That he will pull the Christmas sleigh in the southern hemisphere... Märie Te Pö   Silent Night Märie te pö, tapu te pö Marino, marama Ko te Whäea, me te Tama... Peaceful night, holy night, calm, bright. See the mother and baby boy... One on a Tractor We three kings of Orient are One on a tractor, two in a car... An Upside Down Christmas Carol our Christmas, an upside down Christmas; Snow is not falling and trees are not bare... The Jersey Cow Came Mooing The jersey cow came mooing, mooing, mooing. The jersey cow came mooing to the old shed door... The Southern Cross Looks Down O little Babe of Bethlehem, the Southern Cross looks down... Christmas in New Zealand A chance to share the good times in the summer sun Another family holiday's begun

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This page published Dec 24, 2020, updated Dec 2021, Jan 2023