Neville charted again, in 1989, when he collaborated with Linda Ronstadt on three consecutive duets: Don't Know Much, All My Life, and When Something Is Wrong with My Baby, the first two reached Number One on the Adult Contemporary charts. Neville has released more than 20 singles, including three Number Ones on the Adult Contemporary format, and a fourth on the R&B format.
His other hits have included Everybody Plays the Fool, his successful 1991 cover of the 1972 Main Ingredient song, that reached #8 on the Hot 100; Don't Take Away My Heaven, Hercules and Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You (The Rain Song). Neville's biggest solo successes have been on the Adult Contemporary chart, where "Don't Know Much," "All My Life," and "Everybody Plays the Fool" all reached Number One.
Aaron signed to SonyBMG's new Burgundy Records label in late 2005 and recorded an album of songs by Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke and others for Bring It On Home...The Soul Classics, released on September 19, 2006. The album, produced by Stewart Levine, features collaborations between Neville and Chaka Khan, Mavis Staples, Chris Botti, David Sanborn, Art Neville, and others. The album's first single was a remake of The Impressions' 1963 classic It's All Right.
On October 27, 2006, Neville made a guest appearance on an episode of the soap opera The Young and the Restless. He sang Stand By Me" and Ain't No Sunshine, from his album, Bring It on Home … The Soul Classics. In 2008 he released Gold, which includes a double album of his hits.
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O Holy Night
Aaron Neville Lyrics
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The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of the dear savior's birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till he appear'd and the soul felt it's worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!
Oh hear the angel voices
Oh night divine
Oh night when Christ was born
Oh night divine
Oh night divine
Led by the light of faith serenely beaming
With glowing hearts by his cradle we stand
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming
Here come the wise men from orient land
The king of kings lay thus in lowly manger
In all our trials born to be our friend.
Truly he taught us to love one another
His law is love and his gospel is peace
Chains shall he break for the slave is our brother
And in his name all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise his holy name.
The opening lines of Aaron Neville's version of "O Holy Night" are a beautifully stirring tribute to the birth of Jesus Christ. The starry night is used to reflect on the hopelessness that the world felt before Jesus was born to save the souls of all humanity. The lyric, "Long lay the world in sin and error pining/Till he appear'd and the soul felt it's worth," expresses the idea that people had been living without hope until Jesus came to earth as a savior. The song emphasizes that the birth of Jesus brought joy to a weary world, which is described in the line, "A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices/For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!"
The next verse describes the arrival of the wise men - "Here come the wise men from orient land"- who were guided by a star to Jesus' birthplace. The lyric "The king of kings lay thus in lowly manger/In all our trials born to be our friend" reminds us that Jesus was born in humble surroundings but would become the King of Kings who would be a friend to every person who needed one. The song encourages people to follow Jesus' teachings, which are about love and peace, and to fight against oppression. The hope of the song is that people will be inspired to sing "Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus" in honor of Jesus Christ, whose name should be praised by all.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh holy night!
This is a holy night!
The stars are brightly shining
Stars are shining bright.
It is the night of the dear savior's birth!
The night when the savior is born.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
For a long time, the world has been longing and suffering from sin and error.
Till he appear'd and the soul felt it's worth.
When Jesus appears, everyone's soul feels its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
The world rejoices with hope.
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!
A new and glorious morning is breaking.
Fall on your knees
Kneel down!
Oh hear the angel voices
Listen to the angel's voices.
Oh night divine
This divine night!
Oh night when Christ was born
This is the night when Christ was born.
Oh night divine
This divine night!
Led by the light of faith serenely beaming
Guided by faith's light which is shining brightly.
With glowing hearts by his cradle we stand
Our hearts are glowing as we stand by his cradle.
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming
Guided by the light of a star which is sweetly gleaming.
Here come the wise men from orient land
The wise men from the orient land are coming here.
The king of kings lay thus in lowly manger
The king of kings was laid in a humble manger.
In all our trials born to be our friend.
He is born to be our friend during all our trials.
Truly he taught us to love one another
He taught us to love each other.
His law is love and his gospel is peace
His law is love and his gospel is peace.
Chains shall he break for the slave is our brother
He will break the chains because the slave is our brother.
And in his name all oppression shall cease
In his name, all oppression will end.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
We raise sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus.
Let all within us praise his holy name.
Let everything inside us praise his holy name.
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Written by: Adolphe Charles Adam
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