Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants, Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the "bobby soxers". He released his debut album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra, in 1946. Sinatra's professional career had stalled by the early 1950s, and he turned to Las Vegas, where he became one of its best known residency performers as part of The Rat Pack. His career was reborn in 1953 with the success of From Here to Eternity, with his performance subsequently winning an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sinatra released several critically lauded albums, including In the Wee Small Hours (1955), Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1956), Come Fly with Me (1958), Only the Lonely (1958) and Nice 'n' Easy (1960).
Sinatra left Capitol in 1960 to start his own record label, Reprise Records, and released a string of successful albums. In 1965, he recorded the retrospective September of My Years, starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and released the tracks "Strangers in the Night" and "My Way". After releasing Sinatra at the Sands, recorded at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Vegas with frequent collaborator Count Basie in early 1966, the following year he recorded one of his most famous collaborations with Tom Jobim, the album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim. It was followed by 1968's collaboration with Duke Ellington. Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971, but came out of retirement two years later and recorded several albums and resumed performing at Caesars Palace, and reached success in 1980 with "New York, New York". Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally until a short time before his death in 1998.
Sinatra forged a highly successful career as a film actor. After winning an Academy Award for From Here to Eternity, he starred in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), and received critical acclaim for his performance in The Manchurian Candidate (1962). He appeared in various musicals such as On the Town (1949), Guys and Dolls (1955), High Society (1956), and Pal Joey (1957), winning another Golden Globe for the latter. Toward the end of his career, he became associated with playing detectives, including the title character in Tony Rome (1967). Sinatra would later receive the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1971. On television, The Frank Sinatra Show began on ABC in 1950, and he continued to make appearances on television throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Sinatra was also heavily involved with politics from the mid-1940s, and actively campaigned for presidents such as Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, though before Kennedy's death Sinatra's alleged Mafia connections led to his being snubbed.
While Sinatra never formally learned how to read music, he had an impressive understanding of it, and he worked very hard from a young age to improve his abilities in all aspects of music. A perfectionist, renowned for his dress sense and performing presence, he always insisted on recording live with his band. His bright blue eyes earned him the popular nickname "Ol' Blue Eyes". Sinatra led a colorful personal life, and was often involved in turbulent affairs with women, such as with his second wife Ava Gardner. He went on to marry Mia Farrow in 1966 and Barbara Marx in 1976. Sinatra had several violent confrontations, usually with journalists he felt had crossed him, or work bosses with whom he had disagreements. He was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985, and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. After his death, American music critic Robert Christgau called him "the greatest singer of the 20th century", and he continues to be seen as an iconic figure.
Sinatra died with his wife at his side at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on May 14, 1998, aged 82, after a heart attack. Sinatra had ill health during the last few years of his life, and was frequently hospitalized for heart and breathing problems, high blood pressure, pneumonia and bladder cancer. He was further diagnosed as having dementia. He had made no public appearances following a heart attack in February 1997. Sinatra's wife encouraged him to "fight" while attempts were made to stabilize him, and his final words were, "I'm losing." Sinatra's daughter, Tina, later wrote that she and her sister, Nancy, had not been notified of their father's final hospitalization, and it was her belief that "the omission was deliberate. Barbara would be the grieving widow alone at her husband's side." The night after Sinatra's death, the lights on the Empire State Building in New York City were turned blue, the lights at the Las Vegas Strip were dimmed in his honor, and the casinos stopped spinning for a minute.
Sinatra's funeral was held at the Roman Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, California, on May 20, 1998, with 400 mourners in attendance and thousands of fans outside. Gregory Peck, Tony Bennett, and Sinatra's son, Frank Jr., addressed the mourners, who included many notable people from film and entertainment. Sinatra was buried in a blue business suit with mementos from family members—cherry-flavored Life Savers, Tootsie Rolls, a bottle of Jack Daniel's, a pack of Camel cigarettes, a Zippo lighter, stuffed toys, a dog biscuit, and a roll of dimes that he always carried—next to his parents in section B-8 of Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.
His close friends Jilly Rizzo and Jimmy Van Heusen are buried nearby. The words "The Best Is Yet to Come", plus "Beloved Husband & Father" are imprinted on Sinatra's grave marker. Significant increases in recording sales worldwide were reported by Billboard in the month of his death.
Silent Night Holy Night
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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All is calm, all is bright
'Round yon virgin mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night
'Round yon virgin mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
The lyrics to Frank Sinatra's version of "Silent Night Holy Night" are a beautiful and peaceful ode to the birth of Jesus Christ. The song evokes a sense of tranquil calm, contrasting the chaos and noise of the world with the purity and serenity of the holy occasion. The opening line "Silent night, holy night" sets the tone for the entire song, emphasizing the stillness and sacredness of the moment. The second line "All is calm, all is bright" further reinforces this idea, creating a sense of harmony and clarity.
Line by Line Meaning
Silent night, holy night
A peaceful and sacred night
All is calm, all is bright
There is no chaos or tumult; everything is tranquil and illuminated
'Round yon virgin mother and child
Around the mother who has never known a man and her baby
Holy infant so tender and mild
The newborn is pure and gentle
Sleep in heavenly peace
Rest in a tranquil and serene state, free from worldly disturbances
Sleep in heavenly peace
Rest in a tranquil and serene state, free from worldly disturbances
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr
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@ulianaolhyna8540
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
'Round yon virgin Mother and Child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight!
Glories stream from heaven afar;
Heavenly hosts sing Al-le-lu-ia!
Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born!
Silent night, holy night
Son of God, oh, love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord at Thy birth
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@suzanasaloma7356
Tako 17. prosinca slušamo: »O Mudrosti, što Svevišnjem iz usta vječnih izvireš, i s kraja jednog do drugog po cijelom svijetu dopireš, sve snažno, blago redeći: među nas dođi, uči nas, da pravi put nam pokažeš!« Mudrost je važan pojam u Starom zavjetu. Zapravo, cijeli jedan dio Biblije naziva se mudrosnom književnošću, a njoj pripadaju Knjiga o Jobu, Pjesma nad pjesmama, Knjiga Propovjednika, Mudre izreke, Knjiga Mudrosti i Knjiga Sirahova. U nekima od njih Mudrost je prikazana kao osoba. Ona za sebe tako kaže: »Gospodin me stvori kao počelo svoga djela, kao najraniji od svojih čina, u pradoba; oblikovana sam još od vječnosti, od iskona, prije nastanka zemlje« (Izr 8,22-23). U tim je riječima Crkva vrlo brzo prepoznala govor o vječnoj Riječi koja oduvijek postoji i koja se potom utjelovila, baš onako kao što to kaže Ivan u evanđelju: »U početku bijaše Riječ i Riječ bijaše u Boga i Riječ bijaše Bog… I Riječ tijelom postade i nastani se među nama« (Iv 1,1.14). O Mudrosti se također kaže u Starom zavjetu da je ona »dah sile Božje i čist odvir slave Svemogućeg… Ona je odsjev vječne svjetlosti i zrcalo čisto djela Božjeg, i slika dobrote njegove« (Mudr 7,25-26). Ona konačno priprema gozbu, te sve poziva: »Hodite, jedite od mojega kruha i pijte vina koje sam pomiješala. Ostavite ludost, da biste živjeli, i hodite putem razboritosti« (Izr 9,5-6). Ovu Mudrost, Isusa Krista, koji nas hrani svojim tijelom i krvlju, i mi zazivamo da nas vodi pravim putem, putem razboritosti.
Sljedećeg dana, 18. prosinca, antifona glasi: »O Adonaju, Gospode, što Izraelov vodiš dom, što Mojsiju ukaza se odjeven plamnom kupinom, i dade zakon sinajski: pohiti da nas izbaviš božanskom svojom desnicom!« Ovdje se očito vraćamo u vrijeme izlaska Izraelaca iz Egipta, o čemu govori na osobiti način Knjiga Izlaska. Ondje najprije Mojsije dolazi u susret s izvanrednim prizorom, gdje vidi grm koji gori, a ne sagorijeva. To je »plamna kupina« o kojoj govori antifona. Iz toga gorućeg grma on čuje glas koji mu se ovako predstavlja: »Ja sam koji jesam… Kaži Izraelcima ovako: “Jahve, Bog vaših otaca, Bog Abrahamov, Bog Izakov i Bog Jakovljev, poslao me k vama« (Izl 3,14-15). Bog se tako Mojsiju predstavlja svojim osobnim imenom, Jahve, ali i kao Bog koji je vjeran svojim obećanjima praocima, te neće zaboraviti svoga naroda. Zbog velikoga strahopoštovanja, Židovi su izbjegavali izgovarati to ime, pa su umjesto toga Boga jednostavno nazivali »Gospodin.« Hebrejski se Gospodin kaže Adonaj. Taj Gospodin doista je izveo Izraelce iz Egipta, a na Sinaju im je dao zakon koji će od njih stvoriti izabrani Božji narod. Antifona Isusa Krista prepoznaje kao Adonaja, Gospodina, to jest Boga samoga, koji je vjeran obećanjima i ne zaboravlja nas, nego na svojom snažnom desnicom izbavlja.
19. prosinca antifona glasi: »O slavni Jesin korijene, što narod.a si barjak svih, pred kojim tih će postati i glas sa usta kraljevskih, kog molit svi će narodi: ne kasni, dođi, izbavi iz nevolja nas premnogih!« Jesej, ili drugačije izgovoreno Jišaj, bio je otac kralja Davida, onoga kralja kojemu je proroka Natan navijestio da će njegov potomak dovijeka vladati na njegovu prijestolju i da će se nazivati sinom Božjim (2Sam 7). Židovi su, upravo polazeći od ovoga proročanstva, očekivali Mesiju, Pomazanika, Kralja koji će izbaviti narod iz svih nevolja. Prorok Izaija stoga očekuje »mladicu iz panja Jišajeva«, a na tom potomku Davidovu »duh će Gospodnji počivati« (Iz 11,1-2). »Nadaleko vlast će mu se sterat’ i miru neće biti kraja nad prijestoljem Davidovim, nad kraljevstvom njegovim« (Iz 9,6). Njega zazivamo da nas izbavi iz svih nevolja.
20. prosinca i dalje ostajemo uz Davidov lik: »O divni ključu Davidov i vladaoče roda svog, što otvaraš i zatvaraš, i nema stvora nikakvog, što spriječit bi te mogao: dobrostiv dođi, sužnjeve iz mraka vodi tamničkog!« Prorok Izaija na jednom mjestu navješćuje da će Bog dati naročitu snagu jednom od velikih potomaka Davidovih, kralju Ezekiji kojega ovdje naziva Elijakim, te za njega kaže: »Metnut ću mu na pleća ključ kuće Davidove: kad otvori, nitko neće zatvoriti, kad zatvori, nitko neće otvoriti. Kao klin zabit ću ga na tvrdu mjestu; i postat će prijesto slave domu oca svojega« (Iz 22,22-23). Novozavjetno Otkrivenje, pak, primjenjuje te riječi na Isusa Krista uskrsloga, pa kaže: »Ovo govori Sveti, Istiniti, Onaj koji ima ključ Davidov i kad otvori, nitko neće zatvoriti; kad zatvori, nitko neće otvoriti« (Otk 3,7). Taj Jaganjac pobjednik može doista osloboditi čovjeka od svega što ga zarobljava, napose od smrti i od grijeha.
21. prosinca Crkva pjeva: »O Istoče, o sjaju svet u svjetlosti vjekovitoj, ti Sunce pravd.e istinske: ograni bijedi čovječjoj, što tumara po tminama! Prosvijetli sve što gube se u smrtnoj sjeni nemiloj!« Da bismo razumjeli ovu antifonu, moramo se uteći latinskome izvorniku. Ondje se »Istok« kaže »Oriens«, a ta riječ može na latinskom značiti i »izdanak« i »istok.« U hebrejskom tekstu proroka Zaharije čitamo: »Evo čovjeka komu je ime Izdanak; ispod njega će proklijati i on će sazdati svetište Gospodnje: On će sjediti i vladati na prijestolju« (Zah 6,13). I ovdje na latinskom, umjesto »Izdanak«, imamo »Oriens.« Riječ je dakle o podsjećanju na ovu proročku riječ. U Novom zavjetu evanđelist Luka donosi nam riječi drugoga Zaharije, oca Ivana Krstitelja, koji govori o Isusu Kristu kao o »Mladom suncu s visine« (Lk 1,78). Ovo »Mlado sunce« u latinskom je također »Oriens.« To nas Sunce, taj Istok, prosvjetljava i daje nam »spoznaju spasenja« (Lk 1,77) koja nas izbavlja od smrti.
22. prosinca antifona postaje još jasnija: »O Kralju sviju narod.a, kog srdačni im žudi plam, od ugla silni kamene, što rajski dom i zemski hram u jedno spajaš: dođi već i čovjeka, svoj zemljan stvor, iz crnog jada spasi sam!« Prorok Jeremija obraća se Bogu riječima: »Nitko nije kao ti, Gospodine, ti si velik i silno je ime tvoje. Tko da se tebe ne boji, kralju naroda?« (Jr 10,6-7). Isus, već i po svojoj presudi na Kalvariji, i po prethodnom priznanju pred Pilatom, jest kralj. Njemu u Betlehemu i mudraci prinose darove kao kralju. On je, međutim, i »kamen ugaoni.« Podsjeća to na Psalam 118 koji govori o kamenu »što ga odbaciše graditelji«, a on »postade kamen zaglavni« (Ps 118,22). Ove riječi preuzima i Isus kad u prispodobi o vinogradarima ubojicama navješćuje svoju smrt, ali i njezino značenje: on će biti odbačen, ali će u uskrsnuću postati »kamen zaglavni« (Mk 12,10-11). Već u božićnom ozračju Crkva nas podsjeća da se spasenje dogodilo kroz Isusovu muku, smrt i uskrsnuće. Dok krećemo prema jaslicama, svjesni smo da maleni kralj, rođen u Betlehemu, s križa vlada. Na križu on, novi Adam, spašava starog zemljanog stvora, starog Adama.
23. prosinca čujemo: »O Emanuele, Spase blag, Zakonošo i Kralju naš, ti nado sviju naroda, što milostiv ih izbavljaš: o dođi, dođi sa neba, Gospodine i Bože naš, da spasenje nam vječno daš!« Vraćamo se opet proroku Izaiji koji, navješćujući rođenje novoga kralja u Izraelu, a mislio je da navješćuje rođenje Ezekijino, kaže: »Evo, začet će djevica i roditi sina i nadjenut će mu ime Emanuel!« (Iz 7,14). Iste riječi preuzima evanđelist Matej u ozračju Isusova rođenja i kaže da su se one upravo tada ostvarile. Osim toga, on i prevodi ovo ime, pa kaže da ono znači »S nama Bog« (Mt 1,23). Josipu je tada zapovijeđeno da tome sinu dade ime Isus »jer će on spasiti narod svoj od grijeha njegovih« (Mt 1,21). Doista, ime Isus i znači »spasenje« i to je nada sviju naroda.
Konačno, na sam badnjak, antifona mijenja oblik i kliče: »Kad ograne Sunce s neba, vidjet ćete Kralja svih kraljeva, koji ishodi od Oca kao zaručnik iz ložnice svoje.« Podsjećanje je to na Pjesmu nad pjesmama u kojoj neprestano Zaručnica žudi za Zaručnikom. Zaručnica je Crkva, a Krist je Zaručnik. Rođenje Isusovo u Betlehemu kraj je svega iščekivanja. Mesija je došao i ostao je s nama u sve dane do svršetka svijeta. U konačnom dolasku, na kraju vremena, naše će zajedništvo s njime biti potpuno.
I na kraju, jedna zanimljivost! Početna slova mesijanskih naslova u latinskom obliku: Emmanuel, Rex, Oriens, Clavis, Radix, Adonai, Sapientia, daju dvije latinske riječi: ERO CRAS, u prijevodu: DOLAZIM SUTRA!
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@lulur9981
This song came on the radio, and it was suddenly like I had gone back in time, sitting at my Grandma and Grandpa's house on Christmas Eve with all my relatives while their old Christmas records played in the background. My Grandpa passed away in January, so this is the first Christmas without him here. While this song was playing, it felt like he was there with me. It was such a powerful feeling that it brought me to tears, and I started to talk to him as though he were in the car with me. It only lasted a few minutes but it was wonderful. Thank you Frank Sinatra for making this song because it gave me another moment with my Grandpa.
@eduardoaldas3739
Every Christmas I would play Christmas records on my dad's Pioneer record player and listen to Frank, Nat King Cole, Lou Rawls, Eydie Gorme, and many more classic singers. They are the best ever in my book. Merry Christimas!
@browneyedgirl3224
You've succeeded in making me cry. NO modern music beats the old. EVER. Especially at Christmas time. This is the BEST! Eternal rest grant unto Frank Sinatra, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. And may his soul rest in peace!!!
@browneyedgirl3224
@@eduardoaldas3739 you're very right!! Merry Christmas!! 🎄
@armindavieralopes9206
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@charles0907
When he says Christ the savior is born I get chills down my spine
@Belieber4411
This is my favourite Christmas song, in every version, in every voice.
Since ever.
@sivvybee
Frank said to himself. I'm going to do these songs better than anyone else forever.
@imanim4844
One of the greatest singers of all time 💕
@danielspallone5135
New Waver smh