Rosemary Clooney (born 23 May 1928 in Maysville, Kentucky, USA – 29 June 20… Read Full Bio ↴Rosemary Clooney (born 23 May 1928 in Maysville, Kentucky, USA – 29 June 2002) was an American singer and actress.

Clooney's first recordings, in May 1946, were for Columbia Records. She sang with Tony Pastor's big band. Clooney continued working with the Pastor band until 1949, making her last recording with the band in May of that year and her first as a solo artist a month later, still for Columbia.

She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit Come On-a My House written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian (better known as David Seville, the father figure of Alvin and the Chipmunks), which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me" (a cover version of the Italian song Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina by Alberto Rabagliati), "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There" and "This Ole House", although she had success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, partly due to problems related to depression and drug addiction, but revived in 1977, when her White Christmas co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear with him at a show marking his 50th anniversary in show business. She continued recording until her death in 2002. She was the aunt of Academy Award winning actor George Clooney; mother-in-law of singer Debby Boone; and sister to former television personality Nick Clooney. She was the ex-wife of Jose Ferrer; mother of actor Miguel Ferrer

Clooney was diagnosed with lung cancer at the end of 2001. Around this time, she gave her last concert, in Hawaii, backed by the Honolulu Symphony Pops; her last song was "God Bless America".

Silent Night
Rosemary Clooney Lyrics

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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 Alleluia
Christ the Savior is born
Christ the Savior is born

Silent night, holy night
Son of God love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With dawn of redeeming grace

Jesus Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth

Overall Meaning

The song "Silent Night" was first written and performed by Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr in 1818. It is a beautiful and peaceful song that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. The song starts with the words "Silent night, holy night", which set the tone for the rest of the song. The lyrics of the song describe the peaceful and serene atmosphere present during the birth of Jesus as the Virgin Mary and Joseph prepare to welcome the son of God into the world.

The first verse of the song "Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright" describes a serene and peaceful night that is liit up by the holy infant. The second verse, "Silent night, holy night, shepherds quake at the sight, glories stream from heaven afar", describes the reaction of the shepherds when they heard of the birth of Jesus Christ. The angels appeared to them, and they were filled with awe and wonder. The third and final verse, "Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love's pure light, radiant beams from Thy holy face, with the dawn of redeeming grace" celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ and praises him for bringing light to the world.

Line by Line Meaning

Silent night, holy night
A quiet and peaceful evening that is holy and special

All is calm, all is bright
The environment is peaceful, serene and lit up beautifully

Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child
Mother Mary and baby Jesus are together and surrounded by peace

Holy infant so tender and mild
Baby Jesus is sacred, gentle and delicate

Sleep in heavenly peace
The baby is resting peacefully in a heavenly environment

Shepherds quake at the sight
Shepherds are scared and trembling at the sight of angels

Glories stream from heaven afar
There's a magnificent display of light coming down from the sky

Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia
Angels are singing in praise of the birth of Jesus

Christ the Savior is born
It is a time of great joy and celebration as Jesus is born

Son of God love's pure light
Jesus is an embodiment of love and a manifestation of God's divine light

Radiant beams from Thy holy face
Jesus has an aura of a holy glow emanating from his face

With dawn of redeeming grace
With the birth of Jesus, a time of forgiveness and redemption for humanity begins

Jesus Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus is born as the Lord and the Savior of the world

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, EUROPEAN AMERICAN MUSIC DISTRIBUTORS COMPANY
Written by: DOLLY PARTON, FRANZ XAVER GRUBER

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Abalone Kid

Blood coming from all over his body and NAKED hanging on that cross like torture weapon! What a Lord and God and Savior! He had to do it. HE is God the Son and only His body and blood could pay the sins price of ALL ever! 1 John 2:1-2. God has richly blessed you. Subscribed.

God knew your faithful praise ministry from before the world was made! Ephesians 1:1-14. I will pray for you and those gathered here.There is a Crown in Heaven awaiting all who faithfully share the Gospel of Jesus Christ and a soul is saved. ( "JESUS SAVES" below) 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20; Philippians 4:1. The Apostle Paul testified; Romans 1:16 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek".

This praise resounds across the earth: "Jesus is Lord and only He saves". Jesus testified: ''I and my Father are One" John 10:30.
2 Samuel chapter 22:verse 50 "Therefore I will praise you, O Lord, out of the countries, and I will praise your name."

JESUS SAVES
God the Son (Jesus Christ) has given us the gospel to share with the world.
Mark 16:15: "And He said unto them, Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."

How can anyone hear the "good" news? Romans 10:17 "Then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." (We receive the "word" in many ways. The "Word" is Jesus Christ!); John 1:1-5 The Spirit teaches through the Word.

Isaiah 7:14: "Therefore the LORD shall give you a sign; behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and call His name Immanuel." Hebrew: עִמָּנוּאֵל, "God with us" in human flesh but without sin. The Savior of the world was born to die for our sins! He did so 33 years later. His terrible ordeal; body mutilated; blood poured out, finally died and was placed in a tomb and rose from the dead the 3rd day ! "HE IS RISEN" Matthew 28:6.

Isaiah 53:5 "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all." - IT IS FOUNDED UPON GOD'S LOVE FOR MAN AND WOMAN HE CREATED

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23
" For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23
" Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man comes to the Father, but by me.."John 14.6

"1 Corinthians 15:3 "For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:"

THE PAYMENT BY HIS BLOOD FOR ALL SINS EVER!
"And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world." 1 John 2: 2
Romans 5:8 " But God demonstrates his love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, now justified by his blood, we will be saved from wrath through him."
“For he (God) hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21.
" In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;." Ephesians 1:7
Matthew 26:28 "For this is my blood of the New Testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins." (the life is in the blood. He had to pay with His life)

BY GOD'S GRACE ALONE THROUGH FAITH ALONE IN JESUS CHRIST ARE WE SAVED
Ephesians 2:8 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 not of works, lest any man should boast."

Jesus died to pay the penalty for our sins and rescue us from eternal death. Because of Jesus' death on our behalf, all we have to do is believe in Him, trusting in His death and in the shedding of His blood as payment for our sins, as well as in His burial and resurrection from the dead the third day, and we will be saved! John 20:24-31; See also 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 above.

WHOSOEVER BELIEVES SHALL TESTIFY TO THE TRUTH
Romans 10:
9 That if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For with the heart man believes in righteousness; And a confession by mouth is given for salvation.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

TO DIE IS TO REJECT SALVATION IN JESUS CHRIST AND BE SEPARATE FROM GOD FOREVERMORE IN A CONSCIOUS STATE IN THE LAKE OF FIRE
Salvation and forgiveness of sins is the blessing of anyone who believes in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. We receive the baptism of God the Holy Spirit immediately which seals us in Christ and that is permanent! Ephesians 1:13-14. Those who reject the free gift of salvation, see John 3: 16 above, "perish", which means their sins are judged by God the Son and they suffer eternal separation from God and the family of God forever called the "second death". Revelation 21:8.

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Matthew Carlon

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I am just in aw, not just one perfect word to describe this cover of a timeless classic but dear lord this hit feelings and emotions and more that I never knew I had. I love it, keep it up and may the lord continue to bless you both for many more years to come. I hope the up coming concert goes well for you guys as well. love you guys
Hello, Mrs. rosemary, just wanted to also say hello to your husband and baby boy as well, I hope they are in good health as well and that they have a Merry Christmas. I know they are both so very proud of you and Roy. I would love to see another video with all of you in it again, I thought it was most fitting having the whole family involved.