Whitney Houston

Released: November 18, 2003

Songwriter: John Freeman Young Franz Xaver Gruber Joseph Mohr Thomas Oliphant

Producer: Mervyn Warren

[Intro]
IMmm. Mmm

[Verse 1]
Deck the hall with boughs of holly
(Fa la la la la la la)
Tis the season to be jolly
(Fa la la la la la la)
Deck the hall with boughs of holly
(Fa la la la la la la)
Tis the season to be jolly
(Fa la la la la la la)

[Verse 2]
Don we now our gay apparel
Fa la la la la la la
Troll the ancient Yuletide carol
(Fa la la la la la la)
Whoa, troll the ancient Yuletide carol
(Fa la la la la la la)
Fa la la la la la la

Oh
Fa la la la la la la la
My Lord now

[Verse 3]
See the blazing Yule before us
(Fa la la la la la la)
Strike the harp and join the chorus
(Fa la la la la la la)
Fast away the old year passes
(Fa la la la la la la)
Oh hail the new ye lads and lasses
(Fa la la la la la la)

[Verse 4]
Follow me in merry measure
Fa la la la la la la
While I tell of Yuletide treasure
(Fa la la la la la la)
Oh while I tell of Yuletide treasure
(Fa la la la la la la)
Singing fa la la la, la la la

[Bridge]
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, and all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
(Fa la la la la la la)
Oh sleep in heavenly peace
(Fa la la la la la la)

Silent night
(Fa la la la la la la)
Oh holy night
(Fa la la la la la la)
Shepherds quake at the sight
Heavenly hosts sing (hallelujah)
Fa la la la la la la la la la la
Heedless of the wind and weather
Fa la la la la la la

[Verse 5]
Sing we joyous, all together
(Fa la la la la la la)
Oh Christ the Savior is born
(Fa la la la la la la)
Yeah sing we joyous, all together
(Fa la la la la la la)
Oh yeah Christ, Christ the Savior
(Fa la la la la la la)
He is born

(Sing we joyous)
Sing we joyous
(Fa la la la la la la)
Christ the Savior
(Christ)
Oh He is born
(Fa la la la la la la)
He is born
Sing we
(Sing we joyous)

[Bridge]
Silent Night
(Fa la la la la la la)
Holy Night
(Christ)
Oh oh
(Fa la la la la la la)
Oh silent night
(Sing we joyous)
Silent night, holy night, silent night oh
(Fa la la la la la la)
(Christ)
Christ
(Fa la la la la la la)
Oh Christ is born
(Sing we joyous)
Christ the Savior
(Fa la la la la la la)
Christ the Savior
(Christ)
Christ the Savior
(Fa la la la la la la)

[Outro]
The night he was born
Fa la la la
(Sing we joyous)
Fa la la la, fa la la la
(Fa la la la la la la)
Fa la
(Christ)
Fa la la la, fa la la la
(Fa la la la la la la)
Fa la
(Sing we joyous)
Fa la la la, fa la la la
(Fa la la la la la la)
Oh fa la
(Christ)
Fa la la la, fa la la la
(Fa la la la la la la)

Known across the pop culture spectrum as the “Queen of Pop” and “The Voice” for her mezzo-soprano octave, Whitney Elizabeth Houston left an indelible impression upon pop culture. She is one of the most successful artists of all time, with more than 200 million albums sold worldwide.

Born August 9, 1963, Houston grew up singing as part of the gospel choir at her local church. She was surrounded by powerful voices in her own family (mother Cissy Houston, cousin Dionne Warwick, godmother Darlene Love, honorary aunt Aretha Franklin). After working as a model and commercial actress in the early 1980s, Whitney was discovered during a New York City nightclub performance, which led to her signing a contract with Clive Davis at Arista Records. Whitney’s first song was a duet in 1984 with Teddy Pendergrass on “Hold Me.”

She released her self-titled début album the following year, which catapulted her into superstardom as the album topped the Billboard 200 for 14 non-consecutive weeks before becoming the top-selling album of 1986, eventually achieving diamond status in the US and selling over 22 million copies worldwide. The singles “Saving All My Love For You,” “How Will I Know,” and “Greatest Love of All” topped the Billboard Hot 100 and achieved platinum status. The music video for “How Will I Know” received heavy rotation on MTV, which was uncommon for Black women at the time. She took home the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award for “Saving” in 1986; her performance at the Grammys of “Saving” later won her an Emmy award. She also won seven American Music Awards between 1986 and 1987.

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