Mario Lanza - O Little Town of Bethlehem

Mario Lanza’s beautiful voice is paired with paintings by master artists. “’O Little Town of Bethlehem’ is a popular Christmas carol. The text was written by Phillips Brooks (1835--1893), an Episcopal priest, Rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia. He was inspired by visiting the Palestinian city of Bethlehem in 1865. Three years later, he wrote the poem for his church and his organist, Lewis Redner, added the music. Redner’s tune, simply titled ’St. Louis’, is the tune used most often fo