Cantique de Noël [English translation]

Midnight, Christians,

It is the solemn hour

When God as Man descended to us

To efface the stain of original sin

And to end his Father's wrath.

The whole world trembles with hope

On this night it is given a Saviour.

People, on your knees, await your deliverance!

Christmas! Christmas! Here is the Redeemer!

Christmas! Christmas! Here is the Redeemer!

The Redeemer

Has broken all bonds:

The Earth is free and Heaven is opened.

He sees a brother where once there was merely a slave,

Love unites those once fettered by iron.

Who shall tell him of our gratitude?

It is for us all that he was born,

That he suffered and died.

People, as you stand, sing of your deliverance!

Christmas! Christmas! Sing of your Redeemer!

Christmas! Christmas! Sing of your Redeemer!

• Artist:Andrea Bocelli
• Album:My Christmas (2009)