Placide Cappeau was the author of "O Holy Night" which was set to music by what French composer and music critic
Placide Cappeau Placide Cappeau (October 25, 1808 – August 8, 1877) was a French poet and the author of the well-known poem, "Minuit, chrétiens" ("O Holy Night") (1847), which was set to music by Adolphe Adam.
Jean de Cambefort Jean de Cambefort (1605–1676) was a French Baroque composer of ballets and liturgical music. He was born in Paris, France. He is most famous for his co-authorship on the Ballet de la Nuit (with Jean-Baptiste Boësset, Michel Lambert and probably also with Jean-Baptiste Lully) but with absolutely no evidence.