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O Canada" (French: Ô Canada) is the national anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony; Calixa Lavallée composed the music, after which French-language words were written by the poet and judge Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier .
It has remained in use through Canada's progression to independence, becoming eventually one of the country's two de facto national anthems. [5] After "O Canada" was in 1980 proclaimed the national anthem, "God Save the Queen" has been designated as the royal anthem, played in the presence of the Canadian monarch, other members of the Royal ...
Roger Doucet CM (21 April 1919 – 19 July 1981) was a Canadian tenor best known for singing the Canadian national anthem, "O Canada", on televised games of the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Alouettes, and Montreal Expos during the 1970s. He was particularly known for his bilingual version of the anthem, which began in French and ended in ...
English: The National Band of the Naval Reserve presents the Canadian national anthem, "O Canada!" La Musique nationale de la Réserve navale présente l'hymne national canadien, « Ô Canada » ! La Musique nationale de la Réserve navale présente l'hymne national canadien, « Ô Canada » !
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795. Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under ...
Patriotic music in Canada dates back over 200 years as a distinct category from British patriotism, preceding the first legal steps to independence by over 50 years. The earliest, "The Bold Canadian", was written in 1812. [133] "O Canada" – the national anthem adopted in 1980. [55] "God Save the King" – Royal Anthem of Canada since 1980. [134]
Donnelly was born and raised in Vancouver and North Delta, playing ice hockey from the age of 12. [4] After earning a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of British Columbia, [5] he began singing national anthems for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League while working for a Scranton, Pennsylvania parish. [4]
National and royal anthems of Canada and provincial or regional anthems of provinces or regions of Canada. Includes official and unofficial anthems. Pages in category "Canadian anthems"