The Village of St. Bernadette

About The Village of St. Bernadette

"The Village of St. Bernadette" is a song written by Australian singer Eula Parker, written at the end of a week long visit to the Occitan town of Lourdes, site of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes commemorating the 1858 visions of Bernadette Soubirous: (Eula Parker quote:) "I wrote the song on the back of an airmail letter while...waiting [at Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport] for [the] plane...to Paris". Recorded by Andy Williams - with the accompaniment of Archie Bleyer's Orchestra -the song reached #7 on the Billboard chart in 1959. and was featured on Williams' 1960 album release The Village of St. BernadetteAnne Shelton released a version of the song in 1959 that reached #27 in the UK. Bing Crosby recorded the song for his radio show in 1960. Vera Lynn recorded the song in 1967 for a single release and again in 1972 for the album Vera Lynn - Favourite Sacred Songs. Parker received the 1959 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. more »