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" O Tannenbaum" (German: [oː ˈtanənbaʊm]; "O fir tree"), known in English as "O Christmas Tree", is a German Christmas song. Based on a traditional folk song that was unrelated to the holiday, it became associated with the traditional Christmas tree .
He put lyrics to a version of O Tannenbaum that was more a love song (Liebeslieder). Zarnack's version was published in 1819–1820. Zarnack's version was published in 1819–1820. Ernst Anschütz would write the most famous and prominent version of O Tannenbaum in 1824 that is still sung today.
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The song "O Tannenbaum" features a lead vocal by Johnny Mathis. Five of the album's tracks were included in the group's 2004 compilation Christmas Celebration . On June 21, 2004, Christmas Extraordinaire was certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of three million copies in the United States.
Irishman Jim Connell wrote the song's lyrics in 1889 in Nicholas Donovan's house. [8] There are six stanzas, each followed by the chorus. It is normally sung to the tune of "Lauriger Horatius", better known as the German carol "O Tannenbaum" ("O Christmas Tree"), though Connell had wanted it sung to the tune of a pro-Jacobite Robert Burns anthem, "The White Cockade". [9]
I think this dating is simply a misunderstanding: the lyrics of "O Tannenbaum" may be traced back to the 16th century, but not the melody. Text and music of "Lauriger Horatius" start firmly on a downbeat, whereas for "O Tannenbaum" the melody had to be adapted to start with a pickup.
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Tannenbaum, and variations, may refer to: The German term for fir tree; Tannenbaum, Arkansas "O Tannenbaum", a Christmas carol of German origin; Operation Tannenbaum, the planned invasion of neutral Switzerland by Nazi Germany; Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding (or simply Tanenbaum), a New York–based non-profit organization