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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 .
Leise rieselt der Schnee (which translates as "softly falls the snow") is one of the most famous Christmas songs in the German language. It was composed in 1895 in Graudenz by the Protestant pastor Eduard Ebel (1839–1905) and published under the title Weihnachtsgruß ("Christmas greeting") in his volume Gesammelte Gedichte.
"Still, still, still" is an Austrian Christmas carol and lullaby. The melody is a folk tune from the district of Salzburg.The tune appeared for the first time in 1865 in a folksong collection of Vinzenz Maria Süß [] (1802–1868), founder of the Salzburg Museum.
"Ihr Kinderlein, kommet" ("Oh, come, little children") is a German Christmas carol.. The lyrics were written by Catholic priest and writer Christoph von Schmid in 1798. His poem "Die Kinder bei der Krippe" (The children at the manger) had originally eight verses and was first published in 1811.
Advent songs (German: Adventslieder) are songs and hymns intended for Advent, the four weeks of preparation for Christmas.Topics of the time of expectation are the hope for a Messiah, prophecies, and the symbolism of light, among others.
Kling, Glöckchen", or "Ring, Little Bell", is a German Christmas carol from the 19th century. The lyrics were written by Karl Enslin [ de ] (1819–1875) to a traditional German folk tune. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] According to other sources, it was set to music in 1884 by Benedikt Widmann [ de ] (1820–1910).
Lasst uns froh und munter sein" ("Let us be happy and cheerful") is a traditional German carol from the Hunsrück/Taunus region. There are some regional variations in the lyrics. [N 1] The song is traditionally sung during Advent on December 5, the evening before Saint Nicholas Day (Nikolausabend), the feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra.
"O du fröhliche" ("Oh, how joyful", literally: "Oh, you joyful ... [Christmastime]") is a German Christmas carol.The author of the original text was the prominent Weimar "orphan father" Johannes Daniel Falk (1768–1826), who set his lyric to the anonymous hymn-tune "O sanctissima" (O most holy).