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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 .
"O Tannenbaum" ("O Christmas Tree") German traditional/ E. Anschütz, A. Zarnack 16th century translated into English as "O, Christmas Tree", 1824 "O Tannenbaum, du trägst ein grünen Zweig " ("O Christmas Tree, you Wear a Green Branch") Westphalian traditional "Schneeflöckchen, Weißröckchen" ("Little Snow Flake, Little White Coat")
" 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).
Oh Well was a German dance group active in the late 1980s to early 1990s. Their record producers were Alexander Henninger and Achim Völker. [ 1 ] They were relatively successful during their peak in 1989, but broke up soon after, due to a lack of further chart success.
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. [2]
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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.
The album version of the song has a simulated radio news report of failed efforts at a Christmas truce, leading to Snoopy being sent out to hunt his sworn foe. The song references the 1914 " Christmas truce " of World War I which was initiated not by German and British commanders, but by the soldiers themselves. [ 2 ]