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Freue Dich, Christkind kommt bald. In den Herzen ist’s warm, Still schweigt Kummer und Harm, Sorge des Lebens verhallt: Freue Dich, Christkind kommt bald. Bald ist heilige Nacht; Chor der Engel erwacht; Horch’ nur, wie lieblich es schallt: Freue Dich, Christkind kommt bald.
Christkind. The Christkind (German for 'Christ-child'; pronounced [ˈkʁɪstˌkɪnt] ⓘ), also called Christkindl, is the traditional Christmas gift-bringer in Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, southern and western Germany, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the eastern part of Belgium, Portugal, Slovakia, Hungary, parts of northeastern France, Upper Silesia in Poland ...
Alle Jahre wieder (English: "Every year again") is a well-known German Christmas carol.The text was written in 1837 by Wilhelm Hey []. [1] [2] It is usually sung to a melody attributed to Friedrich Silcher, [3] who published it in an 1842 song cycle based on a book of fables by Otto Speckter.
This is a time of religious preparation for the arrival of the Christkind (the Christ Child). Traditional advent activities include the Adventskranz (Advent wreath), which is set up on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day, the beginning of the Advent season. Four candles adorn the wreath, and a new one is lit each Sunday.
Free scores by Die Könige (Peter Cornelius) in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki) Klaus Heitmann: Peter Cornelius (1824–1874) – Weihnachtslieder Op. 8 klheitmann.com 18 April 2014; Weihnachtslieder lieder.net; Hermann Prey, Leonard Hokanson - Peter Cornelius (2) / Hugo Wolf – Weihnachtslieder • Vaterunser / 2 Mörike-Lieder ...
The Nuremberg Christkind, or Christ Child, a young woman dressed in white and gold, with curly blond hair, a tall golden crown and angel-wing-like long golden sleeves, is an important part of the market. Initially impersonated by an actress, since 1969 the Christkind has been elected every second year among local girls between 16 and 19 years ...
Christmas market in Merano, Italy. The first traces of Christmas markets in the German-speaking part of Europe and in many parts of the former Holy Roman Empire go back to late medieval sales fairs and—often one-day—markets, which gave citizens the opportunity to stock up on meat and winter necessities at the beginning of the cold season. [10]
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