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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 .
13 gru 2013 · DW reflects on some of the best-known Christmas songs in the German speaking lands, examining their political, cultural and historical background - beginning with "O Tannenbaum" (O Christmas...
11 gru 2020 · A Tannenbaum is a fir tree (die Tanne) or Christmas tree (der Weihnachtsbaum). Although most Christmas trees today are spruce (Fichten) rather than Tannen, the qualities of the evergreen have inspired musicians to write several Tannenbaum songs in German over the years.
This Christmas carol has a long and elaborate history dating all the way back to the Byzantine era of the 500s, with origins in the Latin hymn, “Veni, Veni, Emmanuel.” It’s an inspired carol with the lyrics perfectly matching the music’s mix of contemplative somberness and joyful epiphany.
7 lis 2023 · O Tannenbaum originated as a traditional German folk song in the 16th century. Over the years, it underwent several transformations before the lyrics we know today were penned in 1824 by Ernst Anschütz. The song is an ode to the evergreen fir tree, which has become the symbol of Christmas and the holiday season.
The trees were introduced to British society by Kings George III and William IV, who both had German heritage. “[But] it was Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert who popularised the Christmas tree among the British people, when Albert set up a tree at Windsor in 1840,” Dr Lancaster said.
With Traditional English Lyrics for “O CHRISTMAS TREE”. “O Christmas Tree” – “O Tannenbaum”. This is just one of at least a dozen English versions of this traditional German song, dating back about 500 years – long before it was considered a Christmas carol. (A Tannenbaum is a fir tree.)
