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O Christmas Tree

Christmas Songs and Carols

"O
Tannenbaum", or in its English version, "O Christmas Tree", is a
Christmas song of German origin.

A
Tannenbaum is a fir tree (German die Tanne) or Christmas tree (der
Weihnachtsbaum). Its evergreen qualities have long inspired musicians to write
several "Tannenbaum" songs in German.

The
best known version was written in 1824 by the Leipzig organist, teacher and
composer Ernst Anschütz. The melody is an old folk tune. The first known lyrics
date back to 1550. A similar 1615 song
by Melchior Franck (1573–1639) begins:

Ach Tannenbaum, ach
Tannenbaum, du bist ein edler Zweig! Du grünest uns den Winter, die liebe
Sommerzeit.

English version, lyric:

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,

Your branches green delight us!

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,

Your branches green delight us!

They are green when summer days are bright,

They are green when winter snow is white.

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,

Your branches green delight us!

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,

You give us so much pleasure!

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,

You give us so much pleasure!

How oft at Christmas tide the sight,

O green fir tree, gives us delight!

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,

You give us so much pleasure!

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

Forever true your colour!

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,

Forever true your colour!

Your boughs so green in summertime

Stay bravely green in wintertime.

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

Forever true your colour!

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

You fill my heart with music!

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

You fill my heart with music!

Reminding me on Christmas Day

To think of you and then be gay.

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

You fill my heart with music!