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O Tannenbaum
O Tannenbaum, or, in its English version, "O Christmas Tree" is a Christmas carol 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 penned in 1824 by a Leipzig organist and teacher named Ernst Anschütz. The melody is an old folk tune. The first known "Tannenbaum" song lyrics date back to 1550. A similar 1615 song by Melchior Franck (1573-1639) goes:
Ach Tannenbaum, ach Tannenbaum, du bist ein edler Zweig! Du grünest uns den Winter, die liebe Sommerzeit.
The tune is also used the melody of the British Labour Party song, The Red Flag, as well as that of Maryland's official state song, Maryland, My Maryland.
this version is compliments of Schroeder, my favorite peanut piano player.
posted by jeni at 9:26 AM
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