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A Tannenbaum is a fir tree. The lyrics do not actually refer to Christmas, or describe a decorated Christmas tree. Instead, they refer to the fir's evergreen quality as a symbol of constancy and faithfulness. [1] Anschütz based his text on a 16th-century Silesian folk song by Melchior Franck, " Ach Tannenbaum ".
Christmas carol. Composer (s) Traditional with additions by Frederic Austin. " The Twelve Days of Christmas " is an English Christmas carol. A classic example of a cumulative song, the lyrics detail a series of increasingly numerous gifts given to the speaker by their "true love" on each of the twelve days of Christmas (the twelve days that ...
"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.
A later version is found in Three New Christmas Carols, dated c. 1760. Its first verse reads: God rest ye, merry Gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay, For Jesus Christ our Saviour Was born upon this Day. To save poor souls from Satan's power, Which long time had gone astray. Which brings tidings of comfort and joy.
What Child Is This? " What Child Is This? " is a Christmas carol with lyrics written by William Chatterton Dix in 1865 and set to the tune of "Greensleeves", a traditional English folk song, in 1871. Although written in Great Britain, the carol today is more popular in the United States than its country of origin.
Published. 1924. ( 1924) Genre. Christmas carol. Songwriter (s) George Ratcliffe Woodward. " Ding Dong Merrily on High " is a Christmas carol. The tune first appeared as a secular dance tune known under the title " Branle de l'Official" [1] [2] in Orchésographie, a dance book written by the French cleric, composer and writer Thoinot Arbeau ...
1945 V-Disc release by the U.S. Army of "White Christmas" and "I'll Be Home for Christmas" by Bing Crosby as No. 441B Despite the song's popularity with Americans at the front and at home, in the UK, the BBC banned the song from broadcast , as the Corporation's management felt the lyrics might lower morale among British troops.
Lyrics. Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; I would my true love did so chance. To see the legend of my play, To call my true love to my dance; Chorus (sung after each verse) Sing, oh! my love, oh! my love, my love, my love, This have I done for my true love. Then was I born of a virgin pure,