German Advent Calendar Day 19 Lobt Gott, ihr Christen ‘Lobt Gott, ihr Christen’ was written by Nikolaus Hermann in 1554 Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich, In seinem höchsten Thron, Der heut schließt auf sein Himmelreich Und schenkt uns seinen Sohn. Und schenkt uns seinen Sohn. Er kommt aus seines Vaters Schoß Und wird ein Kindlein … Read more
German Advent Calendar Day 18 Morgen, Kinder, wird’s was geben ‘Morgen, Kinder, wird’s was geben’ is a popular Christmas Carol but it is not a church hymn. It was written by Karl Friedrich Splittegarb in 1795 and the text is about the excitement of the children as they are waiting for their presents. Morgen, … Read more
German Advent Calendar Day 17 Hört der Engel helle Lieder ‘Hört der Engel helle Lieder’ is also known as ‘Gloria in excelsis Deo’. The 18th French tune has been given a German text in 1954 by composer Otto Abel. Hört der Engel helle Lieder klingen das weite Feld entlang, und die Berge hallen wieder von … Read more
German Advent Calendar Day 16 In Dulci Jubilo ‘In Dulci Jubilo’ is a Latin Christmas Carol from the 14th century and there are two versions. In Catholic churches the hymn is sung in German and Latin, whereas in Protestant churches the text is only in German. On YouTube I could only find the German-Latin version, … Read more
German Advent Calendar Day 15 Joseph, lieber Joseph mein ‘Joseph, lieber Joseph mein’ (Joseph, dearest Joseph mine) is a 14th century German Christmas Carol, printed for the first time in 1544. Joseph, lieber Joseph mein, Hilf mir wiegen mein Kindelein! Gott, der wird dein Lohner sein Im Himmelreich der Jungfrau Sohn Maria. Gerne, liebe Maria … Read more
German Advent Calendar Day 14 Kommet, ihr Hirten ‘Kommet, ihr Hirten’ is a traditional tune from Bohemia from 1870 and the lyrics are from Karl Riedel (1827-1888). Kommet, ihr Hirten, ihr Männer und Frau’n! Kommet, das liebliche Kindlein zu schau’n! Christus, der Herr, ist heute geboren, den Gott zum Heiland euch hat erkoren. Fürchtet euch … Read more
German Advent Calendar Day 13 Ihr Kinderlein, kommet ‘Ihr KInderlein, kommet’ (Oh come, little children), another German Christmas Carol, is from the 18th century. The text was written by Christoph von Schmid in 1798 and the music is from Johann Abraham Peter Schulz (1794) Ihr Kinderlein, kommet, o kommet doch all! Zur Krippe her … Read more
German Advent Calendar Day 12 Herbei, O ihr Gläubigen This is another German Christmas Carol that you should know, as it’s also an English Christmas Carol. The English carol ‘Oh come, all ye faithful’ was written in 1841 by Frederick Oakley, whereas the German version was written by Friedrich Heinrich Ranke in 1823. Herbei, o … Read more
German Advent Calendar Day 11 Tochter Zion, freue dich ‘Tochter Zion’ (composer Georg Friedrich Händel 1685 – 1759) is my all-time favourite hymn and I feel really lucky because I can sing the German text, which is a Christmas Carol and also the English version, which is an Easter hymn (Thyne be the Glory). The … Read more
German Advent Calendar Day 10 O Tannenbaum ‘O Tannenbaum’ is probably one German Christmas Carol that you all know as it is also sung in English (Oh Christmas Tree). ‘Eine Tanne’ is a fir tree and as it’s used as a Christmas tree the Germans often call their Christmas tree Tannenbaum. The other two … Read more
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