O Christmas Tree originally started as a German folk song, O Tannenbaum, in the 1500s, celebrating the fir tree’s strength and faithfulness. In 1824, Ernst Anschütz added new lyrics, focusing ...

There are various English-language versions of "O, Christmas Tree," each of which traces its origins to a traditional German folk song that, at least initially, was unrelated to Christmas.

A couple of the quintessential German Christmas songs that became popular in America include “Stille Nacht” (Silent Night), a German song originating from Austria, and “O Tannenbaum” (O ...

Rev. Geye will conduct the sermon in English so everyone can understand but the music and other parts of the service will be in German. Many old traditional German Christmas songs will be sung with ...

The German language service begins at 2 p.m. and also features German Christmas songs. Enjoy coffee, German cookies and other goodies following the service.

Many in the audience spoke German, but it wasn’t necessary for following along to songs that also are familiar in English, like “Joy to the World” and “Silent Night” or “Freue dich Welt” and “Stille ...

Piffaro offers the music of a German Christmas, circa 1500 Piffaro, Philadelphia authentic Renaissance band, will play music of Southern Germany from 500 years ago.

First Lutheran Church in downtown Sioux Falls holds its annual German Christmas Service from 4-6 p.m. The service is spoken in the German language and features German Christmas songs. Coffee ...