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" O Tannenbaum" (German: [oː ˈtanənbaʊm]; "O fir tree"), known in English as "O Christmas Tree", is a German Christmas song. Based on a traditional folk song that was unrelated to the holiday, it became associated with the traditional Christmas tree.
The song is set to the melody of "Lauriger Horatius" — the same tune "O Tannenbaum" was taken from. The lyrics are from a nine-stanza poem written by James Ryder Randall (1839–1908) in 1861. The state's general assembly adopted "Maryland, My Maryland" as the state song on April 29, 1939.
Tannenbaum, and variations, may refer to: The German term for fir tree; Tannenbaum, Arkansas "O Tannenbaum", a Christmas carol of German origin; Operation Tannenbaum, the planned invasion of neutral Switzerland by Nazi Germany; Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding (or simply Tanenbaum), a New York–based non-profit organization
The Royal Tenenbaums is a 2001 American comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson and co-written with Owen Wilson. It stars Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, and Owen Wilson.
One reason why the Christmas tree symbol was used may have been the fact that the tune of the Christmas carol "O Tannenbaum" is the same as that of "The Red Flag", [5] although this was coincidental; the "Christmas tree" symbols were arrows, indicating that an individual's file should be referred to a higher level. [6]
The lyrics sung in the United States to the German tune O Tannenbaum begin "O Christmas tree...", giving rise to the mistaken idea that the German word Tannenbaum (fir tree) means "Christmas tree", the German word for which is instead Weihnachtsbaum.
Corrie ten Boom was born on 15 April 1892 in Haarlem, Netherlands, the youngest child of Casper ten Boom, a jeweller and watchmaker, and Cornelia (commonly known as "Corrie") Johanna Arnolda, née Luitingh, whom he married in 1884. [2] She was named after her mother but known as Corrie all her life. [3]
Four young men or boys in the episode are "fortunate sons": the newly "made" Christopher; Jackie, Jr., who believes he is his father's heir; A.J., who suffers from the same panic attacks as his father; and young Tony, shown in flashback.
It is based on two German legends: Tannhäuser, the mythologized medieval German Minnesänger and poet, and the tale of the Wartburg Song Contest. The story centres on the struggle between sacred and profane love, [1] as well as redemption through love, a theme running through most of Wagner's work.
The release begins with a chorus singing "O Tannenbaum" ("O Christmas Tree"). The middle of the song is bridged by chimes ringing out a phrase from "Hark the Herald Angels Sing". The chimes can also can be heard during the fade-out at the end of the song.