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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 .
"Maryland, My Maryland" was the state song of the U.S. state of Maryland from 1939 until 2021. 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 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.
The college's musical tradition dates back to at least 1858 when the Medal of Honor recipient and author, alumnus Horatio Collins King, wrote the alma mater, "Noble Dickinsonia" to the tune of "O Tannenbaum" ("O Christmas Tree").
The balsams and white firs come from a huge tree farm in Langlade County, and the Fraser firs come from Michigan. Sales of real trees overall have been falling, Kevin Sprang said. The farm sold ...
A fisherman out Nov. 7 on Mohanisc Lake in Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park in Yorktown Heights. The park offers hiking trails, boating and recreational fishing on Mohansic Lake and Crom Pond ...
Mississippi families can add another layer of holiday tradition by visiting one of Mississippi's Christmas tree farms and getting a freshly-cut tree. Christmas tree farms in Mississippi A&W ...
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]
There are six stanzas, each followed by the chorus. It is normally sung to the tune of "Lauriger Horatius", better known as the German carol "O Tannenbaum" ("O Christmas Tree"), though Connell had wanted it sung to the tune of a pro-Jacobite Robert Burns anthem, "The White Cockade".
– Lanza’s Tree Farm has been a staple of the community here for four decades with families coming by to get their fresh-cut Christmas trees each holiday season.