O du fröhliche
German Christmas carol / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"O du fröhliche" ("Oh, how joyful", literally: "Oh, you joyful ... [Christmastime]") is a German Christmas carol. The author of the original text was the prominent Weimar "orphan father" Johannes Daniel Falk (1768–1826), who set his lyric to the anonymous hymn-tune "O sanctissima" (O most holy). Shortly after Falk's death, his former assistant Heinrich Holzschuher [de] (1798–1847) from Wunsiedel completed the set of three verses that are sung today.
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"O du fröhliche" | |
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German Christmas carol | |
English | O, how joyful |
Written | 1815 (1815)/26 |
Text | by Johannes Daniel Falk, completed by Heinrich Holzschuher |
Language | German |
Melody | anonymous "O sanctissima" |
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