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O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree......

8 years ago

I love the carol O Christmas Tree, because it reminds me of when my kids were little. In a "mommy and me" class, the group leader suggested we choose a song we liked and make up words to change it into a lullaby. We made up several, but I liked the one which went with this carol. Here are the lullaby words for the song O Christmas Tree (OK, sing with me!):

O sleepy one, O sleepy one

It's time to close your eyes

O sleepy one, O sleepy one

It's time to say good night

The day was long

The night is young

Tomorrow will be lots of fun

O sleepy one, O sleepy one

Your mother loves you dearly!

How the years flew by, but I always remember the lullaby version of the song when I hear it at Christmas.

If you have a favorite carol, and maybe even a story to go with it, please share.

Comments (5)

llucy
8 years ago
That's lovely. My favorite is Carole of The Bells. The more dramatic on orchestra performs it the better!

When I was young I loved the musical "Mame!". I don't hear the song "We Need A Little Christmas" very often, but it still plays in my head during the season, especially when I decorate my tree. :-)
grainlady_ks
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Oh, Christmas Tree is one of my favorites, too.... My mother sang it in German (she was of German descent from Northern Ontario, Canada, and didn't speak English until she went to school), and that's how I always remember it - auf Deutsch.

When I was in 5th grade our small class was a human Christmas Tree for the school Christmas program and we sang O Tannebaum. Being the smallest girl in the class, I was the angel on the top of the bleachers that formed the "tree", and the kids all held pine boughs. I was so tiny I needed a wooden box to stand on to be seen, and the teacher was so afraid I would fall off. I was so proud because I already knew all the words to the song (LOL)!

Deutsch
Tannenbaum
TEXT: Ernst Anschütz, 1824
MELODIE: Volksweise (traditional)

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
wie treu sind deine Blätter!
Du grünst nicht nur
zur Sommerzeit,
Nein auch im Winter, wenn es schneit.
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,
wie treu sind deine Blätter!

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum!
Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!
Wie oft hat nicht zur Weihnachtszeit
Ein Baum von dir mich hoch erfreut!
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum!
Du kannst mir sehr gefallen!

O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum!
Dein Kleid will mich
was lehren:
Die Hoffnung und Beständigkeit
Gibt Trost und Kraft
zu jeder Zeit.
O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum!
Das soll dein Kleid
mich lehren.
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Jasdip
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socks
Original Author
8 years ago
Grainlady, not your grandmother singing, but very beautiful, link below. Thank you for sharing that memory. Very sweet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZocWp2vl4fM

llucy, Carol of the Bells is another lovely, special piece of holiday music.
grainlady_ks
8 years ago
socks-

That was very lovely. Thank you for sharing the link. :-)

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