O Tannenbaum - O Christmas Tree - Jazz Piano

O Tannenbaum, or, in its English version, O Christmas Tree, is a Christmas carol of German origin.
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<br>A Tannenbaum is a fir tree (German: die Tanne) or Christmas tree (der Weihnachtsbaum). Its evergreen qualities have long inspired musicians to write Tannenbaum songs in German.
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<br>Dear friends, with this short song I wish you all a Merry Christmas 2011, and thanks again for your support.
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<br>More about the song:
<br>The best known version was written in 1824 by the Leipzig organist, teacher and composer Ernst Anschütz. The melody is an old folk tune (Lauriger Horatius). The first known Tannenbaum song lyrics date back to 1550. A similar 1615 song by Melchior Franck (1573--1639) begins: