This Christmas song that wasn’t. “Schneeflöckchen, Weißröckchen” is a children’s winter song written by Hedwig Haberkern in 1869. But over time it became a song that we sing during the Christmas season.
Category: German Christmas Songs
Popular German Christmas Songs, their lyrics, and history.
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen is a German Christmas carol dating back to the 16th century. The text hasn’t changed much in the last centuries, and the music has stayed the same since Praetorius wrote it in 1609.
One of the oldest German Christmas songs is “Es kommt ein Schiff, geladen”, dating back to the 15th century. History, lyrics in German and English, plus music videos.
A short history of the popular German Christmas song “Ihr Kinderlein, kommet” (Oh, come, little children) with lyrics in German and English, as well as two music videos.
The famous German language Christmas song “Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht” is over 200 years old and an UNESCO Cultural Heritage of Austria.
