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.
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