O Tannenbaum

Concert Band Series — 3 minutes 6 seconds

Arranged by: Charles Booker

The original melody of “O Tannenbaum” is from a 16th Century German folk tune. Lyrics created in 1824 by a German organist and composer paid tribute to the “Tannenbaum” (fir tree) as a symbol of its faithfullness and durability. Through the decades the song has become solidly associated with Christmas and the Holiday season.

A loose translation of the German lyric appears below:

O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,

How faithfully you blossom!

Through Summer’s heat and Winter’s chill

your leaves are green and blooming still.

O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,

How faithfully you blossom!

This Charles Booker setting for Concert Band musically captures the beautiful sensitivity as well as the magnificent strength and resilience of the fir tree.

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