{"id":9418,"date":"2017-12-13T12:07:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T12:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=9418"},"modified":"2017-12-22T15:12:48","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T15:12:48","slug":"6-german-language-christmas-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/6-german-language-christmas-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"6 German Language Christmas Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Guten Tag! It\u2019s <strong>13. Dezember<\/strong> and almost time to say <strong>Frohe Weihnachten.<\/strong> To get into the spirit, today I wanted to share some German <strong>Weihnachtslieder<\/strong> (Christmas songs) with you. Not only is it fun for language learners to learn songs in other languages, but songs are actually a brilliant way to improve language proficiency; because there is a tune associated with the words, songs can help us to recall these words quicker, and imitating what we hear can help improve pronunciation. So let\u2019s get started with 6 German Language Christmas Songs!<\/p>\n<p><em>*Please note I have translated the lyrics literally, then put the English lyrics (if different) in brackets afterwards.*<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"Weihnachtsbaum\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/petersamow\/11563526395\/in\/photolist-5MQSpQ-8GVVfU-vg9N5-iBQ6wK-7pS5nx-dA3V3a-dJvDqN-5QuVN4-7rRCix-7vB6pT-7q57fK-dEZSJo-7q556V-dKSYEp-dFfSrt-iBN3dU-94nzAq-PsYd4P-C6EXi-C6F9V-izeGYC-RJTnY9-7spZ5A-iCpsyN-C6FEM-C6Gt6-5N8jqs-C6FAM-b1VBNk-C6FJs-C6GpP-q8fALw-5GTiAP-6UKGS-C6Ey1-S6RVs8-dzHXuX-7tHqYg-aV2y8p-i6HQnP-6Y4SW-dzZsC6-dJvDg9-vhj13-dJdoWN-7qh7DR-dDRxmE-aSt1TK-BCAjS9-5M15di\" aria-label=\"11563526395 Ec15a07cf0 Z\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"Weihnachtsbaum\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5541\/11563526395_ec15a07cf0_z.jpg\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">6 German Christmas Songs. Photo: &#8216;Weihnachtsbaum&#8217; by Peter Samow on flickr.com under a CC license (CC BY 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>O Tannenbaum<br \/>\n<em>O Christmas Tree<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>I want to include this one as it\u2019s a very famous Christmas song, but as there is already a post about it, please <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/otannenbaum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a> to read all about it (and listen to the song)!<\/p>\n<h3>Stille Nacht<br \/>\n<em>Silent Night<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366\">Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Silent Night, Holy Night<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366\">Alles schl\u00e4ft; einsam wacht<\/span><br \/>\n<em>All are sleeping, the only one who wakes (\u2018All is calm, all is bright\u2019)<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366\">Nur das traute hoch heilige Paar.<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Is the holy couple (\u2018Round yon virgin mother and child\u2019)<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366\">Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar,<\/span><br \/>\n<em>The handsome boy with curly hair (\u2018Holy infant so tender and mild\u2019)<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366\">Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh!<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Sleep in heavenly peace!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"stille nacht with lyrics\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bXMM24n1yno?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Jingle Bells<br \/>\n<em>Jingle Bells<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366\">Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, klingt`s von nah und fern.<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, you can hear far and wide (\u2018Jingle all the way\u2019)<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366\">Komm, wir spann` die R\u00f6sser an, die Schellen soll man h\u00f6r`n.<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Come let\u2019s get the horses, the bells must be heard (\u2018O what fun it is to ride on a one-horse open sleigh\u2019)<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366\">Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, klingt`s zur Weihnachtszeit.<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, it sounds like Christmas time (\u2018Jingle all the way\u2019)<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366\">Glocken schallen durch das Land, Weihnacht ist nicht mehr weit.<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Bells ring out across the land, Christmas is not far away (\u2018O what fun it is to ride on a one-horse open sleigh\u2019)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u2b50\ufe0f Jingle Bells - Weihnachtslieder deutsch | Kinderlieder deutsch | Weihnachten - muenchenmedia\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3vU-f-Vp7lk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Schneefl\u00f6ckchen, Wei\u00dfr\u00f6ckchen<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Little snowflake, little white skirt<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Here is perhaps a lesser-known Christmas song about wishing and hoping for snow!<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"color: #993366\">Schneefl\u00f6ckchen Wei\u00dfr\u00f6ckchen,<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Little snowflake, little white skirt<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366\">Wann kommst du geschneit?<\/span><br \/>\n<em>When will you come snowing down?<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366\">Du wohnst in den Wolken,<\/span><br \/>\n<em>You live in the clouds<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366\">Dein Weg ist so weit.<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Your journey is so long<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u2b50\ufe0f Schneefl\u00f6ckchen, Wei\u00dfr\u00f6ckchen - Weihnachtslieder deutsch | Kinderlieder deutsch - muenchenmedia\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1_i-qiA0pBI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Lasst uns froh und munter sein<br \/>\n<em>Let us be happy and cheerful<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">This Christmas song is specifically for<strong> St. Nikolaus Tag<\/strong>, which is celebrated in Germany on December 6<sup>th<\/sup>. <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/der-nikolaus-kommt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn all about St. Niokolaus Tag here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"color: #993366\">Lasst uns froh und munter sein<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366\">und uns in dem Herrn erfreu\u2019n.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366\"> Lustig, lustig, tra-le-ra-le-ra,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366\"> bald ist Nikolausabend da,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993366\"> bald ist Nikolausabend da.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><em><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Let us be happy and cheerful<br \/>\nAnd rejoice in the Lord<br \/>\nFun, fun, tra-le-ra-le-ra<br \/>\nSt. Nicholas Eve will soon be here<br \/>\nSt. Nicholas Eve will soon be here<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lasst uns froh und munter sein -  Die besten Weihnachts- und Winterlieder || Kinderlieder\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LtIAm_EM7kM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><br \/>\nAll I Want For Christmas Is You<br \/>\nSei einfach an Weihnachten da (&#8216;Just be here on Christmas day&#8217;)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">To finish, here is how the Christmas pop song <strong>All I Want For Christmas Is You<\/strong> (Mariah Carey) sounds in German. Unfortunately Gold im Mund haven\u2019t provided <strong>Songtexte<\/strong> (lyrics), but I hope you can enjoy the sound of this hugely famous song in the German language. \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (German Version\/Deutsche Cover)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z_e297QdGHI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">I hope you&#8217;ve enjoyed this post. What is your favourite <strong>Weihnachtslied<\/strong>, either from this list or otherwise? If it&#8217;s not on here, why not try searching for a German language version of that song and learning a verse or two from it? <strong>Viel<\/strong> <strong>Spa\u00df (have fun)! \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Constanze x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/12\/11563526395_ec15a07cf0_z-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/12\/11563526395_ec15a07cf0_z-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/12\/11563526395_ec15a07cf0_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Guten Tag! It\u2019s 13. Dezember and almost time to say Frohe Weihnachten. 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