O du fröhliche, o du selige Weihnachtszeit

About this film

The Cylinder Archive [ www.cylinder.de ] release for December 2009: This Christmas carol was recorded in the Berlin Edison Studios in 1906, performed by the Nebe-Quartett. It was lead by Carl Nebe who died soon after in 1908. He made the vast majority of the German announcements on Edison with his very distinctive wrong pronunciation of Edison's name. In Germany this carol is within the top 5 along with Silent Night (Stille Nacht) today. This cylinder contains the first two verses of the lyrics: O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit! Welt ging verloren, Christ ist geboren: Freue, freue dich, o Christenheit! O du fröhliche, o du selige, gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit! Christ ist erschienen, uns zu versühnen: Freue, freue dich, o Christenheit! On of the numerous translations in English: Oh, how joyfully; Oh, how merrily comes the Glory of Christmastime! To a world so lost in sin, Christ the Savior, enters in. Hail, ye Christians, Hail the joyous Christmas time! Oh, how joyfully; Oh, how merrily comes the Glory of Christmastime! Christ, born in a lowly stall, with His grace redeems us all. Hail, ye Christians, Hail the joyous Christmas time!

Directors & creators

Nebe-Quartett

Subjects

cylinder record; christmas; xmas; carol; quartet; carl nebe

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