Alle Jahre wieder (English: "Every year again") is a well-known German
Christmas carol
A Christmas carol is a carol (a song or hymn) on the theme of Christmas, traditionally sung at Christmas itself or during the surrounding Christmas holiday season. The term noel has sometimes been used, especially for carols of French ori ...
. The text was written in 1837 by .
[Wilhelm Hey: ''Noch funfzig Fabeln für Kinder.'' In Bildern gezeichnet von Otto Speckter. Nebst einem ernsthaften Anhange. Neue Ausgabe. Perthes, Gotha n.d. 877 appendix p. 31]
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. It is usually sung to a melody attributed to
Friedrich Silcher
Philipp Friedrich Silcher (27 June 1789 in Schnait (today part of Weinstadt) – 26 August 1860 in Tübingen), was a German composer, mainly known for his lieder (songs), and an important Volkslied collector.Luise Marretta-Schär, Silcher, (Phili ...
, who published it in an 1842 song cycle based on a book of fables by
Otto Speckter
Otto Speckter (9 November 1807, in Hamburg – 29 April 1871, in Hamburg) was a German etcher and illustrator.
Life and work
He was the son of Johannes Michael Speckter, whose lithographic company he took over in 1834. His brother was the pa ...
.
Alternative settings stem from the pen of
Ernst Anschütz
Ernst Gebhard Salomon Anschütz (28 October 1780 in Goldlauter near Suhl, Electorate of Saxony – 18 December 1861 (other sources: 11 December 1861 and
Christian Heinrich Rinck
Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck (18 February 1770 – 23 July 1846) was a German composer and organist of the late classical and early romantic eras.
Life and career
Rinck was born in Elgersburg (in present-day Thuringia), and died in Darmst ...
. The latter's is nowadays more frequently used for one of
Hoffmann von Fallersleben
August Heinrich Hoffmann (, calling himself von Fallersleben, after his hometown; 2 April 179819 January 1874) was a German poet. He is best known for writing "Das Lied der Deutschen", whose third stanza is now the national anthem of Germany, an ...
's poems, .
[Franz Xaver Erni, Heinz Alexander Erni: ''Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht. Die schönsten Weihnachtslieder.'' Herder, Freiburg 2002, , p. 118 f.]
Lyrics and melody
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See also
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List of Christmas carols
This list of Christmas carols is organized by country, language or culture of origin. Originally, a "Christmas carol" referred to a piece of vocal music in carol form whose lyrics centre on the theme of Christmas or the Christmas season. The d ...
References
External links
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Alle Jahre wiederon Carus-Verlag's Lieder Projekt (audio, text and musical notation)
on lieder-archiv.de
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German-language Christmas carols
Christmas in Germany
German folk songs
1837 songs
19th-century hymns in German