This German Christmas Carol was written about 200 years ago. The original text was written by Johannes Daniel Falk, on the already existing (and therefore even older) anonymous melody 'O Sanctissima'. Apparently Falk didn't finish the piece, which was completed by Heinrich Holzschuher. To give the non-German-speaking-listeners (is this a actually a word?) an idea what this piece is about, here the modern English version of the first line: 'Oh, how joyfully; oh, how merrily'. Listen how magnificent the intro is on the Piano, played by Dennis de Bruijn, who captures and expresses the joyful spirit of the Carol so well!

EJ - December 1st, 2020