We went to a concert of Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols this past weekend. Not only did we get to hear the lovely piece in an old church, but after the presentation the audience got to sing along with the women's choir some Christmas Carols. Some I knew pretty darn well - O Come, All Ye Faithful, Joy to the World, and even Stille Nacht (auf Deutsch).
But there were two in German that I did not know, so I can add them to my repertoire.
The first is O Heiland Reiss de Himmel Auf. You can listen to a version of it here. A little internet searching led me to find out that it is by Brahms, and the translation is here.
The second is Es Kommt ein Schiff, Geladen. This is one of the oldest known German-language Advent Hymns. This youtube video is particularly lovely.
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