O Tannenbaum O Tannenbaum "" (; "O fir tree", English: "O Christmas Tree") is a German Christmas song. Based on a traditional folk song, it became associated with the traditional Christmas tree by the early 20th century and sung as a Christmas carol. The modern lyrics were written in 1824, by the Leipzig organist, teacher and composer Ernst Anschütz. A "Tannenbaum" is a fir tree. The lyrics do not actually refer to Christmas, or describe a decorated Christmas tree. Instead, they refer to the fir's evergreen quality as a symbol of constancy and faithfulness. Anschütz based his text on a 16th-century Silesian
Leonard M. Tannenbaum Leonard M. Tannenbaum Leonard M. Tannenbaum (born 1971) is the founder and chief executive officer of Fifth Street Asset Management. He also founded the pro-business political action committee "Keeping America Competitive". Tannenbaum was born to a Jewish family, the son of Adele Fuchsberg and Calvin M. Tannenbaum. His father and was a managing partner of Brecher, Fishman, Feit, Heller, Rubin & Tannenbaum, a law firm in New York; his mother was a district administrator for the Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services and exile from Cuba. He graduated with a BS in economics and an MBA in finance as