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
A Pentatonix Christmas A Pentatonix Christmas A Pentatonix Christmas is the fifth studio album by American a cappella group Pentatonix. It is also their second full-length holiday album since "That's Christmas to Me" in 2014. Featuring two new original songs, "Good to Be Bad" and "The Christmas Sing-Along", "A Pentatonix Christmas" debuted on the "Billboard" 200 at number three with 52,000 albums sold in its first week, and later peaked at number one, selling 206,000 units in its best week. "A Pentatonix Christmas" marks as their second number one album on the "Billboard" 200 after "Pentatonix". The album also debuted atop the "Billboard"