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 $250 million. Tannenbaum is a supporter of the Robin Hood Foundation, Kids in Crisis, United Way and the American Red Cross. Tannenbaum is also the Chief Executive Officer of LMT Investments LLC and the President of the Leonard M. Tannenbaum Foundation. In 1997, Tannenbaum married Elizabeth Toll, daughter of housing developer Bruce E. Toll, in a Jewish ceremony at the Ritz Carlton in Philadelphia. They divorced in October 2010. After the divorce, Bruce E. Toll filed an unsuccessful lawsuit against Tannenbaum alleging that he had promised and failed to pay Elizabeth half the profits from the management of Fifth Street’s