O Tannenbaum the faithless maiden of the folk song. This was changed to ' (green) at some point in the 20th century, after the song had come to be associated with Christmas. The tune is an old folk tune attested in the 16th century. It is also known as the tune of "" and of "". Below is the tune with the original German lyrics of the first verse: <score vorbis="1"> » </score> The tune has also been used (as a contrafactum) to carry other texts on many occasions. Some notable uses include: O Tannenbaum "" (; "O fir tree", English: "O
Thomas D. Tannenbaum as David Gerber, Valerie Harper’s TLC Productions and Fred Silverman, who he would later bring into Viacom Productions. After leaving MGM, in 1980, Tannenbaum went to Centerpoint Productions where he stayed until 1982. In 1984, Tannenbaum became the first president of the newly formed Viacom Productions. Tannenbaum brought together Fred Silverman and Dean Hargrove to produce the "Perry Mason" movies. The three were also responsible for "Matlock", "Jake and the Fatman" and "Father Dowling Mysteries". He served as president until 1991. Tannenbaum was married once and divorced. He had three children, Audrey, Eric and Madelyn. He also had four grandchildren.