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O Christmas Tree

Engraved by Verovio 6.3.0-425dd7b O 1 Christ mas tree, O 2 Christ mas tree, How 3 love ly are your 4 branch es! O 5 Christ mas tree, O 6 Christ mas tree, How 7 love ly are your 8 branch es! In 9 sum mer sun or 10 win ter snow, A 11 dress of green you 12 al ways show, O 13 Christ mas tree, O 14 Christ mas tree, How 15 love ly are your
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About this arrangement

The tune is an old German folk melody, and the first song set to it had nothing to do with Christmas. Ernst Anschütz, an organist and teacher in Leipzig, added the Christmas verses and printed the song in a school songbook in 1824.

The dotted rhythm on O Christ-mas tree is the heart of the piece: long, short, long. Clap it before playing it. Learn the top note of the right hand first, then add the lower note. The middle section moves higher - keep the hand loose as it shifts.

Start with short loops.

Use the section list as a practice map. Start at 50% tempo, loop one section, then return to the full piece once the hand shape feels stable.

Choose Right or Left to focus on one hand. Wait for note checks the highlighted notes as you play them on the screen or a connected MIDI keyboard.

Before you practice.

01 Is O Christmas Tree hard on piano?

The melody is easy. This edition doubles it in thirds, which makes it a good step up from one-note melodies.

02 Is O Christmas Tree the same as O Tannenbaum?

Yes. O Tannenbaum is the German original; O Christmas Tree is the English version.

03 What key is this edition in?

G major, with one sharp, F sharp.

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